Musicman..... thank you for the alert, but I'm afraid it's too late.... I'm a goner! This is the best, most active and helpful forum that I have found anywhere and I guess that I AM, in fact, hooked.

Justa sent me a sample MP3 today which is fantastic and all of the others have been SO helpful....

I'm just a middle aged guy that has a very long way to go to achieve some level of guitar prowess and am well behind most here, I'm guessing.... recording is only a part of what I need help with... I need to learn to play the thing, too!

So keep the sage advice coming - yes, the pickup was the original question, I think, though I'm not so sure because the addiction seems to have clouded things a bit!

Lane