Dear Mr. Dr. Guitar,

I thimpk I c'n hannel thish one. . . .

No, no, no, DADGBE (dagnabbit!), that's not the way to attach the strings. It may be faster to tune, but other guitar players'll look at you funny. After I switched from TaB to beer, I discovered the right way to do it. Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page to the last picture.

I. P. Freely