I have a shure58...it isn't really all that =( but it does the job
keep working on the soloing...I sucked REAL bad at the beginning (I still do in many ways)...I used to always get mad at the kids (my age) that could just wail away leads...

...and some people said, "just play alot"...and you/I think..."yeah...that really helps", but after some time of working on it, I have been making SOME improvements in remembering scales and know when to use em'...hmmm...still needs alot of work though...keep it up...try to learn some other peoples stuff...all the "leads/soloing" I do is my own style, crafted and influenced by Tim Reynolds, Steve Howe, Andy Latimar, and whoever else i can glean from...I figure, they already sis the work...

...once you learn enough of somebody elses style, it rubs off on you...

keep on post'n em' 8)