Q: I just wanted to know why Pearl Jam doesn't make any guitar tablature books. The only one they ever made was for Ten. How come they didn't do it for the next albums? I mean, it's not like it's that commercial.

A: Hmm, good question. And one that I'm not sure that I necessarily have a good answer for. However, if I had to make a guess, I would suggest that their attitude towards publishing musical tablature books is probably similar to that of publishing all the lyrics to their songs. As a PJ fan, you've probably noticed that Ed very rarely makes all of his song lyrics available within the album liner notes, choosing to make some lyrics available and others unavailable, left for you to figure out for yourself? The music tablature is probably a similar thing. If you can figure it out (and it's not too tough) then great. If you can't - well, I guess it will always remain a mystery, huh?

Q: Do you know if any PJ members used an Ibanez FL-303 flanger pedal on a tour a few years back? A guitar dealer is trying to convince me that the band used the effect he has.

A: I do know and the answer is NO. None of the PJ members have ever used an Ibanez FL-303 flanger.

Note: Please do not ever buy any piece of musical equipment - guitars, basses, amps, speaker cabinets, effect pedals, drums, keyboards, etc. said to have belonged to or used by Pearl Jam without first receiving some sort of proper authentication. Non-authenticated sales of such equipment only result in you being misled and paying higher prices than the actual market value would otherwise dictate. With the exception of only a few extremely limited occasions during their nine-year career, Pearl Jam has never been in the practice of selling their musical equipment. At this point in time (while they are still successful and collectively making music), there is really no need or point for PJ to be "unloading" unwanted equipment. If you ever question someone selling musical equipment said to have been used by Pearl Jam, please email the Rumor Pit and I'll be more than happy to validate it for you.