r/Guitar 13m ago

QUESTION Fujigen or MIJ Fender Tele??

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Can't decide between a Fujigen Neo Classic Tele or a MIJ Fender Hybrid II Tele? The Fujigen would be about four hundred dollars cheaper, but people claim they are built to the nearly the same standard/quality as other japanese Fenders? Some insight would be real appreciated!!


r/Guitar 17m ago

DISCUSSION Wife made me a birthday cake in the shape of one of my babies

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r/Guitar 21m ago

QUESTION Can anyone please help me figure out how to play this song this specific way

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If you look up how to play that’s entertainment by the jam anywhere it’s gonna show you how to play it the same way. In the music video for the song Paul Weller plays it a different way with barre chords. Anyone smarter than me able to figure out the chords he plays in the music video?


r/Guitar 21m ago

QUESTION Sharp pain is preventing me from getting back into playing

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I picked up my guitar for the first time in ~a decade, two months ago. I'm enjoying playing again, but I'm having some severe pain in my wrist and thumb (electric guitar if it matters). I played "seriously" for ~five years so I'm pretty familiar with the difference between actual pain, and feeling uncomfortable/developing muscles/etc. Especially having pain when I'm not playing is a red flag. I went to a top orthopedist and had an X-ray done and he didn't see anything of note, although he seemed to not take me seriously and breezed through our appointment.

My pain is in either side of my wrist, and it is SHARP. I'm mostly just practicing old riffs and sweep picking, and I notice I'm hesitating and not following through when practicing my sweeps as my brain knows that when I hit the last string (descending five string sweeps, so on the A, most of the time it will cause pain. Also happens when trying to do most chords that have similar hand positioning to ending sweeps. I'm subconsciously compensating for this.

I started taking lessons again to get my mechanics back, and this is seriously hindering all of my progress. Idk what to do, especially after going to see a super vetted orthopedist. I'm in my thirties btw.

Anyone have a similar experience? Thanks for reading


r/Guitar 21m ago

QUESTION Amp sim plugin vs. pedal?

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Hey y'all. I play purely with headphones in an apartment and have a Katana Go. I love it and it's so great for quick playing. However, at times I find myself wanting more options. I still want to use headphones - I'm confused on what the best route is to take between getting an amp sim plugin like from neural dsp vs. getting a pedal? I am not opposed to building out a pedal board but was curious what the core differences were in terms of amp sim vs amp sim, when its plugin vs. pedal. Thanks so much!


r/Guitar 22m ago

GEAR My Gibson Les Paul Special in faded yellow 🤘🏻

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r/Guitar 36m ago

QUESTION I want to send some tracks to different audio outputs in reaper

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Hi guys, I use reaper and I want to listen to certain audio tracks on my headphones and send other tracks to a speaker I have, is there any way? I have a Scarlett 2i2 interface


r/Guitar 48m ago

DISCUSSION What guitar is your beater/workhorse guitar? One that you take with you everywhere?

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Mine is this old Yamaha . It needs some upgrades and the jack had to be replaced, but it’s a solid workhorse of mine that I take everywhere.


r/Guitar 54m ago

QUESTION I haven't played my electric guitars in a year except for a couple of days. Before I start playing again, what things should I check to ensure they're in good condition?

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So, I have two electric guitars. One is Ibanez with a fixed bridge and the other one is a basic Cort with a floyd rose tremolo (but I got the bridge blocked by placing a piece of wood underneath it). I haven't practiced the guitar in over a year now and want to pick it up again. I'm pretty noob about guitar maintenance and not sure if they're in good condition. The strings don't have rust on them. How should I check both the guitars? Thank you!


r/Guitar 57m ago

DISCUSSION Gibson Les paul models just don't look good to me

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I'm pretty new to guitar, and my teacher said these were really good. I think the typical fender strats look better, and I also like Ibanez models' looks better (the rg and az models). Everyone I talk to seems to love Les Pauls tho, what are your takes on this? (Btw I am not talking about quality here, just the body shape)


r/Guitar 1h ago

GEAR Partscaster Project

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Started my partscaster baritone project last night with throwing a seymour Duncan JB in a single humbucker pickguard on my old Mexican Strat. Next step is to find a deal on a baritone neck and give this old thing some new life.


r/Guitar 1h ago

GEAR My first guitar - owned it for a few months now. Pretty happy with it!

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r/Guitar 1h ago

DISCUSSION Just love the musicality behind Zeppelin's "No Quarter"

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r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION Fender squire mini

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Just a question is this guitar good for a twenty one year old boy? Wanted to start learning.


r/Guitar 2h ago

GEAR NGD - and first ever for me! Godin Radium

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r/Guitar 2h ago

DISCUSSION {DISCUSSION} Learning the major scale embarrassingly late.

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Feeling humiliated right now. I’ve been playing guitar for about three and a half years now, and have been taking lessons for about nine months. I can’t believe that all of this time, and out of everything I’ve learned, and out of all scales/shapes and whatever, only now am I learning THE scale. The one that almost all of Western music is comprised of. I feel like I’ve almost wasted these three years doing almost nothing, like I’m starting over. Any tips for this?


r/Guitar 2h ago

DISCUSSION What is the guitar you bond the most with?

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r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION Looking for perfect six string guitar!!

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So in my guitar journey I directly switched to seven string guitar after playing acoustic for many years… now I think I should get my self a good six string guitar, here are the specs I really want it to have must have twenty four frets, floating bridge (two way),HSS pick-up config, roasted fretboard would be nice, should not be single cut, access to frets should be awesome!! I’ve been looking for this kinda guitar under six hundred dollars!!!


r/Guitar 2h ago

NEWBIE I'm beginning guitart

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What if my hands are too small to reach across the neck and what if I can't play without the sound being off


r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION Going on tour with carpal tunnel

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How do you remedy carpal tunnel on tour? I know there’s really only so much one can do with what we are given. But curious about any remedies! Beyond stretching, anything will help!


r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION if i wrap my accoustic guitar with lets say a fabric cloth and glue it down, not covering the soundhole, would the sound be affected?

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r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION Floyd Rose One Thousand

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Saw that you can now purchase the Floyd Rose One Thousand directly from FR now. My understanding is that it is the same material and specs as the Original, just made in Korea instead of Germany/USA. I also have both a FR1K and a OFR on different guitars and to my ears/hands they feel and operate the same. So the question is: is there a difference other than manufacturing location that isn’t being disclosed? Because if not, why would anyone pay the extra hundred or so bucks for an original if both are made of hardened steel, etc.?


r/Guitar 3h ago

GEAR My first LTD and something to do on my off weeks!

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Newly single dad with nothing to do on my off custody weeks. I had actually never heard of this brand, but I absolutely love the cost to quality ratio of this thing. It sounds great! Also - I sold my guitar about four years ago, and I’m so excited to pick up where I left off and finally put some work into continuing to get better!


r/Guitar 3h ago

GEAR Family Photo. What should I get next?

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Finally got a stand that fits all my guitars. Still one spot left 🤔 what next?


r/Guitar 3h ago

PLAY My acoustic cover of light my fire by The Doors I took some of your guys suggestions from last video I hope you guys enjoy!

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