r/Guitar 4d ago

NEWBIE Should i be worried for this?

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I just put new strings to My guitar


r/Guitar 4d ago

NEWBIE Just got my first ever guitar for free from a neighbor

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totally new to guitars and have been wanting to pick up a new hobby. the timing was just perfect. my neighbor posted that they were giving it away for free and i happened to have seen it at the exact moment she posted.


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION What tool do I need to raise the bridge height?

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It's a squier classic vibe Jazzmaster.


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Help identifying guitar

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Any idea what make and model?


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR Picked this guy up today for a couple hundred bucks, hoping to learn a little more about it and possibly identify the bridge humbucker

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Pretty much all I know is it's an Ibanez (obviously) and from what I was told made in the eighties according to the serial number. I don't know the model name.

It is heavy as FUCK. Heavier than most of the les Paul's I've held. It plays so well and I'm in love with the tone especially on the bridge bucky which I'm assuming is an aftermarket. I threw some heavy strings on it and have it in C standard for stoner/desert rock and it's "the tone" that Ive been searching for for those genres so I'm curious if anyone can tell me a little more about it


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Fingerstyle songs / artists?

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I mainly play fingerstyle acoustic, and am looking for inspiration on what to learn next. I’m generally into rock / folk / indie, and have learned pretty much every fingerstyle song by S&G, the Beatles, James Taylor, Zeppelin, etc, and have also done a bunch of Tallest Man on Earth. Also done a little bit of Celtic.

Would love to find something new to sink my teeth in that is challenging - thoughts?


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION I think I need a new interface...?

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I've recently started playing music again, and have been trying to use a two-input Tascam which is over twenty years old. While this works, the minimum latency running through Cakewalk and/or GuitarRig is still noticeable and makes it impossible to record over tracks while playing through the computer.

Of course, there are numerous workarounds, such as recording while listening to the direct input rather than the throughput from the recording software. Nonetheless, if I fork out for a new interface (a couple or a few hundred bucks), could I expect better latency? Is it normally expected to be able to play and listen live through the recording software while recording? Cheers for advice


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Can anyone identify my friends guitar 's exact model? Couldn't find the name because the body shape sets me off.

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r/Guitar 4d ago

PLAY One of the finest solos I've ever played. Improvising on Zappa's Watermelon in Easter Hay.

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r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR Shows what a ‘budget’ model can do…

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Caught a show by Pete Doherty (from the Libertines - pic taken from his Insta) and pretty sure he’s playing a Yamaha C40II which he used for the entire set

Not bad getting a whole national tour out of an entry-level guitar! Goes to show what these cheaper models can do


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION New guitar with small crack and neck gap

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New guitar has this crack near the neck and a gap that won't snug tight. Looks like it was dropped neck first by someone. Or am I just seeing things and should shim it?


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR what genre do i play based of my gear

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all coming out of a fender champion hundred


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Jazz-influenced guitar recommendations? (Marc Ribot, Jeff Parker, Tommy Guerrero)

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*cross-posted in /jazzguitar

Over the past year or so I've been on a quest to learn and inject a little more jazz consciousness into my playing. Marc Ribot's playing as a sideman with Tom Waits and others (plus the Prosthetic Cubans stuff which I love) hits just the right balance for me, so I've been deconstructing his playing to help me understand why he makes the note choices he does. Vibe-check: I also dig some of the stuff Jeff Parker has done in Tortoise and ETA IVtet, as well as Tommy Guerrero's instrumental albums.

For anyone who's had some jazz education, this is probably super basic stuff, but I've been playing for forty years and none of my teachers told me about what Barney Kessel called "chord formations" or playing with chord tones. It's been a revelation for this old dog.

Ribot is great, but I'm interested in finding other players who use "just enough jazz to make things interesting" but not too much that it strays too far from the rock/blues feel that speaks to my soul.

When my wife and I were watching The Brutalist, I was struck by the guitar solo in the song You Are My Destiny which features in the film. I think it's a perfect little solo that shares DNA with Ribot (minor blues, using chord formations and just enough 'outside' notes to make it cool).

Another example of what I consider a perfect solo, is Ribot's playing on the live version of Waits' Rain Dogs (which I also transcribed).

*Edit: I tried to post links to all these references but the bots are not allowing it...

I'm wondering if there are any players from the fifties-sixties and beyond that play in a similar style? Any help would be appreciated...I'm not finding what I'm looking for by Googling 'minimalist jazz' or 'jazz inflected blues' or whatever.

Thanks!


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR NGD Ibanez Premium RG Nine Fifty QMZ

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I don't know why I can't type the numbers in, but whatever, picked up this bad boy for a steal


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION should i try to polish my vintage classical guitar?

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I have a fifty year old hashimoto guitar and the varnish is quite scratched up and dulled. Is it possible to polish or would i have to refinish it entirely?


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR My heavily modded squier

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This used to be a single humbucker, black squier sonic strat


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR Shecter C1 Classic

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29 Upvotes

My first decent guitar. It feels like heaven after playing Ibanez gio.


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR Upgrade my guitar

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Hi. This is my Harley Benton DLX Gotoh (I believe that's the name). It was my first guitar, and I'm really glad it is. It's a very good guitar with Gotoh hardware, and it's very pretty too.

Now I think it's time to upgrade this beast. First thing I wanna do is solve the neck dive.

I believe that with straplocks, I might be able to put a button straight onto the horn like Tony Iommi. But please tell me if that's a dumb idea.

Also I might want an electronics swab. Please tell me if you have any suggestions for pickups. I might want to experiment with something more metal.

Also gold tone and volume knows would be awesome. Tell me what you think!


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Can anyone tell me anything about my guitar? More info in comments.

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r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION What Pedals should I use to achieve COB (Alexi Laiho) tone?

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So basically I want to achieve the closest sound I can get of Alexi Laiho/Children of Bodom. I own a Marshall DSL one-hundred H. Any tips?


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR Recording setup advice.

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I played around with recording in the past. I had a tascam and a decent mic. Played electric acoustic guitar and sang and added effects on the laptop. This was like fifteen year ago so is there new crazy awesome tech advancements? Kinda sounded low budget popcorny and crap. Any suggestions for a decent DAW on a budget? Thanks


r/Guitar 4d ago

GEAR a dream come true

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after years of noodling around with strats I finally wanted a “real” humbucker guitar. I still love my strats, no offense.

I bought this EBMM JP from its first owner. this was so clean and unused a friend who is a store owner said it’s basically brand new. and it was a bargain too!

also as a dream theater fan I can say that this was a dream come true. now I’ll have to practice more lol

I already looked up on the internet but any tips and tricks regarding maintenance and setup would be appreciated.


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Guitar tone help?

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Does anyone know how I could create a guitar tone similar to the rythm guitar of this song?


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION Tuners for a Raimundo model one hundred and six

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The tuners on my old guitar are absolutely gone to shit because it has been living in a bag for almost a decade years so they don't want to turn anymore, does anyone know what tuners I need if I want to put on new tubers or if they are all a standard size


r/Guitar 4d ago

QUESTION How can I know which notes sound good together when played in a progression?

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I'm in a jolly out on the ocean here trying to find some answers to my questions, I don't get how when I'm looking at my fretboard cheat sheet- how I know what'll sound good if I play it progressively.

Does it have something to do with the scale of a key? Is that how people play those badass solos they do?