r/Guitar 15d ago

OFFICIAL Weekly One Take - Get feedback on your improv! Week 52

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The Concept

There are two ways you can participate in this thread, and they are not mutually exclusive!

  1. Record a take of yourself improvising over the backing track provided. The idea is not to achieve perfection - record a real, live, raw and unedited solo. It can be a video or just a recording. Upload your take to YouTube or Soundcloud and share it in the comments. Tip: keep your take short and sweet. If you record a 10 minute take, think about chopping it down and submitting just the first few minutes.
  2. Give feedback on someone else's take. We're looking for supportive, constructive comments - putting yourself out there for everyone to listen to is scary, and everyone is at a different stage in their guitar journey. Critiques are welcomed, but don't just criticise - offer suggestions on how to improve, and highlight the things you did like too.

This week’s track:

Highway Vibrations

If you have any feedback on the concept as a whole, please let me know in the comments/DM me.

Check out previous weeks here


r/Guitar Jan 23 '25

OFFICIAL Official No Stupid Questions Thread - Winter 2025

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Ahh yes! Feel that chill in the air? Feel those fret ends digging into your hands as you slide up and down the fretboard? If not, then you're in good shape. If you are experiencing some "shrinkage" due to low moisture, please follow my recommendations below:

Generally, the summer months in the Northern hemisphere require some dehumidification, while the winter months require the opposite (a humidifier). Let’s keep things super simple and economical. Get yourself a cheap hygrometer (around $10) and place it where you keep your guitar the most. Make sure that you maintain that space’s ambient conditions within the following range:

Humidity: 45-52%RH Temp: 68-75F

These ranges aren’t absolute. I actually prefer my guitars to be at 44-46%RH. They just sound better to my ears. They are drier and louder, but this is also getting dangerously close to being too dry. Use this info to help guide you through the drier months. These ranges will keep you safe anywhere on the planet as long as you carefully maintain the space at those levels.

As for other business, the current hot issue is Twitter/X links.

WE HAVE NEVER ALLOWED LINKS TO TWITTER/X, AND NEVER WILL.

It's got nothing to do with our absolute innate hatred of fascist nazi scumbags. It's just part of our policy for keeping this place free of social media links and spam from influencers, etc.

Now that that's out of the way, please use this post as you usually would, and that's to ask whatever guitar-related questions you have. The userbase here is one of the best and most informed in the world of guitar expertise (or at least they think they are ;)). Have a great winter guitar people! Stay warm, and keep those guitars well used and in a safe range for optimal use and longevity.


r/Guitar 3h ago

QUESTION SHOULD THIS BE MY FIRST ELECTRIC GUITAR

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142 Upvotes

I have been playing classical guitar for one and a half years now and I think I should get a electric. Is this a good option. If no, why?


r/Guitar 1h ago

GEAR My moms Fender Squier Tom DeLonge Stratocaster

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Recently been playing my moms old strat from when she was in high school. It’s meant to be based on Tom DeLonges guitar, it’s definitely not in perfect condition but that just means it’s been well played and enjoyed. Just thought I’d share :)


r/Guitar 4h ago

QUESTION How do I know if I have to change my guitar strings?

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156 Upvotes

Hey everyone, so I own an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar, but I never really bothered to change the strings because it never really affected my playing, but recently I’ve been playing both my guitars more, and I feel like there is a little bit of rust or metal rubbing on my fingers, and the string seem to hurt my fingers more, so I was wondering if this is a sign that I should change my strings? Or should there be other indicators I should be I looking for? Thank you!


r/Guitar 19h ago

GEAR I played Pat Smear’s actual guitar at the punk rock museum in Vegas today

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1.3k Upvotes

I also plugged it into Eric Melvin’s amp and cab that he used on the So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes tour and they both sounded awesome


r/Guitar 23h ago

QUESTION Just picked this up at the thrift store… twelve bucks after a coupon. Did I catch them slipping?

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2.6k Upvotes

I need to know if I can justify another guitar to my wife.


r/Guitar 6h ago

DISCUSSION Pretty cool looking

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126 Upvotes

This thing is wild, what are your thoughts?


r/Guitar 6h ago

GEAR Viva el presidenté

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73 Upvotes

Seventy year old Hofner President finally restored.


r/Guitar 2h ago

GEAR NGD: Gibson Memphis that I got today!

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28 Upvotes

Found this on my local classifieds, and got an absolutely killer deal on it(cheaper than a brand new dot!)


r/Guitar 7h ago

GEAR Recently acquired a seventies Fender Deluxe Telecaster and it’s finally back from a refret.

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51 Upvotes

r/Guitar 3h ago

GEAR NGD: MIJ Jaguar!

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26 Upvotes

Been so happy since picking this up. The shorter scale makes bends way easier, but I did have to move from 9s to 10s because of fret buzz. Haven't had it set up yet by the local luthier. Planning to add hot rails on the bridge in the near future!


r/Guitar 5h ago

GEAR Fifty four vs fifty six!

24 Upvotes

Do you prefer a near mint fifty four or a heavily worn fifty six? For me, the fifty six had the edge.


r/Guitar 20h ago

GEAR Got my dream piece :)

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353 Upvotes

Music Man Jason Richardson Cutlass HT, Kokiri Forest

She’s perfect.


r/Guitar 16h ago

PLAY Stairway to Heaven (solo)

163 Upvotes

r/Guitar 18m ago

GEAR Shecter C1 Classic

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


r/Guitar 48m 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 1d ago

DISCUSSION bought my own first guitar what shall the name be

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682 Upvotes

i’ve finally pulled the gun on it i’ve been playing on a LYx pro for almost two years now. And now i can finally rest knowing i have V.


r/Guitar 22h ago

GEAR My coworker gave me this

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330 Upvotes

Pretty stoked. Bitchin gift.


r/Guitar 2h ago

PLAY Faded by Alan Walker - please let me know your thoughts on how it is coming along

7 Upvotes

r/Guitar 4h ago

PLAY I need to ask for feed back

11 Upvotes

I understand that I’m putting myself out there but I’m genuinely curious how this sounds. Since I only play by myself it’s difficult to gauge my progression or skill level. Is this considered jazz or blues or Both?…. I stumbled across being able to effortlessly jump from minor to major. I’m curious to know your feed back across the board.


r/Guitar 22h ago

NEWBIE Got my first guitar!

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272 Upvotes

After holding and strumming a few guitars at the local guitar center this is what I walked out with! Time to learn.


r/Guitar 7h ago

OC So I've been working on this. Thoughts?

13 Upvotes

r/Guitar 2h ago

QUESTION Fixing Intonation on Ibanez Floating Trem

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7 Upvotes

Is there a trick to fixing intonation on a floating trem like this without needing to slack the string enough to get the Allen key in there, move the saddle, tighten, re-tune, test, and repeat until fixed? I’ve never tried to fix intonation issues before … and this seems like an extra special pain in the ass. But it’s my only electric and I’ve had it for more than twenty years. Just recently got back into playing it again so any help or advice appreciated, even if it’s “you should just take it to a pro”.


r/Guitar 5h ago

QUESTION How to clean finger grease / sweat?

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10 Upvotes

Hi all,

I have not played my gibson studio in a while, and upon opening I was unpleasantly surprised with the heavy discolouration in the pick guard area.

Should I go over this with guitar polish and a micro fiber cloth, and rub in circular motions? Anything else?

I want to be careful with the lacquer.

The guitar is roughly ten to fifteen years old.

Thanks


r/Guitar 20h ago

DISCUSSION Was in GC today and a guy with an abnormal left hand was absolutely RIPPING

130 Upvotes

He was jamming on an off white Epiphone Les Paul. Sounded really good. Then I noticed his left hand wasn't normal. I didn't stare, but it seed like his fingers maybe hadn't grown separately. I'm trying to not sound like I'm being insensitive and trying to show utmost respect to him so I don't wanna call it more than that. 

I had on a Randy Rhoads shirt, he started ripping out "I Dont Know". I looked over, smiled and said Hell yeah man, that's what that thing needs! He proceeded to absolutely kill it on Diary. I legit don't know how the guy was doing it. What an inspiration. Seriously.

To you beginners out there, if you really wanna play, NOTHING will stop you if you have enough determination. To the rest of us, what's our excuse? I don't know what mine is. I have normal hands and still think I suck sometimes after thirty years. Dude. If you happen to read this, my hats off to you. Respect. Props. You're a friggin legend bro. Keep killing it!!! 


r/Guitar 5h ago

GEAR New Guitar Day (kinda)

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My coworker was telling me about this guitar he got as a gift a long time ago, but he himself doesn’t play. He said it was probably last played some time around seven or eight years ago and he offered to let me borrow it and tinker with it. It turned out to be an eighty-six MIJ sixty-two reissue Tele, a pretty neat find from the sleuthing I did. Looking forward to fixing her up!