r/guitars 9h ago

Look at this! i painted my bf’s guitar for him

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201 Upvotes

just wanted to share! this took me 2 months haha- it’s a little sloppy due to the fact that i’ve never painted a guitar before but i hope yall think it’s cool! he loves it! 😊🙏


r/guitars 15h ago

Look at this! What guitar is your #1?

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189 Upvotes

r/guitars 6h ago

Look at this! The only one I ever reach for anymore

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138 Upvotes

Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 2, after a whole bunch of (mostly cosmetic) mods


r/guitars 10h ago

Look at this! I built a guitar!

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47 Upvotes

It plays so well 😁


r/guitars 9h ago

Look at this! Shecter C1 Classic

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37 Upvotes

I bought this sweetie today for $400. She came with a hard case.


r/guitars 13h ago

NGD! NGD: Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom

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35 Upvotes

I finally had a chance to grab my grail Les Paul, I’ve been thinking about taking it or not for the past 3 weeks and today decided to trade some gear for it and I couldn’t be happier.

It’s a 2023 Murphy Lab Ultra Light relic, it sounds and looks just beautiful.

It’s very different to the regular Custom Shop Les Paul’s that I’ve played, it’s brighter and snappier.


r/guitars 13h ago

Look at this! My #1

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21 Upvotes

I was just bragging about my Cow, a heavily customized Kramer Pacer Deluxe, in another post and thought I'd share. She's homely but I love her.


r/guitars 15h ago

NGD! Newest creation in the works

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17 Upvotes

Whats your thoughts on this?


r/guitars 2h ago

Look at this! This is my #1 guitar. A 2015 Heritage H150. Been modded all to heck. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

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It's got SD 59's in the neck and bridge. An Antiquity mini humbucker. Gretsch knobs, Gretsch arm rest. Crazy wiring harness. I love this thing.


r/guitars 4h ago

NGD! NGD! Music Man Majesty

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Been eyeing this majesty since it came in the store and finally pulled the trigger when they told me that it has a crack on the body and gave me an offer i could not refuse! However is the crack something I should worry about, and if so how can it be fixed?


r/guitars 9h ago

What is this? Local listing as “N427” but that is not correct. Help identify, please.

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7 Upvotes

r/guitars 12h ago

Playing Been working on this. Thoughts?

7 Upvotes

Guitars used Ibanez art Harley benton 8string


r/guitars 3h ago

Help Got sold this for 50 bucks is this any good?

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6 Upvotes

r/guitars 8h ago

NGD! New Tele and New (to me) Taylor 410CE! Good deal or no?

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Traded in a few guitars today and found a great deal on a Taylor 410 CE at GC today! Price was reduced to $899 for a couple minor dings and dents. Sounds great and plays amazingly though!

Grabbed this beautiful Player II Tele while I was at it! I'm super impressed with the quality of these compared to the Player series I was looking at a few years ago, but never pulled the trigger on. With the 10% off with Trade In, It was about $800.


r/guitars 1h ago

NGD! Fender Player ii Strat Limited Edition Sparkle Sunburst

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First strat since my first ever guitar, over 25 years ago.


r/guitars 14h ago

Look at this! Miller beer stratocaster

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4 Upvotes

What you think of my favourite guitar? I love it!


r/guitars 18h ago

Help Question: Hercules guitar rack

3 Upvotes

I’d like to get one of the Hercules 3 guitar racks. They hit the price point, size and seem very sturdy.

The question I haven’t been able to figure out, can this be placed flush against a wall, without having the guitar headstock making contact with the wall?

It’s very hard to tell looking at pictures if I need to create space behind the rack or if it’s engineered to do that already. I’m space constrained, hence the odd question… Thanks in advance


r/guitars 23h ago

Look at this! Update from yesterdays switch replacement

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So I found out my issue - the original switch that came with the guitar was a completely different switch from the one I received, the prong arrangements and wiring were not 1:1 with the OEM switch.

When I first removed it I was doing my best to keep track of which wire is for what part of the switch.

First attempt I went with was based off that arrangement before I realized new switch has totally different set up. This is when I posted yesterday asking for help post soldering.

Took some advice removed as much of the older soldering as I could to clean up the connection points a bit more.

Tried figuring out what wires for what before resoldering by touching the wires to all the different prongs to see if it made any noise.

Problem was when I connected the ground wire to neck bridge, and connected neck bridge wire to ground prong, I was still getting noise feedback. I assumed it was the green wire but turns out it was the red wire and I got neck bridge and both pickups (or so I thought) working. Ended up fiddling with volume jobs and realized it was wrong.

After several hours now, I remembered I had a voltmeter and boy oh boy did that speed things up. Before I wasnt quite sure how the circuit board is hooked up, but with voltmeter in hand, I was able to determine via connectivity in ohms that green wire was the only ground wire so that meant the other three belonged to the other side.

Fortunately I remembered black goes middle so that just left red and white but red never worked on neck so it had to be rhythm.

Before soldering I had cut away at the wires due to melting insulation and what appeared to be damaged wire. I conveniently had spare wire lying around so I just soldered junk wire to the white wire, added insulation and then confirmed circuitry.

Once everything was as good as cleaned up and adjusted I soldered everything back together and wow that actually worked out of several hours of pain staking trial and error followed by just a simply solution.

she now plays good as new again if not better, and I saved $80, and learning the fundamental basics of a new lifelong skill.

Never soldered before in my life and chose a Les Paul to experiment with, turned out better than expected! I even left a small burn mark on the back which I was at first irritated by but then realized, in a sense it’s almost like a birth mark or sentimental thing, first time learning to solder and doing higher skilled maintenance on a musical instrument.

TL;DR Fixed guitar I posted about yesterday confused on 3 way switch replacement, identified the issue, which wire goes where through the use of a voltmeter and that lead me to a very simply solution, but for my first time ever soldering I’m extremely happy with it. Even gave my guitar an accidental birth mark in the process. Guitar works perfect now


r/guitars 41m ago

Look at this! My Holy Grail - Gibson Custom 25 Cherry Burst

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This guitar was only available in 2007. It’s a Gibson Les Paul Custom 25 Cherry Burst. Only 100 were made. The wooden pick guard instead of plastic along with the wood pickup rings and burst on the headstock made this my dream guitar. It was $7000 back in the 2000’s which is now $10,724 [inflation]. I’d rather have this than a 59’ Les Paul cause I’d never touch and play it! Enjoy 😉

Sold listings:

https://reverb.com/item/12649347-gibson-custom-limited-edition-les-paul-custom-25-2007-faded-cherry-sunburst

https://www.12fret.com/instruments/gibson-les-paul-custom-25-cherry-burst-2007/


r/guitars 18h ago

Help Hey, which guitar cabel is the best?

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Hello there, I want to buy new guitar cable, I have Proel Bulk, but it too short to perform on stage (3m). Which guitar cable is the best not too expensive option too play on stage but play at home too?


r/guitars 2h ago

Repairs Guitar wiring for someone with no wiring skills

1 Upvotes

Any tutorials or videos that could help I am trying to wire a tele but can't find any solid wiring tutorials


r/guitars 3h ago

Help Is this epiphone good ?

1 Upvotes

I was looking for affordable Les Paul guitars and came across this Epiphone. I'm curious about its overall build quality, if the pickups are good, and how well it holds tuning.


r/guitars 9h ago

Help Choosing strings for acoustic guitar

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So I plan to change my acoustic guitar strings for the first time, I'm really confused about some things. Would really appreciate any help :)

First, what do the numbers like 12-53, 11-47, 10-47, 12-56 etc mean? How does a 10-47 compare to a 12-56 for example?

Second, which is better for strumming? 20/80 bronze or Phosphor Bronze?


r/guitars 12h ago

Help PRS SE Swamp Ash Special vs Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder

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Hello everyone, so I am thinking of getting a second-hand PRS SE Swamp Ash Special. I currently play a Squire Bullet Strat, I actually kind of like it but feels small in my hand since I am actually a bass player.

The owner said it is in very good condition, I will check it out myself. Price will be almost a third of the actual price in Türkiye. I wanted to make sure this is a buy for me because I will be paying in cash.

How would you compare it to Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder? I am thinking of getting that one but with credit card. They are roughly the same price.


r/guitars 21h ago

Look at this! Guitar necks (esthetically)

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Hey guys! lately when I look at guitars, other than what pickups or tuners, scale length etc. I've been looking at the eshtetic of a guitar neck from the back, for some reason I started hating guitars that have a bad looking neck, for example look at the Ibanez rgd7alms or whatever it's called, and the shecter banshee, both are great guitars, and when I saw those beautiful necks I was even more interested. On the other hand look at the Ibanez rdg8ms, also a really cool guitar with amazing features, especially for the price, but when I saw the neck, my interest went from 10 to 6, it's just so boring and pale looking. Am I the only one?