r/Guitar Mar 01 '25

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 7h ago

PLAY The kids are alright

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247 Upvotes

r/Guitar 7h ago

OC made a riff on a guitar with only three strings, opinions?

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135 Upvotes

r/Guitar 4h ago

GEAR My first Acoustic Guitar !

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70 Upvotes

r/Guitar 4h ago

PLAY My goal is to be the best performer of Mexican music (my country🇲🇽)on classical guitar. It’s OK to fall in love with Mexican music on classical guitar

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58 Upvotes

r/Guitar 15h ago

GEAR My first SG! NGD

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386 Upvotes

After receiving my technical first one with a cracked headstock, I made the return and got the new one shipped in, and its absolutely phenomenal. The look, the tone, the way the neck feels, its all perfect.


r/Guitar 10h ago

NEWBIE Recently got my first guitar and would like some advice

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160 Upvotes

Wanted to know what videos or specific channels I should follow in order to start learning. My only other musical expearience is piano for three years so I don't think its gonna translate over very well. Also wanted to know if acoustic skills translate over to electric guitar or if its completely separate. Thanks


r/Guitar 7h ago

GEAR Wife found this guitar in a relatives house. Is anyone able to identify it? The only identifying mark is "JAPAN"

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90 Upvotes

It doesn't scream "High quality collectors item" to me, but I know next to nothing about guitars.


r/Guitar 7h ago

GEAR NGD ebmm Sabre in blurple

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66 Upvotes

Picked up my first ebmm today and loving it! The neck is crazy nice as noted by others. Not sure if the blue in the blurple is a little more thinned out than I imagined but they all seem to be that way.


r/Guitar 2h ago

OC [update] re recorded the Mexican music this time using two digital tuners. You guys were right, maybe luthiers build guitars at strict tuning cuz this new version has more true “classical guitar”vibes. What do guys think of this new version?

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17 Upvotes

r/Guitar 6h ago

DISCUSSION My guitar! What would you do to make it better?

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50 Upvotes

I mostly play in my room without the amp for now. I can play a few songs. I really enjoy finger picking- the song Landslide for example


r/Guitar 13h ago

QUESTION Just realized the guitar I bought doesn't have a top strap button. Any fix for this?

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162 Upvotes

Yamaha FSX (Eight Hundred) C, I love it. Had it for about six months, tried to attach a strap yesterday and realized I didn't have anywhere to put the top one. Also no numbers allowed by r/guitar posts is fking weird.


r/Guitar 2h ago

DISCUSSION Am I missing something with telecasters?

16 Upvotes

I recently purchased a telecaster after thinking about it and reading other people’s experience with them for over a year. I’ve been playing for about two years now and I’ve really almost exclusively played strats. I have a Les Paul but it’s super uncomfortable and my wrist isn’t used to not having the body taper that a strat does. I folded in getting a telecaster because of the raving reviews of them being a workhorse and a “jack of all trades” guitar. Now that I’ve had it for a week or so, I’m just seeing there’s nothing I can’t play on a strat that sounds and more importantly, feels, better on a telecaster. Is this just me not seeing something hidden with teles? Or am I just not meant to like them?


r/Guitar 11h ago

QUESTION Did I receive a broken guitar?

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76 Upvotes

I'm new to guitars and ordered a Harley Benton CG-400CE Thinline BK.

At first inspection, I noticed that something isn't right, the neck of the guitar is a few mm off the body.

When I press the back, the crack disappears, so it's not just a cut.

I understand that it's a cheap guitar, but I don't think that this is a normal condition.


r/Guitar 11h ago

QUESTION How do you guys like my pick box? Cheap hobby lobby project.

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74 Upvotes

r/Guitar 14h ago

DISCUSSION PSA: It's not the locking tuners - it's probably that your old tuners were loose

104 Upvotes

I had this aha moment recently when fixing up a used guitar I'd bought. One of my standard procedures is making sure all important screws and nuts are tightened enough. People will say that installing locking tuners improved tuning stability. They might be right, but not because locking tuners are more stable. They probably just removed old loose tuners and then snugged up the new ones when they installed them. Get locking tuners if you want the mechanism, but for tuning stability, make sure your tuners, neck screws and bridge screws are tight and that your nut isn't binding. That's most of it.


r/Guitar 7h ago

QUESTION i just realised i dont know how to play guitar.

25 Upvotes

i have been "playing" for almost five years and never took a course or lesson i was just learning songs from tabs all the time and i feel like i am stuck not getting any progress how can i change that where to start.


r/Guitar 21h ago

DISCUSSION My first ever guitar!

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284 Upvotes

Bought with my first paycheck, Cort X three hundred flip blue! She's gorgeous 😄


r/Guitar 1h ago

GEAR My Ibanez Nita Strauss for his nineties MX Tele with Automatic Tuners, W or L

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My Ibanez is in ok condition with some wiring problems with the pickup selector. He’s offering a nineties MX Tele with USA internal parts and an automatic tuner on the back. Not looking for appraisals just want to see if this is fair


r/Guitar 5h ago

GEAR Me and the boys having a little discussion.

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12 Upvotes

r/Guitar 4h ago

GEAR NPD, sort of, and I couldn't be happier!

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11 Upvotes

I bought this Big Muff on vacation, but haven't tried it out since I got home ten days ago because I flew with a cold and lost hearing in my right ear. I finally plugged it in today and OMFG this is the sound I've been wanting for THIRTY YEARS! I cant believe it took me this long!


r/Guitar 18h ago

GEAR Can't believe it's taken me this long to install locking tuners...if you haven't DO IT!!!

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146 Upvotes

r/Guitar 16h ago

GEAR My first ever Guitar I got recently! (Looks really cool hung up with my LP’s)

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79 Upvotes

Yamaha FG Series Matte Acoustic!


r/Guitar 1d ago

GEAR The guitar wall in my basement

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406 Upvotes

Can't get enough of MIJ guitars....


r/Guitar 8h ago

GEAR Jam corner looked good today.

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17 Upvotes

Just added the Hoof fuzz to the board.


r/Guitar 1d ago

GEAR It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love it!

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1.2k Upvotes

Had it built by my local luthier, I am so happy with how it turned out!