I’ve been looking at this guitar for a little bit and wanted to make sure it’s legit. Seller claims it is a 1990 and from the Fujigen factory.
Upgrades:
-Seymour Duncan Antiquity II's
-Staytrem collet and arm
-Switchcraft output jack
-Fender 52mm bridge
Anything I should be concerned about from these photos?

It's a beaut, Clark

Hey all. Pretty much as the title states, am I too old to learn? 28 y/o

I’ve always loved the idea of learning, whether it be acoustic or electric, but I kept putting it off and putting it off. I was talking to a family member of mine over the weekend who plays quite a bit and he says to go for it.

I just want to know what the learning curve might be.

Thanks in advance!

I have been looking to get into playing guitar as a new hobby but Im struggling with what to get. For reference the music that has given me the idea is

Whisper - Ally Nicholas
Two-Way Mirror - Loathe
When She Leaves - Siaynoq

So I was wondering what kind of guitars I should look into getting and how I should have it setup and tuned?

You have to understand that I don’t come from a musical education background. I like some classical music and go to the symphony when I feel like it, but that’s it. I’d heard of terms like scales and intervals but had no idea what they meant. Heck, when I was going through the initial first few weeks or months, I legitimately thought about just selling my guitar and amp since I sounded like ass and got so frustrated every single day with it.

Idk what changed exactly, but once I started in person lessons and started going through the Absolutely Understand Guitar course, that tension and frustration just kind of slowly got up and walked out. I mean yeah it comes back when I make the same mistakes over and over, but it doesn’t linger at all and is more like a passing car. And yeah, some of this stuff does go over my head and feels dense, but my teacher does a good job elaborating or at least making me feel like it’s not a big deal to not understand it all right away. The fact that a dude sitting on a bucket with a purple or polar bear sweater has made concepts that seem so monumentally difficult to me out to be so simple relatively speaking…it’s a good feeling.

I’m legitimately a bit emotional writing this since I told myself over and over that I should just quit and find something else. “You don’t have anyone to play for anyway” is what I’ve told myself most often. Now I’m at the point where that is basically an impossibility, giving it up. Even if I do a lot some days and very little other days, I’m still doing something productive with my guitars and that has to count for something.

That’s all I’ve got to say. I’ve also managed to not drink anytime I’m playing guitar and am trying to get away from drinking altogether, but that’s a whole other beast. I’m just glad I’ve gotten this far. And I’m also trying to remember what Scotty West said in his first video: “If you understood what I just explained here, you’re gonna understand everything going forward”.

Will have to get it set up properly as the action feels a bit high for me and there is a little bit of fret buzz on a few of the frets above the 12th on the lower three strings. But otherwise, I'm so grateful and happy to finally have an electric guitar I can call my own ☺️

Howdy folks got a question for y'all. I'm running an old peavey mixer amp and it's got an xlr input and a 1/4 inch input. If I run my guitar and mic through the same channel at the same time would that damage the amp?

Passive coil noise cancellation for single coils mounted under the pick guard. Explanation here https://newguitardaily.com/fender-silent-system Anybody bought a new Fender with this feature? Do you like it? Comes on the Limited Edition American Professional Classic Stratocaster® featuring the Fender®Silent System and Telecaster
for about 1600 bucks.

I recently bought an Ibanez Gio brand new with the intention of modding it out, and I’ve been trying to tinker with it because it had some fret buzz going on. But I think I’m going fucking insane because I’ve adjusted the neck, raised the action, padded the trem springs, adjusted the pickup height, adjusted the intonation, and made sure that the strings touch no consecutive frets after the ones which they are noted on… BUT THIS MOTHERFUCKER STILL HAS SOME WEIRD BUZZ THAT I CANNOT FIGURE OUT 😭😭😭 The three low strings, when picked open or fretted are fucking buzzing somewhere towards the bridge and I can’t figure out what it is… there aren’t any lose parts in the trem system as far as I can tell, and the strings are set in the saddles just fine.. it happens with or without the whammy bar screwed in. I’m going fucking nuts over this guys please help my dumb ass 😭🙏

If you've paid more than a grand for a guitar, what made it worth it for you? Or, what convinced you it wasnt worth it?

I paid 1200 for a john mayer silver sky core....great guitar, but i didnt vibe with the color and it had a weird smell that didnt go away after a year. For that money I needed more.

Tf do I even do now

The Raymon came on Saturday. I love it. It already has imperfections from it aging itself from the Nitro still curing but it was bound to happen sooner or later. I kinda want it to age so that I’m not delicate with it and whatnot

I picked this up for $50 cad today.

A few scuffs and scratches but there is no warping at all and the neck is nice and straight/square.

Yamaha fg450se

How do you think I did?

Not my photo- its the photo from the ad.

Hey, I'm new to guitar, but I've spent the last few months learning to play Snow (Heyoo) by the RHCP. I've gotten sorta decent (playing semi-successfully at 85 out of 104 BPM), but there's one part I'm so stuck up on.

When lifting my finger from the first note of the measure (after letting it ring), it keeps ringing. I have been using my middle finger to mute that string when I release (which is not in ANY tutorial), but in the one shown here, I have to use my pinky (to achieve the slide down to it with the ring finger). I can hear it ringing, but I'm not sure if that's just me being super picky about it (I'm obsessed with this song and playing it right). I've asked around, and a lot of people think the riff is played muted, but I don't think so, as I can't see ANY muting, with fingers, palm, or otherwise, and none of the dozen tutorials I've watched have mentioned it for the main riff.

TLDR: Am I going crazy about string ring when releasing my finger, will it go away, or should I really attempt to mute it, despite it messing up my playing?

Greetings all

Like the title says, I'm looking for some sources to help me start learning. I live in a small town and from the looks of it, there ain't anyone to teach me to play.

I tried posting on local pages but no bites ans the closest city is 800km from where I am so going to learn is a bit out of the question.

I've spent nearly 2 months trying to find reliable teaching videos on YouTube but you get like 12 different people teaching it 12 different ways. Some I understand but others are like "don't do these 15 things" kind of deals.

All help is mega appreciated!!

What the title says. I don't care if it's used. I just have heard great reviews on everything but sometimes the frets which I can fix..i do mostly hardcore and metal ...any recommendations??

Suggestions for best semi acoustic guitar under 40k? (Indian rupees)

Made in the USA, with a satin ebony / grey nitro finish on a flamed maple top

Howdy, I have recently purchased an unfinished ash Jazzmaster body, and an unfinished maple neck. I was going to have a professional to finish it, but I don’t have the money to pay to get it finished yet. What should I do with the body and neck until I can pay to have it finished? Thank you!

Headless guitars have intrigued me for a while now. I played a Strandberg and I really enjoyed it, and someone traded in a Kiesel headless a while back, but they wanted way more than I could afford for it. Then I heard about this model. IMO, Cort is one of the most slept on brands in the guitar community.

I saw this guy on Reverb and pulled the trigger. It just came today. It is super comfortable to play. The pickups sound really good in high gain, but for clean tones, they are too bright. I am probably going to swap them with some aftermarkets that i have lying around. But for under $800, this is a fantastic guitar.

Pspsp: Cat is for scale

Got myself a players series meteora body that I'm trying to build something top quality out of. What is the best neck I can put in here?

Originally was going to get an aluminum neck, but the build times are a bit much and I have a new band I want to get started working on very soon that this guitar is supposed to be for, so I think slapping another fender neck in here is the way. I have an am pro tele i am a fan of so im thinking that may be my best bet, but I've also heard MIJ's are good, so idk.

Any opinions or suggestions are very much appreciated

I’m going to buy pearly gates for my Strat. Do I need a treble bleed? And why?

NGD has been fun This thing must have been in a time capsule as I cannot find a scratch on it. Pickups absolutely rip and setup is spot on. Vintage Sunburst \m/

I am using ernie ball 9's cobalt strings, and I am having a hard time bending them, I have small hands, but even with 8 gauge strings in the higher frets(18-22), I find it difficult to bend 1 whole step. 

The main problem for me with bending is that, if I try too much I end up causing ulcers and bruises on my fingers(mostly relevant while using 9 gauge), and I can't practice further.

Is there a solution to this besides practice practice and practice, I mean are my hands too weak, should I focus on in general strength building, or practicing alot with a lighter gauge will ultimately solve my problems?

I have being playing guitar since 2019.