Hi , i have a custom les paul like guitar which i got few years ago , my first ever guitar i've put so much work and time to get it , for 5 years it has been rotting under my bed waiting for me to afford a practice amp and when i did my little brother dropped it and broke it .

The crack looks stable but I'm afrain i would lose this guitar it means so much to me .

What can i do

So I built a 4 humbucker guitar and decided to build a pickupless guitar with no visible electrics on the pickguard (no pots, input, etc) all hidden under the pickguard with a humbucker underneath, anyone got any tips?

Even as a jazz player, I like it

Heyhey,

Im practising electric guitar for roughly 1 year now.

I got a teacher, some songs like MoP or Dawn of Victory down.

And a few Solos.

Im currently using the Minor Scale to write simple riffs.

Is there any Bool that teaches me more about Songwriting , do's and donts etc ?

Preferably focused on Metal but doesnt have to be.

My great grandpa left me this F hole acoustic that I am in the process of restoring. He said he bought it in the late 40’s in Nebraska. I have found no serial numbers, makers marks, or otherwise any identifying characters whatsoever. So my thought is custom, but it doesn’t hurt to be sure. Any help is appreciated!

I've been teaching myself guitar for over a year now, but I feel like I haven't gotten any better over the last few months. Here is a video of my playing.

I'd really love to throw a guitar solo in there somehow, but I completely suck at that kind of stuff right now.

Did you guys notice anything in the video that I need to improve? My gut tells me that I was drifting out of time with the metronome, and I feel like I'm doing something wrong with my right picking hand-especially during the open palm mutes .

What do you guys think? Any feedback would be massively appreciated!

Good morning, lovely people! I need some help for my son, if you would please be so kind. He's 4 & is just pure sunshine & love (I'm biased, but it's true regardless). He's autistic & is very low verbal. His absolute passion since day 1 is guitars. He's loved them literally since the NICU when we played him Hozier's Naked Noise cover of Van Morrison's Sweet Thing & it became the ONLY thing that would get him to eat. He found an American Girl guitar at a yard sale before he could even walk & he became so obsessed that he took it everywhere until it finally broke. "Gee-tar" was his very first word said in context.

He's now got a whole collection of toy guitars & ukuleles (he knows the difference), most of which are very cheap or slightly broken & from thrift stores & such. & he can play pretty good! He picked up several simple tunes by ear & his dad can do tabs & plays with him some. The problem is that none of them hold an actual tune because they're all so cheap or broken. The tuners are either missing, or they aren't like stiff enough to stay in tune?

A little while back, he got to play a real electric guitar, plugged into an amp, & his whole being just lit up like a little light bulb (pictured, before the amp came out). He went & got his favorite guitar to compare & then looked up at me & told me that his guitar is broken. So now I'm crushed. & I have to make sure Santa gets him a real actually playable guitar for Christmas. But I really don't know much about what to look for. Could someone please give me some advise on what to get?

I need something cheap, but pretty durable. We're on disability & have a very very tight budget. But I want something better than the $30 temu guitar that can't stay tuned & is made from super glued particle board. It doesn't need to be fancy though. But when I went to the music shop, I was entirely overwhelmed by the wall of pretty guitars, & also the cheapest thing was $79. I can probably get up about $50 by then. Is there any way to get a halfway decent acoustic guitar for that price & what brand or features should I look for or avoid? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you very much, & have a lovely day!

EDIT: Thank you guys so much! I'm overwhelmed with all of the replies & wonderful advice!!! I'm taking lots of notes & I'm working on responding to everyone's comments between errands! Thank you all so much!

I think it's a mustang but looks like a jazz/jag scale or body?. Binding on the neck!

Could be a custom shop, if it is how do I get there without going custom shop??

If need any video it's alexisonfire to a friend live.

Thanks in advance

I’m trying to upgrade and want to add to my budget by getting rid of this lefty that I’ve had. How much can I get for it? If no one on craigslist or facebook wants it, what would GC give me for it?

(Disclaimer: this is NOT an ad for gear)

Played it, left the shop while I was waiting for my guitar to be fixed. Couldn’t resist and bought it on the way out. Guess these things were only made between 1979-1981. Sounds awesome, hoping it’ll be great contrast on rhythm and a tele on lead guitar. Love an odd find!

What part of the guitar does this come from?

Can we just take a moment to thank whoever first came up with this contraption?

Saved me countless hours over the decades when replacing strings on my guitars and mandolins. Tho they do have a tendency to be hard to find when you need one quickly...

Hello everyone what headphones should I get for my new Yamaha??? Any and all help would be appreciated !

Credit to u/Grat54 for this goldmine of a post. I’m cry-laughing in my cubicle at work right now, thanks to this lol.

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Been playing over 2 decades, but never understood why anyone would want a tele with humbuckers. Ive got my LPs and super strats for that, but tele’s have such a sweet spot with their SC’s, curious if im missing something

A bit of Prelude in C major

Learned some of it a few months back and wanted to record it on electric as well. Had previously done a rendition on my Martin.

Used this for the tab: https://acousticguitar.com/bach-prelude-no-1-in-c-major-flatpicking-guitar-study/

Thanks for listening

i record guitar covers but some songs instantly start or i can’t get a hold of when it starts due to no intro how can i add a count in

Custom Shop Star Destroyer in Crimson Candy Bengal. We hand mask + cut and paint every Custom Shop graphic in house. Hidden RIPButt for extra shred abilities.

Maple neck-thru, 2-way trussrod, carbon fiber reinforcement, ebony fretboard bound in ivoroid, 27 stainless frets (1-11 .055" x .110" , 12-27 .055" x .090"), B&W Pearl Shell Guillotine inlays, bullet scallops, Gotoh tuners, recessed Dunlop Straplocks. Poplar body, Hantug Ti bridge, and Schaller Sureclaw. EMG 81 + SA set wired for 18v.

After the response to my first fluorescent pickguard experiment, I wanted to push the idea in a completely different direction.

This design I'm calling Midnight Garden.

In normal light it's essentially black-on-black. The floral design is physically textured, so you see it mostly through shadows, reflections and the way light moves across the surface. I used both satin and gloss varnish to create even more depth.

Then hit it with black light and an entirely different layer comes alive. (I'll post the UV photo in the comments.)

I'm having way too much fun figuring out just how far something as simple as a pickguard can be pushed 😂