Recent questions tagged guitar

Description : Is learning how to play the guitar hard?

Last Answer : Learning anything is not usually fast. Be patient. Work at it. Can you afford lessons? Do you have a friend to learn from? Some people are actually self taught, but those are usually cases of people ... time. There are online sources to check. Maybe some of those can help you get started. Good luck!

Description : Can a Bow (Weapon) be strung with a Guitar string?

Last Answer : Not realistically. Most bowstrings have a tensile strength between 4-8 times the rated draw strength of the bow, so the string on a 60 lb. bow would have a breaking strength of at least 240 lbs. The tension ... is only around 18 lbs. It can take a bit more tension than that, but not 13 times more.

Description : How do I remove this ancient vintage thrift shop smell from guitar case?

Last Answer : answer:Is it musty like some faint mold? Try putting a dish of ammonia in it, close the lid, and let it sit for a few hours. Or put a dish of lysol in it. If you like the smell of mothballs, try mothballs. Where’s Ask Heloise when we need her?

Description : How do I remove sticker silhouette/imprint on a guitar?

Last Answer : answer:Are you referring to the large letters “J” and “R” ? There is a product called “Goo Gone” which would be worth a try. It’s not that expensive and is citrus oil based so not that caustic.

Description : Looking for websites that teach how to make country music steel guitar sounds on an electric six string guitar?

Last Answer : Can’t say but try “bottlenecking” or using a piece of steel pipe on your fingering hand to slide up and down over the frets.

Description : What happens to the old ”axe” (guitar) when a new one is purchased?

Last Answer : Well, I still have almost all of them and they still get played. Guitars become very sentimental. All of mine even have names. It's hard to let them go. I build or at least heavily ... That makes them more personal. I swap parts around until one basically plays perfectly then it gets left alone.

Description : What do you like about your Orange amp compared to amps you've owned in the past?

Last Answer : answer:I don't own an Orange have Fender gear but I did get to play through the Thunderverb 50 with a 4 12 bottom and it had a killer sound the rivaled Marshall half stacks I have played ... Effects that has pretty much replaced all the old Boss pedals I have. Nothing will replace my Cry Baby!

Description : Which instrument is better?

Last Answer : Everyone plays guitar. Violins are popular too, but if you are good, you stand out. If I could play any instrument well, I would love it to be the Saxophone.

Description : How can I make my amp sound clean?

Last Answer : Put the tones on the 7–10 range. Anything below that and you’re entering the “muddy” tone range or “fat clean” range. 7 and up is called bright. So on Low you want that so the whole thing sounds fat, put that at least an 7. Mids 8 or 9 then Treble either 8 or 7.

Description : Does anyone know the chords to this song?

Last Answer : Sorry couldn’t find much either, bar some pages in Icelandic and I didn’t understand them, it’s late here, have you tried asking her / them over twitter? https://twitter.com/soleysoleysoley You never know, thanks for the new music :)

Description : Review wire butterfly guitar picks?

Last Answer : I tried regular plastic ones and the experience was not what I had expected. The ones you mention above seem a lot better, still I think I would prefer to just use longer finger nails like Mike Oldfield does ... , and figuring out strumming patterns on your own, this is the way it is ;-) Good luck!

Description : Any guitarists with wrist problems out there?

Last Answer : Might be carpal tunnel. Do you practice a lot?

Description : If you have installed acoustic guitar pick-ups was it how was your experience?

Last Answer : I haven’t personally installed pickups in and acoustic guitar, but I can’t imagine it being that difficult. If you’ve installed a pickup on an electric guitar I’d say it’s pretty similar. I only suggest being careful when drilling a hole for the ¼” jack output.

Description : What strings should I get for my Rickenbackerc360/12c63?

Last Answer : Why not get new Rickenbacker strings?

Description : Is sound quality lost when recording through USB interface?

Last Answer : answer:Sound quality is reduced when passed through anything. This is unavoidable.

Description : Guitar and Tool Gurus: Can you help me find similar sized saws?

Last Answer : Look at Micro-Mark They have saw blades down to 0.10” !!! I’ve purchased small drills from them and they work great.

Description : Guitar Madness - how to play (and sing) "Our House"?

Last Answer : Practice - Practice - Practice. Been there done that. It took me a long time to learn to finger pick and sing at the same time. I was the bass player and we would switch instruments in the ... in three part harmony too. Practice the strumming until it is like breathing, you do it without thinking.

Description : Can you help me look for a white pick-guard for a 000 guitar body?

Last Answer : Here is one but it is really hard to see in their photo being white and all . . .

Description : How do I know if these guitar tuner machineheads will fit my guitar?

Last Answer : answer:I changed the heads on my electric when I refurbed it several years back. It was literally just take out the old ones drop in the new ones for me. But they weren't machineheads like this, ... I've never had issues with my standard ones on my acoustic. Not worth the large investment to me.

Description : Can you recommend some polish for a mahogany guitar?

Last Answer : answer:I recommend if you want to sell in future and maintain sound, send it to Martin to refinish. If you are talking a wax / polish use THIS, it is the Martin polish. New finish would remove decals and other Martin markings.

Description : Guitar power chords - how do you "open" them up?

Last Answer : answer:In my experience there is almost always another way to play it. Have you found any other tabs for the song? For what it’s worth, I learned to play on an acoustic, and playing across 5 frets for one chord is definitely doable… But it takes a good amount of practice to get your hand used to it.

Description : Why are American guitars typically more valuable than guitars made from different nations?

Last Answer : Quality. Also, all of the guitar engineering pioneers were Americans. Les Paul, Leo Fender, and the rest of that crew.

Description : Opinions on Ovation guitars as a starter instrument?

Last Answer : answer:You can't have too much instrument for a beginner! A bad instrument will hold you back and put you off because you will be fighting with it. The consensus on Ovation guitars over here is that recently they ... should be great! (Would love to see a pic!) And yes, sounds like a great price :-)

Description : Can you name this guitar?

Last Answer : Looks like a “Betty” to me. Possibly a “Jane.”

Description : Arabic guitar tunes?

Last Answer : Sorry, should be “arabian, or arab guitar tunes” – my English is a bit rusty these days…

Description : Suggestions for buying a beautiful, excellent sound guitar?

Last Answer : answer:Wish I had one, but the bottom line is that guitars are like women. You have to go on a few dates to find out if you are compatible and you never know when/where you will stumble across the one . ... around, hit a couple of pawn shops you know, play the field and go on a couple of dates .

Description : Guitarists: What amp are you currently using?

Last Answer : answer:Hog pignose. For recreational purposes, not shows. It’s about 20 years old now – great value for the money.

Description : What's a good song to perform at my school talent show?

Last Answer : answer:I would do anyone of these Or this one

Description : Another LogicPro question: Why can I only hear my guitar track in Sample Editor?

Last Answer : I got the answer from AskMetafilter. I had muted the track by clicking the “m” key, and LogicPro for some reason didn’t make the “M” icon blue!

Description : Any way that I can learn to play the guitar and actually be good this late in life?

Last Answer : Yes, you can. But it will require some lessons. And a lot of practise.

Description : How can I wire a doubled up Potentiometer to cut two different frequencies?

Last Answer : answer:Not quite sure I understand (and even if I do, not sure I can help, but I'll try). Are you saying that you want to re-purpose your tone knob to be a balance knob between the two ... pickups wired in parallel) that will widen on the treble side above 5 and widen on the base side below 5?

Description : What's your take on the Peavey amplifier: Vypyr Tube 120watt head?

Last Answer : answer:I have a friend with the Vypyr modeling amp, and although the tone is great, so many onboard effects are kind of overkill and hard to switch. He's also had the power crap out on him once, but that ... with the Peavy, it's kind of a small company so it might not be in your local music store.

Description : What bass guitar should I get?

Last Answer : answer:An Ibenez would probably be your best bet. I wouldn’t want to give you any specifics because I don’t know your personal tastes. But they make basses for those styles of music and with great prices. I won’t guarantee quality, but cheap Ibanez’s aren’t terrible.

Description : Are you good at air guitar?

Last Answer : Air flute, Tull style.

Description : Anyone knows if Fender G-Dec-3 shows the main key of the track?

Last Answer : I don’t believe it does. That’s a difficult technology to fit into a guitar amp.

Description : How much should I sell my guitar for?

Last Answer : What condition is the guitar in?

Description : I have some common warts on my fingers and I play guitar. Suggestions?

Last Answer : Liquid wart remover and cover it with a band-aid. The wart remover eats it away like acid and the band-aid helps to smother it, making the time it takes to get rid of the wart faster. There’s really no way to play guitar and it not be painful with warts on your fretting fingers.

Description : Putting flat wound strings on my guitar, how will it sound?

Last Answer : The flatwound strings are a thicker gauge and therefore create more tension. So you will have to have the guitar set up for them. Their sound is not as bright as Gibson brite wires or GHS boomers, etc.

Description : Have you ever reached a point in learning something where you see that it can never be fully learned?

Last Answer : Yes, this is true of any discipline worth study.

Description : So lots of questions have come up lately about guitars and music making in general. Anyone have a few maintenance tips for caring for their guitars?

Last Answer : Keeping guitars is a humid room is a plus, but not always needed for electrics. Acoustics on the other hand I would highly recommend it. I do all my own maintenance on my guitars. I change strings ... good rule of thumb is: Wash your hands before playing and always wipe it down when you're done.

Description : How to play this note in guitar tab?

Last Answer : You’re right. 11p12 doesn’t make any sense.

Description : Why do I keep breaking guitar strings?

Last Answer : Temperature shifts, per chance?

Description : Should I use Gibson 57 Classics or 57 Classic Plus?

Last Answer : Is there any way you can hear both? From the website, or maybe there’s a Guitar Center nearby with some installed on one of their guitars? Otherwise, just from the names given, it sounds like you can’t miss with the Plus, unless it omits some sounds of the Classic.

Description : It is possible to play the drums too hard?

Last Answer : Turn your monitor up? Drummers can be LOUD.

Description : Thinking of buying Line 6 POD XP Live?

Last Answer : I use a Pod X3 (it’s an XT by the way, not XP, that’s windows nono stuff) as my main recording device, and it works pretty good, second to none latency and crisp sound, and because you can model the mic. positioning you can create that perfect studio sound.

Description : EMG's & the 18v mod, does it improve output?

Last Answer : I have EMG's fitted with a pre-amp . It boosts the sound but not very noticeable in distortion , i also have EMG passive and think the passives give better tonal range . I wish my pre-amp made a huge ... Your link is just to youtube , not a video oof the demo . my EMG's run off a 9volt battery

Description : How can i play the guitar in front of people when im really nervous?

Last Answer : I have issues with crowds too sometimes… I usually close my eyes until the crowd starts getting into the music and such, I think with me it’s more so just butterflies over whether or not I’m good enough.

Description : What kind of guitar would Darth Vader play?

Last Answer : a ukele. because darth is secretly a whiny little kid inside that costume.

Description : Where is jackson guitars located?

Last Answer : Did you try Google first?

Description : Guitar Hero drums Vs. Rock Band drums?

Last Answer : Get the Rock Band 2 ones. Fixed kick pedal, plus they’re compatible with GH4 while GH4’s drums arn’t Rock Band compatible.