Does anybody know a good midi guitar that has strings? I want an electric guitar that i can just hook up to my computer instead of an amp. All the midi guitars i’ve seen are just keyboards but with optional strings, and I can’t get a jamstik because it’s just too expensive.

I have a Fender American Special for context (passive single coils)

Looking for a more technical answer I guess. So I've heard that your pick ups are basically your guitars microphone. ok.

So when you're using your guitar's volume knob, is it controlling the power of your pick ups? Changing how much sound they are capturing? Think like a guitar at full Volume will be like a mic picking up too much & clipping into the Red, so you want to adjust accordingly (getting it back under that)?

OR are the pickups just at a consistent level, (same level always being picked up) and the volume is just the send level out of the guitar to the amp?

So i’m originally a piano player but i’ve slowly switched to guitar and have been playing mostly just guitar with a decent amount of dedication for about a year just playing songs i like mostly. I wrote a song on piano and i have no idea how i can put these chords together on guitar. so the the chords are Gm, Bbmaj, Cm D for the verses and there’s a key change for the chorus to just Fmaj7 and G. i can play the chorus fine but i can’t find versions of the chords for the verses that A. sound right, B. aren’t some eldritch contortion of my poor hands and C. i can actually switch between and are in the same octave. if someone could give me the easiest versions of the chords for this progression it would be massively appreciated i would love to be able to play this song.

Just wondering if there is a way to be able to switch between my neck and bridge pickups a bit faster

Soon I'll be moving overseas (US to UK) and am shipping all my guitars (along with all my other belongings).

Most will be in their hard cases but a few don't have them and I've got special guitar shipping boxes for them with inflatable padding and neck and head stock support etc.

My question involves the strings. I've been told in the past to loosen the strings whenever I'm traveling with them as to not put undue tension on them during changes in heat, humidity, etc. I've also seen people say both to remove strings entirely and also to never do that as guitars are designed to have that tension on them. So I no longer know what to believe.

Does anyone have any advice or insight here?

Hi Everyone,

I've been teaching myself to play for a couple of years now - still *really* bad but enjoying the journey immensely. I started out with one of those cheap acoustic guitar packs you get from music shops - you know the one with the stand and the bag and some picks etc? I play that almost every day and have replaced strings and all the other learning things you do.

I'm thinking now that I'd like to trade up to something a step above this instrument. I've been looking at the Yamaha F three ten (Reddit says numbers get posts removed) but it seems like more of a sideways move. I'm no sort of expert so I thought I'd throw it out to Reddit-land to farm some options.

Budget wise I'm looking at a ceiling of about five hundred AUD (about three hundred and thirty US) - I'm not good enough to justify a bigger budget just yet.

Any pointers welcomed!

https://youtube.com/shorts/eMxitldYSgA?feature=share I feel like my rhythm is a bit off, but practice makes perfect, right?

Does anyone know of strap locks that will fit an SG or have had experience with SG's and straplocks?

Rubber washers don't fit over my strap, and I want something more secure. I have read the schaller screws don't fit Gibson SGs, but I can't find any info on other brands

I’m about almost two months in. The song I’ve been grinding for the past two weeks has been Closer to the heart by Rush. I have all the parts down and almost the entire solo. I just have to make sure they are clean and I can play them at the song pace, I’m not able to right now. So my question is: would it be better to move on? I’m looking to progress as fast as possible. Or would I see benefits of absolutely mastering that song vs barely being able to keep up. I know it’s not a race but I am eager for progress

After a nasty shoulder injury I’m no longer able to play heavy guitars or guitars which do not have a generous forearm contour.

The only guitar I find really comfortable right now is my Ibanez RG. Even my strat doesn’t feel as comfortable while seated when compared to the Ibanez. Sold my Les Paul copy. Bought a Sterling Mariposa but I found the body too small and very unergonomic to play. My shoulder always feels like it’s at an awkward angle with that one.

Looking for recommendations on guitars (HSS or HH config) that would fit the bill.

If you could tune in Perfect 4ths and not lose the ability to play barre chords and the cowboy chords would you?

I did a theory lesson with a student on Friday and thought I should share that lesson with people here who might be in the same position that this student is in. We’ll call him Joe.

Joe started playing long ago but wanted to take it to the next level so we’ve been focusing on theory and how it pertains to his improvising.

Chord progression is Em(Nine)> Am(Seven)

I had Joe play over this progression but instructed him to play “only the wrong notes” we’ll get to the why in a bit. I think asked did some of those “wrong notes” still sound ok? Of course they did.

How could you approach this progression? Let’s break it down.

The Em9 tells us there’s an F# so it’s safe to say E minor Pentatonic/Natural is a safe choice.

That gives us E F# G A B C D. Seven notes.

We also have the arpeggios for both chords. Though those are inside that scale.

What about the other Five notes? We’re left with F, G#, A#, C#, & D#.

Let’s start with D#. It’s not in the E minor scale, but it can absolutely be used as it’s in E harmonic minor as the major seventh. It’s a nice note to resolve back to E. This note is also the Flat Five or blues note in Am so it can be used that way over the Am chord.

C# can be used against the Am(Seven) chord as supported by many popular blues tunes sliding from minor third to major third. It’s widely popular to do so.

What about A#? Over the Em chord, it’s the Flat Five, again widely popular in blues music and what really drives the blues scale. Against the Am chord, it’s a Flat Two that we can find in A Phrygian and sound nice as a passing tone or one to present a ton of tension that can be released.

G# like the C# earlier, is the Major Third to E. Over an Em chord it’s a nicely bluesy twist. Try going G>G#>E over an Em chord. It’s a nice sound. Over the Am chord, it’s a major seventh that we find in A Harmonic minor.

That leaves us with F. Over the Am chord, it works well as F occurs in A minor Natural. Over the Em chord it’s a Flat Two again from E Phrygian. Now, since the Em chord has a Nine (F#) in it, the F can cause a lot of dissonance or extreme tension. But it still sounds amazing as a passing tone, or quick Hammer on / Pull offs.

That gives us the entire Chromatic scale as being acceptable notes that can be played over this progression. All Twelve notes. None being wrong. Now, some of these notes are used for resolve, some for tension, some as passing tones. But every single note can be correct. It’s all about THE CONTEXT.

Joe was stoked after this lesson and improvised over the track again, using E Minor Pentatonic as his “frame” but started exploring using all of these notes as I explained. He immediately started sounding a little less robotic and a little more creative.

For those feeling stuck in a single position of the neck, or tired of just using (insert whatever scale here) I encourage you to PLAY THE WRONG NOTES.

Happy Playing Fam