I don’t mean I’m struggling to do them or I can’t do them, no one can, they’re physically impossible. You’re all lying to keep us amateur guitarists down. I see through your lies.

Hi,

I'm looking to get back into playing guitar. I played for a few years when I was about 10, but now I'm 27,M. I've done research for a few months and I'm pretty adamant I want my next guitar to be acoustic, and model wise I really liked the sound of the Alvarez.

I played the AF30CE and liked it a lot, but all stores here in the UK don't supply other models around the same price point, so it's hard for me to test them in person. Specifically I've looked at the AD60, AF3OCE, and AD30.

I'm looking to play on my sofa mainly and my hands are average sized.

Does anyone have any recommendations for what model is "better" or the main differences as l struggled to find a definitive answer online?

Hey, last amp i had was pretty cheap, and blew a fuse, but i'm currently looking for a second hand one

(looking for one to practice at home and be able to gig/do band rehearsals with)

Budget is like 80 quid and i've found these so far:

• Blackstar ID:60 TV
• Fender bullet 150
• Fender mustang V2
• Fender frontman

Any ideas on which is best? Thanks.

I'm just learning how to play guitar. When on the first 4 frets I use my index, middle, ring and pinky fingers respectively to hit individual notes.

My question is, is there a right way to move further up the neck? So if I go to the 5th fret do I play notes there with my index finger? Or doesn't it really matter?

I’ve been trying to find tabs for the song “You and Me” by James Clark. Not an incredibly popular song so can’t find any. But if someone could write some or find any that’d be great, cause I’m absolutely struggle-bussing trying to get it right

I have got a guitar and I want to learn how to play it, but I don't have money for subscriptions or anything and Ik youtube and internet But I really want some sources from which I could learn how to play so please helppppp......😭😭

So far I'm familiar with all the pentatonic shapes and I can switch between them. But I also noticed that many are playing notes that are not in the pentatonic scale while improvising. I was just wondering how does it work. Can I just play different scales between each other? Let's say I play the a minor pentatonic. Can I just also play the A minor scale when improvising? Or the a minor harmonic scale?

I have been a self taught unconscious pattern and notes player for most of my guitar playing life but have recently spent sometime internalising the intervalic formulas ascending and descending away from the guitar and utilising the interval shapes across the neck and it has made the guitar much more intutive for me when improvising.

Now we all see the neck differently and there is no set rule but curious if anyone else here took this approach above and bunched all minor formulas and major formulas so you have a palette to choose from on the fly?

Seeing one listed locally with hard case for 350 and I can’t tell if it’s too good a deal to pass on or if it’s a realistic price. Guitar looks fine in pictures and seller seems real from the initial profile check.

Need Advice

I have never played any instrument before but I’ve been interested in learning the guitar for awhile now. I was wondering if you guys could help me out with what would be best for learning, how I should go about learning, what kind of starter guitars I should look for/price. I really love nineties and early two-thousands rock so I’d eventually love to learn to play the electric guitar but if it’s easier to learn with something else then I can start there. I’d love some advice on this as someone that’s starting from ground zero lol. If you guys could help me out, anything helps thank you!

I’ve recently learned all the positions of the minor pentatonic scale and have been practicing improvising to backing tracks. I am planning on spending a lot of time with just this scale to really try to get it down. I think I may also learn the blues scale because it’s just 1 added note and it should be pretty easy to add.

I am just wondering if I am missing out on a lot by not learning the major scale and it’s modes and positions and only using the pentatonic when I play.

Hi all,

I've been teaching myself guitar on/off for about 4 years! I believe I'm decent at "playing the guitar". I know how to play rhythm and lead for a few songs from start to finish with a backing track, know a few rock and blues solos, have a decent riff repertoire, and can play some fingerstyle. But it feels like all I know how to do is "memorize and play". My body and mind is capable of performing the actions to play these songs, but only if given the time necessary to train it. I can't really improvise, I can't "play in the key of A" if told, and I can't create my own music. As a result, I feel like my progress as a player is severely limited. I can't join a band like this!

At the beginning of my guitar journey, I learned open chords and basic music terms, but have never delved to deep into music theory or applying it. I know that WWHWWWH make up a major scale, 135 is a major chord, and that's about it.

My goal is to be able to improvise and to be able to hold my own in a band setting where I don't have time to practice a song. I've been doing my research, and I think the first step for me is to memorize where every note is on the fretboard. Then, once I'm comfortable with all 6 strings to the 15th fret, start studying basic theory. What do you guys think? Any recommendations for fretboard memorization or theory learning is appreciated!

I’m working on “Since I’ve been loving you” and believe this chord is in the rhythm guitar. Any ideas? Only play A D G and B strings.

I've been practicing for a little while now and I can pick kind of fast and move my fingers kinda fast but it sounds off and I noticed that my hands were out of sync

If you have any tips or any exercises that I should try to help me out can you please share it in the comments?

I’m someone who absolutely hates using a pick, I’ve tried to learn and it just feels so unnatural for me. I dont really plan on learning how to use one because I don’t necessarily don’t have to, except for the fact that I’ve tried countless times trying to attempt a pinch harmonic and I feel like it’s almost impossible without one. I understand it’s already sort of a hard thing to attempt on its own, but is it even achievable at all without a pick?

https://youtu.be/nX4lu7czKBk?si=e5y2LW6cBrTMVvne. The guy explains it as kick+strum,strum+snare,udu, kick+strum,strum+snare... however i cant get the same melody at all and it feels like he is playing something different (like how each pattern starts with 2 kicks?)

I keep playing but it doesn't sound right can anyone help?

Hello I'm looking for help identifying the tuning and possibly even the chords but once I know the tuning I can get most of the chords from the video. Thanks in advance

Song name is "im a song " by Stephen Wilson Jr. 

https://youtu.be/jFMJat9OJOw?si=7B3PK2nwmXk__Qk8

The “X” means I don’t pick that string. But when I use a tuner and play the “X” string, it still shows up as a C major. Does it matter?

I’m trying to go to this school for music technology and I just heard I have the audition on Saturday and I am working on what im going to do and everything but im nervous im going to get denied because of not doing good at the audition.

When i submitted all of my stuff they said i needed to take some placement tests. I asked more about them and they said “after reviewing my transcript and stuff” that I don’t need to and instead need to take a music theory placement test at the audition. So I don’t know if that’s good or if they are like this person sucks so we know we already aren’t going to accept him so he doesn’t HAVE to take the placement tests.

Hopefully this is the right sub to post my query. It certainly seems to have plenty of knowledgeable people that may be able to provide guidance.

I have had this Gibson Marauder since I got it new 43 years ago. When they were first released, they were not thought to be particularly great guitars. Ace Frehly used to sponsor them, but only used them to smash on stage. However, I have found the sound to be somewhat reasonable considering I am not an accomplished guitarist by any stretch of the imagination.

https://preview.redd.it/z43zuz91bzxd1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06113fdfe2d895cd275eb2e2a74edccfe1fdd5c6

What are your thoughts on upgrading this guitar with new pickups and having a tech look everything for me? Is it worth it, or am I just putting perfume on a pig?

Thank you for your help!