I’ve been playing for around a year and 2 months now, and I’ve been mainly learning off bands like Metallica, Pantera, Anthrax, Slayer, you get the point. I wanna expand my horizons, so does anyone know any bands or songs like the ones that I listed above, or just bands I should learn in general? Thanks!

Do I remove this ? It's my first guitar I feel like it makes the guitar look cheap.

i don't know where to start when it comes to learning how to play, i get stuck when it comes to an actual song but i keep doing guitar excercises, but i'm not really absorbing any of what i'm doing.. any tips to help the information i learn stick with me?

howdy y’all! I just started my new band which is a shoegaze/doom metal three piece with a bass player and drummer, like a hybrid of electric wizard/boris/hotline tnt and tagabow. i’ve been playing guitar around four years now, but much of that time I’ve spent focusing on jam band rhythm playing for my previous project, which feels like a complete 180 from what i’m currently doing. and since i’m changing gears with the new band, I want to develop skills that are more applicable to the new sound. I already know about basic power chords, add9 power chords, pentatonic scale and maj7 chords + I already have a good big muff and delay so I think i’m covered gear-wise. I can write basic pentatonic riffs but idk I feel like i’m missing something when I get to put it all together. TLDR: Is there anything else I should learn/focus on to really get good at doomgaze guitar?

Hi everyone , I have just gotten into learning to play the guitar (2 months ) and I can play most of the chords without the sound being muted but I just can’t play the F chord major and minor with the index finger being over the 1st, 2nd and 3rd string it sound so flat. How to improve?

Hi. Lately I got back into playing guitar after stepping away for a few years and now I'm trying to understand how to setup a guitar and know what could cause buzz on my strings. I recently bought a Harley Benton TE-70 Black Paisley and it has a lot of annoying buzz on the six string. I think it's mostly noticeable when playing the 5th, 6th and 7th fret.

I thought I could maybe fix this and bought an action-ruler to check the distance (or spacing) between the 12th fret and the string while holding down the first fret (thanks youtube for the info).

The string action seems really high on my guitar(.080). So I was wondering what could cause this buzz on my guitar when the action is this high.

I was also wondering if anyone can explain to me -in an easy way- how to check if a neck is straight or needs some truss rod adjustment. I think I don't I really understood, yet. Maybe I'm just dumb, but I don't really get it.

Hey yall, sorry if this isn’t allowed, but I just wanted to give you a heads up so you don’t get in the same predicament I am in.

Musicians Friend is claiming to ship you your guitar before Christmas. I just placed an expedited, next day air order a few days ago and found out it won’t be here in time, despite the ordering page saying it would. They’re refusing to refund me until I can send the guitar back, so currently my credit is tied up and i won’t get the guitar in time.

So just FYI, if you’re planning on gifting a guitar, I would recommend not ordering from Musicans Friend because it won’t get here in time

Is there an app or program that would let me learn without having an electric guitar amplified? Something like a cable into my an iPad and then Bluetooth headphones? Trying to figure out a way to learn and practice quietly while my kids are asleep.

My grandfather in law is a lover of music and he wants to get into playing guitar. I have played for many years and would like to teach him. For Christmas I would like to put together a small booklet of easy chords and a few songs to play. Looking for suggestions for easy songs that he might like to play and sing. He is in his eighties, Hispanic, I was thinking like Hey Baby Que Paso, and older classic songs with like three chords to play. Any ideas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvTT-x8ZAI

Blow minds at the next gig or jam session with these 3 smoking blues licks... played with a rock attitude and incorporating concepts like the whole tone scale, the altered scale, and tritone substitutions....but always bringing the lick home with bluesy finishes!

https://youtu.be/QdY0r7NZ4mU?si=ajVs_v-6uw_8KJpN

sorry if this is a stupid question, but when I play a note right after a different one which is on the same string, the nosie cuts off. how do I fix this? in the YouTube tutorial I'm watching, it isn't the case

Can anyone please help in finding out the strumming for the song? Can't properly figure it out.

About six months ago I got flatwounds on my guitar (PRS SE C24 if it makes a difference) and love the way they sound and feel. My son (American Prof. II Strat) also loves them and has repeatedly mentioned his hope that Santa will bring him a set and arrange for the setup/change for the holidays.
 

We’ve been playing together for about six years, but only about 2.5 on electric, so our knowledge of different string brands is limited. I can’t find the receipt or recall the brand, so that’s no help.

I don’t think I Santa can go wrong with a mainstream brand with the same .009–.042 gauge, but before I do he does, I he figured I’d he’d ask here for preferences and any insight into how brands/types differ and any other recommendations.

Thanks!

Am I the problem or Is it my guitar?

Hi everyone, I’m a beginner guitarist and I need some advice. I just got my first guitar this Monday (it’s a Samuel David, I believe) and it cost around Php 3000 (about $50 USD). I've been having a few issues, though:

1.The guitar sounds very pitchy and a bit too high-pitched. 2.The low E string tends to buzz a lot, especially when I play it. 3.I’m also struggling with playing the chords—my fingers seem to have a hard time pressing down properly.

I’m not sure if it’s my technique or if there’s something wrong with the guitar itself. Any advice on how to fix these issues or if this guitar might need adjustments?

Thanks in advance!

Is it possible to translate electric guitar chord progression into acoustic version? If yes then how,and is it compatible with every song?

https://preview.redd.it/n3clncispz7e1.png?width=239&format=png&auto=webp&s=db47870d365e37bf8ab025cf9b2dd7ff7ea54c17

As far as I know it starts with A and ends with E, so it's IV, something, I.

What's in the middle? There's a C natural which doesn't belong in the key of E.

Thanks.

Ik to most this isn’t mind blowing , but I have just recently started looking into music theory after a while of just free noodling the guitar and playing songs . It never occurred to me that major scale 1-3-5 comes out to follow C to B all the way down . Easier to understand when looking at it on paper than in the head .

I’m sure I’ll be coming across even more mind blowing things than just this simple one . Cheers

I can play E and A shapes quite well. I have been studying CAGED on and off for a few years and am now thinking how to proceed?

E and A are super useful. What is the next most useful shape after those? Opinions on where to put my practice?