r/Guitar

I had given up playing the guitar (an activity at which I was once quite good) soon after my diagnosis, but have now started playing again, and this recently led me to embark on a project to design and build a classical guitar that might accommodate some of my motor symptoms and make it easier for me to play. I wrote an account of how I went about it and how it turned out, and I have posted a link to the it below:

My Parkinson's Guitar

Hopefully it might encourage somebody to have a go at a similar sort of project themselves, and I would be very interested to know if there are any other guitarists with PD in the community, and how they overcome the difficulties of playing that are inherent in the condition.

Hey guys,
just wanted to share my favorite, most emotional guitar, my EVH 5150 in Rocket Red!
I got this one for my 18th birthday on Oct. 7 2020, one day after Eddie‘s passing. This thing is just perfect, smooth ergonomic neck, 2 really nice sounding Wolfgang Humbuckers, a Floyd 1000 Series, Gotoh Tuners, Jumbo Frets.
I put a big brass block on the floyd and some schaller strap locks on the body. That‘s it, no need to modify it further. I will never part with it.
Do you guys have an emotionally important guitar? lmk!

Just a little pattern I came up with while jamming

Hi friends! I’ve been playing acoustic guitar (casually, self-taught) for about 25 years now, almost exclusively fingerpicking style like in the video. I have an electric and have been messing around on it some, but I would love to learn how to actually play it well. There are about a million tutorials and tons of information and it all kinda feels foreign and overwhelming. I would love some recommendations for where to start - particular YouTube channels that you like, certain exercises or practices that have helped you, is it worth finding an in-person instructor, etc.

I have virtually zero skill with barre chords, using a pick, or music theory. 😅

I like a wide variety of music and my goal is more on the end of like chugging through a song and singing with it, rather than learning super shreddy solos…though that sounds fun too. In no particular order, some bands that I would love to learn how to play: Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, The Strokes, The War on Drugs, Sloan, Local H/Spacehog/Toadies/Fuel…any of those 90s guys, Tom Petty, T. Rex, Boston, Journey, Death From Above 1979…I’ll stop listing but could go on. If anyone knows of good ultra beginner songs from any of those (or similar) bands, please share! Also side note I know that DFA 1979 is all done on bass…if anyone has successfully played that on electric guitar, please DM me and discuss😄.

Thx!! 💛

Managed to score this beauty at a guitar shop. Incredible guitar.

I love playing my guitar in the backyard at night and was getting really frustrated with the solutions in front of me for recording ideas as they came up. Using Voice Memos on my phone was great for when I had a riff I wanted to capture, but as most of you know, you can't do anything more in terms of looping/playback or adding a second track. The other version was dragging out my laptop and launching Logic Pro and hooking up a preamp and mic - which was cumbersome and hard to set up comfortably in the space I like to play in.

SO, I came up with a third path that I wanted to share with this group since I haven't seen anything else out there like it. Two weeks into using it and I love it, it's made it way easier to capture and record ideas and develop songs.

My requirements were the following:

• Could be rolled out when I was using it and stowed away easily when not in use
• low to the ground (since I play on a low sofa),
• had some multichannel recording
• easy to mic
• had an integrated guitar stand
• had a small amplifier
• worked for acoustic or electric guitars
• storage for guitar miscellany,
• could work in the dark
• could be plugged into 110V

Here's the component list for anyone that wants to build their own:

TASCAM DP-006 6-Track Digital Pocketstudio: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DP006--tascam-dp-006?_queryID=789e4dc0ea4eb0b1157d4a58d1f131ab&_index=production_products

400-Pound Capacity Garage Glider Rolling Tool Chest Seat with Storage Pouch: https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-400-Pound-Capacity-Garage-Glider-Rolling-Tool-Chest-Seat-with-Storage-Pouch-GG1400/323575178

OnStage XCG4 Black Tripod Guitar Stand, Single:m https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006NDF8A?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_22&th=1

KDD Webcam Stand Camera Mount with Phone Holder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D3H7BJ9?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

10W Mini Guitar Amp,Rechargeable Electric Guitar Amplifier: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD9KTDW4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

Happy to answer any questions.

Brought this home today. Nice big fat neck for my hands and crystal clear Lollar pickups. A little push from a Greer lightspeed into some delay and reverb...heavenly.

Anyone know anything about this les paul style guitar, bought in a job lot and cant find any information on it 🤔

This is admittedly from my second take this morning. Slowly but surely trying to get through these changes!! Some honest practice and what i think are some halfway decent lines for your morning!

Had to pick this up from my local shop... well worn. I hope I can give it the same love for 23 more years.

Played everyday since june. Learning with Justin Guitar app. Any advice or tips are appreciated!

anyone know why this is? this gibson looks way better imo

gibson on the right epiphone on the left

edit: anyone who’s wondering the epiphone is just a newer sg standard and the gibson is the standard dark with the blacked out hardware and blacked out binding

So my guitar has spent 5 years at my parents’ place. Unmaintained, and unplayed. I finally got them to deliver it to me again. Haven’t played in that time either, but want to pick it up again.

But I can see I need to do a bit of cleaning. I’ve bought some guitar polish and lemon oil to clean the body and fretboard. But the pick ups have a lot of dust and grime on them.

How would you recommend I clean them?

First photo for attention.

I have some experience setting up my guitars but im feeling clueless right now.

The floyd rose bridge height, all photo references I see online are FR bridges either flush or slightly sticking out from the body.

Still with this height I experience a lot of fret buzz on the top two thickest strings.

I have this guitar setup in C standard, 10-52, 25,5 neck scale, slight bow in the neck.

Need some advice on how to tackle this.