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Announcement: AI Generated Content Is Now Banned on /r/gratefulguitar

Hey everyone,

With over 250 votes in my poll, and only 9 votes for the "pro" AI side... it would be pretty difficult for the pro AI side to make a comeback at this point. Here are the general guidelines for the new rule:

  1. Any image, video, or audio that is clearly AI generated is now banned. Music is a very human oriented experience.
  2. This does not include the use of AI to separate out tracks for backing track purposes. The music was created by humans, using technology for the purpose of practicing and becoming a better musician is a valid use of AI.
  3. Educational use of AI is permitted, assuming the content it provides is useful to a broad audience.

General rule of thumb: if it is slop, it's banned. If not, it's probably allowed.

Slavinator

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u/The_Slavinator — 2 days ago
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Althea final solo feat. Les Paul Special Double Cut

Man, Gibson P90s have the juice. They sound much better through a tube amp.

u/JK4711 — 3 days ago
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New Here 👋

Hey deadheads, new to this sub!

Couple questions for ya’ll:

Where are your favorite sources for dead guitar tabs besides ultimate guitar? Selection feels thin for dead stuff. I know Rukind but most of their stuff is chords and I love to play Jerry stuff.

Also what is your favorite dead tune to play? I’ve been stuck on Tennessee Jed for a couple weeks, something about that driving melody 🎶

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u/Imaginary_Stick_6776 — 3 days ago
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(Late) Brown Eyed Women

Played it a little while it was actually the song of the week but didn’t really have time to practice it and decided it would be fun to just give it a one and done take and see what I could do based on what I know about the song. Haven’t had much time to practice Grateful Dead music but hoping to put some effort into polishing Althea this week

u/MotorcycleMatt502 — 3 days ago
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Bluegrass foundations

Playing more and more Dead songs on my acoustic and I’ve decided I really should start learning some bluegrass foundations like rhythm G to C transitions and stuff like that to better understand Jerry’s approach to his chord progressions since he really was a picker at heart. Any tips are appreciated.

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u/Fandangus_p — 4 days ago
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Procrastinated Brown Eyed Women submission!

I’ve actually never learned a BEW solo. I started this weekend convinced i would have it easy and post something by EoD. But wow, did this passage challenge me in many ways. Capturing the essence of the groove, trying not to stay locked into pentatonic and trying to honor the song humbled me to the point of rage yesterday. Lol.

This was a tough one for me. But i think i got something passable today.

Chain: ibanez -> Prosonic -> suhr load box - > waldo Jbl IR -> Interface

Cheers!

u/Thegoldenelo — 5 days ago
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Shakedown Jam

Rays Of Violet — Flood Zone Brewery, Union Bridge, MD 6/27/26

We had some time to kill, setlist-wise, so we used Shakedown to close Set 2. Impromptu Dead Prudence ended up emerging. That C7 jam is the best part of Shakedown; it opens up so many options.

u/terapinstati0n24 — 4 days ago
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Let there be songs - Saint Louis

I'm looking for people in Saint Louis that want to keep the music alive. It's up to us to make sure it never stops. Anyone interested in getting together to play some music?

Here is my resume:

- Play guitar

- Have 21 songs playable songs (list upon request)

- Am notoriously difficult to schedule

- Have less than 20% chance of making this both successful and sustainable

- My mom says I am smart

- Own several tie dyes

Hit me in the DMs

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u/VonVader — 6 days ago
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Tone test on the newest addition to my collection. My second G&L Legacy.

This is a rare '08-'09 G&L Legacy Semi-Hollow with a gorgeous Flamed Maple top on a one piece Swamp Ash body, and a one piece Birdseye Maple neck and fretboard.

The G&L single coils sound amazing, the previous owner who I bought it from replaced the bridge pickup with Seymour Duncan Cool Rails. I actually really like how the Cool Rails pickup sounds and will definitely throw it in another guitar, but I fully intend on putting the stock bridge pickup back where it belongs.

I'm playing on the middle pickup for this video.

Hot Take(?): Fender should've gone out of business instead of G&L.

u/JK4711 — 7 days ago
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Jerry's Relationship with His Older Guitar Stock

Curious about Jerry's guitar stockpile and how he interacted with it through his life. Did he regularly play Alligator through the 80s and 90s (most interested in Alligator TBH)? Did he noodle/practice on Travis Bean guitars or Wolf- even his rosewood strat from the early 70s? Or his SG from the LIVE/DEAD era?

My best guess is that they lived either at his house or in gear storage at San Rafael- and "maybe, depends." Is the answer. Some will point to the re-debut of Wolf in the 90s with some midi gear attached.

I've read as much as I can find about Jerry and their gear history but never really found much in this niche-y question.

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u/Tr1lobite — 8 days ago