10+ years of using Floyd rose floating bridges and i’ve never know why the saddles are staggered like this on new guitars etc. Just switching my genuine floyd rose over to my new guitar. I use 10-52 gauge strings if that matters but any help is much appreciated

I love my Revstar but the neck humbucker sounded a bit meh. I just couldn't get creamy, detailed cleans out of it.

Now it's perfect. Also turns out Revstar's boost mode works surprisingly well with the Filtertron.

So this has been my dream guitar for many years, this year i ended up getting 2 guitar factory’s to make this but they failed the paint. But I didn’t give up! I finally found a guitar factory that knew what they were doing and here I am 9 months later! :) it was $450 USD

Trying out carbon

Hi! I received as a gift this Yamaha erg 121, it's a good first guitar especially for playing metal music like black Sabbath ecc?

I can't stop staring. What a beauty.

I'm primarily a bassist, specifically alternative and progressive. I had two crappy guitars. I decided to get a guitar that's actually fun to play, and has a better sound. This guitar is really good for the price of $350. My local store does a pretty good job of keeping their stock set up, so it's even better than it likely would be out of the box. The bridge saddles are a bit high but the neck relief is perfect and the frets are very even. This thing sounds so good, especially through my Helix. I will be recording with this in my music as much as my limited skills allow.

Went to Japan and had to get a guitar. Played a number of models up and down in price at all the different shops in Ochanomizu. Happened into the ESP workshop where I saw this gorgeous Aria Nashville T-style guitar and couldn't believe it was new at $246.

At that price there was no way I could say no and it even came with a gig bag and was disassembled for me. Even found a ridiculous strap for it at a nearby discount store.

Now it's finally finished. Swapped out the Aria pickups for Fender Hot Tex Mex set and put in a Seymour SSL-6 in the middle. Found out not long after that the cavity in the middle would need to be enlarged to fit the pickup and that Seymour winds their single coils opposite of Fender...and I bought a reverse wind. Turns out I unknowingly put in an OoP middle pickup that's engaged with a push/push (swapped out the stock push/pull) and it sounds unbelievable. Luthier put in a custom bone nut as well.

Such a cool piece, at such a low starting price, and looks gorgeous. Definitely worth the $2.2k roundtrip airfare.

So, FS9 owner here, I probably have different expectations because I actually own one and the main sub doesn't care about acoustic guitars, nevermind ones in this price range.

The 9's are superlative. Loud, harmonically rich, loud, balanced, loud, dynamic, really loud, kinda maybe dry and vintage compared to an L series. They bring some volume along with very controlled tones and dynamics. That's probably the trick Adirondack spruce top sourced from Boucher. It's also perfectly finished and a joy to play with the soft V neck. Whatever. Boutique guitar owners either shopped it or wish they did and the purists get mad that it sounds really good. I like it or I would have sold it by now.

Now there's a guitar that's half the price with a sitka top, poly finish and less binding detailing. I would have probably bought that if it were available, sight unseen, and been happy. ~2 grand for something that sounds like or better than your average 18 series martin and also comes in rosewood to boot if you care.

I don't know, there are very few reviews and videos and I'd want to hear it in the room, but I have the thing it looks like and know why I got it.

Anyone who's been paying attention, what are your thoughts?

Decided to go out on my lunch break and put in some time to the song I’ve been trying to get up to speed on since Monday, and also practice fingerpicking. Song is Gild The Lily by Billy Strings

I took some pieces of an old Calvin and Hobbes book (great strip, was my childhood) and glued them on to my pickguard… results speak for themselves

WHAT YOU’LL NEED
(I got all of these at a local Michael’s)
-180/240 grit sandpaper
-Matte Modpodge (Paper on paper)
-Aleene’s Tacky Glue (Paper on plastic)
-A brush for the glue
-A brush for the modpodge
-Exacto knife
-Scissors
-Some good music to listen to. I played Madvillainy by MF DOOM and Illmatic by Nas

(Make sure to take the pickguard off the guitar first, but I’m sure that’s a given)

HOW I DID IT

Cutting the paper:
I gathered the pages of the book I wanted and gently ripped them out. I laid the pickguard over the page and used an exacto knife to cut it into the perfect shape. After I had a first layer, I used scissors to cut smaller pieces for the next layers to glue them on top of layer one.

Gluing them on:
I took the blank pickguard and sanded it down with 180-240 grit sandpaper. This is so the glue had a good surface to stick the paper to. Without it, it wouldn’t stick very well. Then I used a foam brush to spread a thin layer of glue on the pickguard surface. Then I stuck layer one on. To let it dry I flipped it so the back of the guard was showing and put something heavy on top, like a book or something. I used two drills because the bases were pretty wide but doesn’t really matter. After waiting maybe 60 seconds I used a different brush to spread the modpodge on top, and started adding the other pieces. Rinse and repeat.

If you end up doing this, please share with me! Thanks for giving this post your attention, I had a blast making this and it looks sick

Still have to add a few small things, but Im enjoying every second I spend in this room!

First, thanks to everyone on this sub who's given me advice over the past two years. I've posted here a couple of times and have picked up some really good tips that have helped me alot.

Also, a shoutout to my guitar teacher, who's taught me a lot more than I've actually paid for. Really appreciate everything I've learned from him.

This is Dear Jimi by Mateus Asato. I know I'm lacking the feel and dynamics at the moment, and that's something I'm trying to work on. I'm trying to play with a similar approach to Mateus, while also experimenting and putting my own feel into it rather than just copying him.

But i keep messingthe actual song by hitting wrong notes or messing up the timing, so I'd appreciate any feedback on what I should focus on improving.

Sorry about the audio quality. I'm using Neural DSP and the sound is being recorded from my headphones maxed volume to my Android, so it doesn't really capture the actual tone.

I found a nice piece of 1x6 red oak laying around the jobsite the other day and used it to mount my guitar hangers. I goofed and made them a touch too close so ill have to move the outer hangers a ½" further out, but I'm glad to finally have them hanging.

From left to right

Epiphone Les Paul Custom in Antique Ivory

Jackson Rhoads RRXMG

Dean Thoroughbred in Oceanburst

Stadium Acoustic (randomly gifted to me)

I have a Fender Hendrix Strat on loan right now and a Jackson Concorde that's in transit to me as well. They'll live in cases, but I'll get some pics up when they are in my hands.

Hey ! I’m thinking about getting a Jazzmaster playing II on thomann, since there is no way to try it near where I live. I really want an offset guitar for the look and also for the vibrato sound.

Since I already owned a MIJ Jaguar and I had a few problems with it… almost no sustain, the infamous bridge, uncontrollable microphonic feedback with 0 gain TS9 and 1/3 drived RAT2 into a Pro Reverb …

I consider the JM because of the look, the pickups, the larger scale, the mustang bridge and the better neck. It’s (relatively) cheap, and I guess it’s playable right out of the box.

I play in a band, garage rock / punky / shoegaze stuff with lots of leads. Do you think the JM is for me ?

i am thinking about replacing my pots, output jack, switch, and 9v connector. My pots have been scratchy for a couple years and my switch doesn't work half the time so I am thinking about replacing all of that but I dont know anything about the specifics of pots and stuff. Can someone tell me what I need to buy? I found a kit on amazon by emg but it is a bit costly. I am familiar with soldering and wiring but i just don't know anything about what to buy. (yes I know that my pickups are mismatched i just don't want to replace the neck pickup because I don't use it)

Went to a local specialist to have my birthday present a vintage II strat in Olympic white to be set up. I’m new and the guy was lovely explaining things and giving me a lesson. I came back opened my guitar for the first time today put its hard case to inspect it. It has fret buzz and a chip that weren’t there before I was proactive enough to photograph the guitar before taking it. Is this repairable? Or am I cooked if I chipped it myself it would be a different story

Who are some big names that have dropped tube amps and begun using modeling? Off the top of my head:

Metallica

John Mayer

Also feel free to name guys like Bonamassa or Mike McCready who are using modelers alongside tube amps.

Became a lot more noticeable after changing strings although I changed like for like (D'addario exl120)
Neck relief is 0.2mm as per manufacturer and action is 2mm which is what manufacturer recommends for high action, its mainly the low E that is buzzing aswell as the A and it buzzes heavily on the 7th, 8th and 9th fret but mainly the 9th. i have tried rocking a credit card backwards and forwards and none of the frets rock, any ideas?

attached clip is 5th to 11th with a capo on first fret to eliminate possibilities of nut issues. Recorded through an audio interface and amp simulation so yes it is audible through an amp. You can hear how the fret buzz basically goes on the 10th fret.

Thanks

https://reddit.com/link/1x6pr8l/video/mnyrm2zrmnvh1/player

I recently got a new guitar and the higher frets on the e string sound really weird, I tried multiple amps but it still makes that weird vibrato like noise

Hey all, so a little more context about my gear.

All I pretty much do is just practice but I don't have an amp anymore, I use a Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd gen since my trusty old FastTrack by M-Audio stopped receiving driver updates ages ago, the interface goes to my computer and I remember I purchased a license for Guitar Rig 5 ages ago, I don't have a foot switch either which I kinda want to replace either by upgrading for whichever guitar rig they're on now or something else, something newer or modern but do I really need one?

As mentioned before I just practice and play along to songs I learn and do covers of every now and then so I don't think I need anything super crazy, ideally I'd love it to have an expression pedal either for wah wah or whammy.

The budget would be probably be between $150 to $200 maybe can extend to $250 if what I'm paying for is really top notch stuff. Thanks all!