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

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

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.

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.

Finally, after saving some dough for quite some time, I was able to buy an American Fender. This is my 3rd Fender, but the only American one.

I bought it in Guitar Center in Miami and brought it back with me to Brazil, that's why it was packed like that (we all know how airlines treat guitars).

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 literally can't stress this enough

I'm in the joke band with two guitarists, my friend who is generally new to guitar and myself who is more advanced.

He tells me so often that he came up with a new riff or melody or whatever but he forgot it

It's not just him, I see it so much that people come up with fire ideas but forget to write it down and it just disappears from their head, It also happened to me at the beginning

Please, if you are writing songs, please record them if you don't want want to forget them

Your brain is here to give you ideas, not to keep them

Today I purchased a Second Hand Hamer Standard Explorer-Shape guitar. It has a maple vaneer, Cherryburst finish, cream binding, Seymore Duncan - Duncan Designed pickups. I am a long term Metallica fan, more specifically James Hetfield. It feels like a dream to own an Explorer knowing James' affiliation with the style.

This is the first guitar I've purchased with my own funds, I am 16m and worked my first job to earn the money, and applied and got my second job recently, I purchased this guitar as a pat on the back for getting the new job. I cant wait to keep playing this guitar, it sounds incredible.

I can't stop staring. What a beauty.

Gotta say, after years of being scared to get a Floyd Rose bridge due to everyone describing them as difficult to deal with and tune, y'all are crazy. There's hardly any effort involved in retuning one of these. It's just an extra step of using the alan wrench to loosen the nut lock. I don't see what the fuss is all about.

Same with changing the strings. Just a few extra steps that take some extra time. /shrug

Never seen that before. I bet it is for some synth or something. Anybody has encountered this? What does it imply for electronics and body of the guitar? Am I right that this installation looks somewhat amateurish? Can I uninstall this? How much can I negotiate based on this?

This looks like something I really need!!

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.

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've been looking for a cheap Jazzmaster for a long time (I can't afford a Squier or a Fender), and I found this one. It looks pretty awesome and it has the classic bridge but there's divided opinions. Some people say that "one out of five are good" and they say that despite it looks good it doesn't feel good at all. Idk if they mean the feeling of holding the guitar, or playing, or the sound of the pickups. Idk, I just need a realistic opinion before buying it.

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.

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.

So far my favourite to play is blackbird, I’ve also learned fade into you, paranoid android, nutshell and a couple others, just wanted to share, always appreciative of criticism and feedback :))

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’ve been playing guitar for most of my life and have been trying to get better at solos. But little quick riffs are the bane of my existence. I want to be able to throw little riffs like this into the mix. But for what ever reason I ah e never been able to get my hands to sync with something like this. What can I do to improve?

Also side question: do you keep your tone and volume knobs set at 10 or do you tweak them at all?

Hey guys,

Looking for recs for a set of silent single coils for my Strat, mostly playing rock/fusion/blues/jazz type music, would love to find a set with a fat/closer to humbucker sounding bridge pup.
Have looked into the dimarzio area pups but would love some recs!
Thank you.

Edit- anyone tried a Dimarzio Heavy Blues 2 in the bridge?

I'm looking for a 7 string for my groove/nu-metal band. We play in drop B. I'm wondering what any seasoned 7 string players in adjacent genres would suggest. Also, if you have experience with the Mid price range Jackson Juggernaut, Jackson surfcaster, or any Ltds in that price range lmk what you think of them. I really like how those guitars look, but I don't want to pull the trigger on them without hearing some positive things about them. Thanks!!