Covid had me in a pretty dark place but I’m proud to say I haven’t touched the drink in just about 7 years. To say it was the best decision I’ve ever made is an understatement - who knows where I’d be today. I picked up a guitar at 12 and it’s always been an outlet for me. Unfortunately, I slowly transition from guitar and music to booze and hadn’t played consistently for a long time.

Welp, now you could say I’m addicted to music more than I ever have been. Play every day, in a band, GAS is in full effect 😂. Do I owe my sobriety in part to music? Hell yea I do. I even owe some of it to all you fine people putting up with my stupid gear questions throughout the years.

Just wanted to share my collection. If anyone is struggling, stay strong. You got this. Shit, message me if you want to talk.

An engagement surprise gift from my Fiancé! Still can’t believe it’s true! Always dreamed of having a LP Custom. Plays like a dream!!

Previously had a squier for many years but finally bit the bullet and got this

Sometimes buying stuff in the second hand market can be much better. I’ve always wanted this Epiphone Lee Malia LP Custom since it came out a decade ago. It is quite elusive especially in my previous country so I didn’t have the chance to own one back then.

Last week, I got a pretty solid deal and the parts were already upgraded by the previous owner, from locking tuners, bone nut, hard case, and even high quality electronics.

All I really had to do was change the strings and play it. This guitar is so versatile, damn, from cleans to blues, and obviously to chugging riffs. It can do almost everything (except trem which I don’t use anyway) 🤣

I am very impressed with this guitar and now I am on the hunt for the more elusive Lee Malia Explorer.

Shoutout to youtube channel GuitarLivesThru for this awesome tutorial: https://youtu.be/TGW1_I4js54?si=si1__ZLmhdirB2yY

There are a couple that didn’t make the photo. On their way to some needed maintenance. No more les Pauls for me… I hope!

We have a 3 year old and I can't trust to leave the stand out exposed and I get tired of pulling cases out.

I have a String Swing coming but until then, this is my solution.

Easy to grab, and protected.

I need to clarify that I don’t mean picking up the general chordal or melodic structure of the song. I can do that comfortably, but when it comes to precise techniques employed in the original, I’d just work around it with something in that vein but more efficient for the ways my fingers work. For example, Hendrix may play a lick that feels inefficient for my own fingers, so they just do their own thing that somehow works but doesn’t sound like Hendrix. That’s what bugs me out.

I have been playing the guitar for about 3 years now, fully self taught. I have this habit of being able to pick up songs quickly by ear, but I don’t play it how it’s meant to be played.

Unsure why this happens. I never went through guitar lessons, don’t know how to read tabs, so tutorials don’t really work on me.

The video below is me just playing my version of Hendrix’s “Bold as Love” and “Little Wing” during a noodle session. I don’t think it sounds similar to Hendrix at all, which is what bugs me out about it.

The Les Paul is so heavily associated with Jimmy Page and I'm certain the Stairway to Heaven solo is responsible for countless Les Paul sales despite the solo being recorded on a Telecaster. I'm also certain Cliffs of Dover was responsible for a handful of strat sales even though the bulk of that song was recorded on an ES-335.

So it has me wondering, what are some other examples of this?

Man...this fucker is so sweet!

As the title, I have mad GAS for one of these, I have the usual Stratocaster, Gibson les Paul and a epiphone Sheraton but I don’t have an offset or a guitar with p90’s problem is they start at 4 k, just watched Phil Knight strip one and he didn’t seem that blown away by it, I can’t really justify sinking 4 k into a guitar, especially as I’m a casual user but!!! I might, tell me why I shouldn’t buy one and what would be a good substitute

The Ibanez and the tele were gifts from my dad, who passed away last year. The jaguar is my workhorse and my pride and joy. This is the first thing I see when I open my eyes every morning. It might not be much but it’s everything to me.

Ciao a tutti!

Ultimamente mi sono immerso a fondo nel classico di Django Reinhardt "Minor Swing". È sempre un piacere suonarlo, ma portare quel tipico swing del Gypsy Jazz, quel mordente acustico e quel fraseggio su una chitarra elettrica archtop/hollowbody è sempre un divertente gioco di equilibrio.

Ho realizzato questo breve video concentrandomi sul mantenere il ritmo incalzante cercando di adattare i lick a un tocco elettrico.

Mi piacerebbe molto conoscere le tue opinioni, i tuoi commenti sulla fraseggiatura o qualsiasi consiglio su come suonare i brani di Django con strumenti elettronici!

Grazie per l'ascolto!

Possibly the most gorgeous sounding Strat I've ever had the pleasure to play. And now it's mine.

It's divine, I can't even express how well rounded it is.

I'm proud of this. It's far from perfect, there are multiple mistakes, my timing isn't perfectly in the pocket, the bends are out of tune. I'll keep iterating on it. But hopefully this can give you an idea of what to expect from ~1 year of dedicated practice as an older player.

I have attending jam nights lately and haven't had the guts to play guitar on stage yet. If you heard something of this quality at a jam / open mic would you consider it acceptable?

I'm open to feedback but I'm mostly posting this for discussion, I basically know where I need to improve on this and it's just a matter of grinding.

I tried doing that and combing the two tracks. They sound ok, but some notes sound out of key.

I had no idea that my grandpa used to play guitar until he pulled this and 6 other guitars out of the back of his closet and gave all of them to me the other day. This is a 1973 Ovation Breadwinner in excellent condition. I can’t believe how nice this guitar is. Tbh It looks a little goofy to me but the quality of this guitar and how well it plays makes up for it. I just wanted to share this guitar on here because I figured somone would appreciate it.

I have a Gretch, a Jackson, a Gibson, an Ibanez, an Epiphone, a very customized BCRich and a Ktaxon - the cheapest guitar available on Amazon 2 years ago, I practice my guitar maintenance and customization on it. I like them all, some more than others, and I continue to find guitars that I like. Do you have a favorite brand or do you just buy whatever hits with you? Or maybe you have a favorite type - my Ibanez and my Jackson have basically identical necks. I'm just curious.

We amateurs all know that feeling. Sitting there on your bed playing random shit on a random tuesday afternoon and then it happens. The most beautiful, soul ascending pinch harmonic ever. On accident.

You try to recreate it to no avail. Minutes and minutes go by as you try to mimic what you did to achieve such perfection. And then it never happens again.

And here i am, typing this out in the slight hope that those who were the first to even conceive the idea of a 6-string, the one and only John Guitars, might give an answer to the question all of us have been asking.

Why must we go through this? Why?

I’ve been trying to hit pinch harmonics for a shown now, and can’t seem to do it. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, any tips?

Make a list if you want to about your favorite guitarists (like top ten or something. Or just your favorite one in general. Doesn't have to be list) I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO POST THIS. If you do happen to have somewhere else to recommend me towards. Please tell me. Thanks for reading.

Keep it simple, stupid

Hello! my boyfriends birthday is coming up in a few weeks and i tried to ask what he wanted without raising suspicion, he said he really likes the gretsch electromatic (ive got no clue about guitars) if i do end up getting it what else could i add on?

He plays more like heavier music