Fret Buzz on specific areas
I have a Jackson Ke5Fr Kelly, I mainly used it on .09 string gauge with standadd tuning but last couple of months it was .10's in Whole-Step Down tuning. Now, I turned back to .09's and standard tuning...
View ArticleShapes of guitar necks
How to know what shape of a guitar neck should fit your hand?I've heard that there are four kind of shapes:C-shapeV-shapeU-shapeD-shape
View ArticleScale length with incorrect bridge position
What would be the issue/effect of having the bridge too far away from the nut on a large fretboard with standard fret sizes? For example, a 24 fret board with 25.5 inch scale fret spacings, but a...
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When adjusting the neck of an acoustic guitar, what bending might be normal?
Recently I bought a second guitar, before I had for almost 8 years just one guitar and did not noticed that its action was quite high. When I took the guitars of others I often wondered that they where...
View ArticleAcoustic finger tapping [duplicate]
What has to be done to be able to play the acoustic only on the neck with one hand without a pick or fingers in the other hand?No amps included.I think that's called finger tapping.
View ArticleWhat are the indicators of a quality electric guitar neck?
I would like to replace the rosewood neck on my Fender American Stratocaster electric guitar with a maple neck. I have difficulty finding such shops locally, and I may resort to buying one (or even...
View ArticlePlay a scale across the whole neck of the guitar
I have learned all the boxes, of let's say, the major scale.How do i play this across the whole fretboard?When people solo, they play a scale across the neck. So how i do this?Everyone that i know that...
View Articletight truss rod
I recently got my hands on a used schecter km6 guitar. It played great, except for that the action was higher than i like it. I checked the relief in the neck (fretted the 1st and 17th fret, measured...
View ArticleF barre chord on an SG guitar
I began learning guitar on an SG style guitar. Based on the thigh position when seated, or the strap position when standing, I noticed that the neck of the guitar is slightly shifted toward the...
View ArticlePutting (almost any) pressure on guitar neck warps sound
I have a 15-year old, el cheapo Dean Evo electric guitar that's been sitting in a non-climate-controlled house for about a year. I pulled it out to play and immediately noticed that putting any...
View ArticleTruss rod adjustment had no noticable effect
Today I adjusted the truss rod on my guitar, because the action was quite high and I found it difficult to play. I progressed slowly, and did 1/8 turns, but after each turn I had not noticed anything...
View ArticleCan a 7/8 scale guitar be detrimental to my playing ability?
I was at the guitar shop today, and fell in love with one of their acoustic guitars (Steelstring, Parlour, with Cutaway). For some reason, I like small guitars.However, I found out that it only has a...
View ArticleIs it possible to upgrade entry level guitar to a professional one?
I have old Ibanez GIO Fat-Strat copy and I somewhat like it (the colour and body shape). The frets are worn and keys (tuning machines) are bad quality. Will replacing whole neck (with keys and nut) and...
View ArticleBass scale length pros and cons [duplicate]
For the last two years I’ve been seriously learning the guitar as my second instrument. I also bought a used low quality bass that I have been playing for the last 6 months or so. I am really enjoying...
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Sticker between neck and body on electric guitar
I have a Fender Highway One American strat, and after removing the neck (bolt-on), I found that there are two stickers one the base of the neck where it makes contact with the body. Will this impact...
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Bass neck have a crack, following wood lines
First a couple pictures:I have a bass that has a crack on the neck. It looks like it follows the wood pattern, but since it's so clean, I think it's more glue related.This happened after transport and,...
View ArticleStrings keep going out of tune right after tuning up
I changed my guitar strings yesterday and the new ones just don’t hold in tune. After less than a minute they go out of tune and I’ve noticed that my bridge is getting higher and higher as I try to...
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Should a guitar's neck be parallel to the body or at an incline/decline?
I have a guitar here and noticed the neck inclines ever so slightly off the body:None of my other guitars seem to do this: their necks run parallel with the guitar body. You can see in the image,...
View ArticleAny difference in playing with C-shaped and flatter neck - Electric Guitars
I am an amateur guitar player and have an old Samick Ls11 electric guitar that has come to its end of life. I plan to buy a new one from something like Jackson brand.Samick is a cheap Strat imitation,...
View ArticleWhy do electric guitars have narrow necks?
It seems that electric guitars (and possibly also acoustic steel-string) have narrower necks than nylon-string ones. The strings are more close together (not sure whether this is the cause or a...
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How to lubricate truss rod nut?
I got a second hand Dowina accoustic guitar and I found the neck a little bit curved. So I tried to adjust the truss rod. The truss rod bolt is visible near the sound hole.But it was very difficult to...
View ArticleStanding up acoustic guitar playing position for women
It goes without saying that women typically have different body types than men and this fact often never gets addressed when guitarists are speaking on how to position a guitar when standing up. It...
View ArticleNeck is bowed and truss rod cannot be tightened further
I recently noticed a bow in my guitar and that it has been much harder to play than it should be. I tightened the truss rod to bring the string height back down and unfortunately, the string height is...
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Electric guitar neck crack. Worth repairing?
Recently I noticed a crack on the neck of my 20 years old Ibanez RG. I'm not sure how it happened, I never knocked it over and never messed with the truss rod.Days ago I was switching strings for a...
View ArticleWhy are necks thinner at the nut?
I'm sure this must have been asked before but I'm finding myself incapable of phrasing the search query correctly to find it.Guitar and bass (and more generally all 'necked' instruments) necks are...
View ArticleMy 1980s telecaster neck pickup is louder then usual but the bridge pickup is...
My 80s telecasters neck pickup is almost 2x louder then before and the bridge pickup is huming but makes vary little sound when turned all the way up any help
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Neck relief issue, fret buzzing, truss rod loosened to the limit
I pieced together an electric guitar from a DIY kit, after two months I still have a problem with the neck and the truss-rod, when I measure the neck straightness by pressing the first and last fret on...
View ArticlePotential intonation problems by having a 0.5" difference between half scale...
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I saw someone ask a similar question here.I'm assembling a guitar from a body I bought for cheap. Unfortunately, the body won't line up correctly...
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Truss rod and bow issue on electric guitar
So I have this guitar by Halo guitars, it's the Hellfire (might be called the Justifier now) but it's manufactured around 2007/8 and my uncle bought it at a thrift store a long time ago, all was fine...
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Length-wise crack in acoustic guitar neck - cause for concern and possible...
I've "inherited" an acoustic guitar between 10 and 15 years of age. It is in very good condition except for a small crack in the neck (see picture). The crack looks like it hasn't occurred recently...
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