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May 14	comment	How to know whether my guitar is the problem or I am the problem There are plenty of good answers here already, but I had a problem similar in that certain notes (open A especially) would cause buzz. It was a piece of the "kerfing strip" which I corrected by applying some thin glue with a paintbrush. I also had a problem on an old guitar where the adhesive on the manufacturer's label (inside the guitar) had dried up and the label was moving.
May 8	comment	How to play chords on full fingerboard without looking? Many of the answers are interesting, but the reality is that expert ability is fluid and unconscious. The hard truth is that it takes time, repetition, and practice; and if you stop doing what it is you are training for, you begin to lose what you had. Note that there is some evidence that suggests that moving too quickly to automaticity can be harmful to acquiring deeper skills, so practice your scales. Note also that automaticity can be broken by focusing attention, so the more you focus the less flow you have. None of this is exclusive to music.
May 3	comment	Stopping high E string from muting by palm when using thumb to frett I agree with this. People often forget that Jimi Hendrix was a big thin guy with big thin hands, and a Strat has a thin neck. Jimi could fret the top TWO strings with his thumb. This is unusual. If th OP has smaller hands and is using e.g. a gibson, then thumb use becomes much harder depending on what other notes are required.
May 2	comment	Amplifier has no aux in, what alternatives can I use? I think it should be stressed that the music player will sound horrible coming out of the amp, especially with the gain/distortion dialed up.
Apr 30	comment	Howto: Electric Bass Guitar - Home Recording You are welcome. I suggested the software because it will help you identify where to start when purchasing hardware and it is a free introduction to the terms and technology.
Apr 9	comment	What do the 2 “push/pull” knobs on my guitar do? I think coil-tap is the correct answer especially in light of the humbucking pickups. However, I have an old Yamaha with 2 single coil pickups that has a shared push/pull tone pot which makes the tone "brighter" (they have separate volume, and an 3-position toggle for mix)
Mar 20	comment	Can you use any footswitch on any amplifier? Note that the lights are powered by the amp, so it is not a just a simple switch.
Mar 19	comment	Why is the whammy bar sometimes called a “Tremolo” arm? Fender may actually be the cause of the confusion: they introduced a "vibrato unit" which created a tremolo effect, and a "tremolo bar" which is a vibrato arm.
Mar 15	comment	How to prevent high pitch feedback when palm muting maybe just try turning your body as well: it may be possible to shield the guitar enough to reduce the feedback. Put the guitar on the lee side of the Metal Storm.
Mar 13	comment	seymour duncan phase @CaseyJones: IIRC there is info on the SD website about "splitting a humbucker" aka coil split or coil tap. From the answer, it sounds like your guitar's wiring already deals with this, but it is possible to add a toggle. I added one to an (HSS) Strat. Took about 3 mins.
Mar 5	comment	“Dull” sound when recording dry audio from an Ibanez S series, not caused by old strings? In my opinion (and depending on how light a pick you use), a heavier pick can increase "brightness" to some extent. Probably not the whole picture.
Feb 27	comment	Guitar's individual bridge saddle intonation cannot be adjusted further you probably should have all the strings on and tuned up while doing intonation. The answers mention the tremolo but are not explicit: if your tremolo is a little slack and leans towards the nut, this will affect the range of adjustment.
Feb 7	comment	Are some synthesizers and keyboards able to interchange sounds? perhaps a more salient image is one of trying to load a roll of film into a brush with the intent of using it to paint photographs.
Feb 6	comment	Andy Timmons Dimarzio AT1 pickup sound don't underestimate the importance of microphones in capturing the audio for recording. I don't know the artist, but I did a video search and I was struck by how much he manipulates the pickup selector switch, sometimes 2-3 times in a run (!)
Feb 6	comment	Can I learn an instrument just by practicing songs? There's a lot of pearl clutching going on in this thread, but the short answer to "Can I?" is "YES absolutely." Most of the answers focus on why you might not want to and why it might take longer, but in light of your stated goals there is no reason why you need lessons.
Jan 4	comment	Does the species of woods used play any role on the sound of a violin? I have, I was more thinking, in terms of the OP question: the materials of the soundboard are very important, but how important are the materials for the soundbox? If you are going to skimp on something for economy...
Jan 3	comment	Does the species of woods used play any role on the sound of a violin? I have seen unsourced statements about guitars that 80-90% (however that was derived!) of the "sound" of a guitar comes from the soundboard and the materials used for the sound box were less important than the shape. (More simply: the soundboard = "sound," the sound box = volume). If this is true, is this commonly thought of as true for violins as well?
Dec 28	comment	How do I play this ornament/slur? (Guitar Tab) You are correct: I called the "g." a slide and lift movement, rather than a glissando. However I must take issue with the idea that the transcription addresses in any way what your other fingers are doing.
Dec 12	comment	New Guitar Setup at Time of Purchase I do it myself as well for adjustable saddles, but for a fixed saddle he might be better off getting it done by a pro.
Dec 11	comment	Playing tabs on a guitar tuned down to C# For the OP: to make explicit what cadmium's comment was pointing out: adjusting the tuning on all the strings the same (scenario 1 in Matthew Read's answer) is the exact same thing as a barre. A barre is conceptually moving the entire nut, and a capo is a tool to (temporarily) move it.