Questions tagged [guitar]
For questions about guitar playing in general. For questions specifically about electric guitars, see "electric-guitar". For questions specifically about acoustic guitars with or without pickup systems, see "acoustic-guitar".
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My ring finger doesn't hover over the strings when using the pinky finger
I've been playing the electric guitar for approximately a year and a half and previously had some years playing acoustic. I was watching other people (including newbies) playing guitar and noticed ...
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Are my amplifier's foot controller/foot switch inputs protected?
I have a guitar amplifier with a 'clean' and 'lead' 'channel' that can be manually toggled. I'd like to switch between my different amplifier settings using a 'foot controller'.
I often see schematics ...
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Amaj chord: Fret buzz on the D string
While playing the A chord on my acoustic, I can’t get rid of fret buzz on the D string, no matter how hard I try.
I almost wonder if you guys have found a more parallel angle of the wrist so that the ...
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Weird resonating noise coming from electric guitar bridge only when playing a C
two days ago I noticed my guitar making a strange noise when plucking certain strings on certain frets. Watching the issue more closely, I realized that it only happens when I play a C anywhere (e.g. ...
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Would mixing 80/20 Bronze with Phosphor Bronze guitar strings be a good way to alter the tonal balance of a particular acoustic guitar?
It’s generally agreed that different woods used in the body of an acoustic guitar will accentuate different tones and emphasize different parts of the tonal spectrum. Some woods will emphasize the ...
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I have a problem with the strummer in Ample Guitar M (used in Reaper)
When I create a riff using the plugin and drag it in the timeline (as a midi file), it's played with no legatos or really anything I set up in the riffer. It sound terrible, all the chords are played ...
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What is is called when you repeatedly press strings on a guitar and strum at the same time?
What is is called when you repeatedly press strings on a guitar and strum at the same time? If you do it fast enough on an acoustic guitar it will make a wah-wah-wah-wah sound. This is without a pedal,...
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How to connect XTONE Pro to guitar amp
I checked some XTONE Pro interface video online, and it seems people all connect it to speaker via audio interface. There is no successful example connecting it to guitar amp.
I tried to connect its ...
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TuxGuitar 1.4 Cannot Edit Volume
I know there were other posts about this but in my case selecting "V" will not let me edit the volume or anything at all in the new mixer. All of the faders are stationary. I can do 127, 27, and 0 but ...
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No Slider Bar for Show Instruments in Tuxguitar 1.4
I'm running Tuxguitar 1.4 on Mac OS Sierra. When I go to Show Instruments all of the sliders for balance, volume, reverb etc are stationary as in there is no bar to slide them. It goes to either 27% ...
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How to play Guitar notes fast? 14 notes in 4 beats
I know the traditional explanation is to go slow, but I guess I need to change the technique here. How to do fast alternate picking?
There’s a song in which 14 notes are played in 4 beats. See the tab....
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Loosing sound from you tube backing track whilst playing electric guitar using Bias FX2
When I play Guitar, I use Bias FX2 software through my Pre Sonus Monitors and Pre Sonus AudioBox interface, all through my PC, Windows 10 so, I like to play along using You Tube Backing Tracks but, ...
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getting sound from external speaker with an audio interface
I'm trying to get sound from my audio interface by using an external speaker. My current chain is like this. guitar -> mooer ge200 multi fx -> behringer umc204hd -> speaker. I connect the ...
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Headrush (multi effects) into Mesa Boogie Mark V 35 Amp - Issue!
I have a Mesa Boogie Mark V 35 practice amp, and I love the natural tone of this amp on the clean and red channels. It is fantastic to play it 'straight'/'raw' without any effects.
However I have a ...
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Washburn EA15 — Laminate top?
Guitar Center says "Laminated flamed maple top," but everywhere else, including Washburn's website just say "Flame Maple Top." Anyone know the validity of this?
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Can you connect your ipad to the headphone jack in your guitar amplifier and record using garageband?
I have a marshall mg 15fx amplifier and no audio interface or mic.
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Ibanez SA160FML G & B String Warble/Oscillation Issue
So i recently purchased an SA160FML. My guitar shop had a brand new piece because no one wanted a lefty but it was an old stock since this guitar is now discontinued.
I checked it at the shop and ...
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How to record multiple sequential fixed length clips?
If I want to, say, record 24 bars of guitar, how can I pre set it up such that I can hands-free play all 24 bars and let it get recorded into 3 8 bars clips?
The closest I can think of is letting ...
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Strange hum when I touch a wire inside pickup cavity
I am trying to diagnose some shoddy wiring of some active pickups. All the wiring is done and appears to work. However I get:
some buzz from neck pickup when a note is played. Bridge pickup is fine
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What is the expected orientation for Gibson guitar headstock stampings?
Recently I saw a (reverse) headstock photo of a Gibson guitar where the serial number was stamped in the traditional "horizontal" style, but the "Made in USA" was stamped "vertically". I've never seen ...
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Guitar sounds distorted only when tone knob is turned on
i've had this Jackson 7 string equipped with EMG's for several years and just got this problem even after changing the 9 volt battery. When i roll back the tone all the way, it sounds clean and fine ...
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Sound delay after repair
I dropped my guitar a while ago, the fret board came off the neck so I removed the strings and glued it back on, along with putting on new strings. I never touched or removed any of the electronics ...
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Using TC Electronic Ditto Looper and TC Helicon Ditto Mic Looper together?
Is it possible to control instrument and mic looper together? I would like to loop/stop both loopers on one button. Can I do that with ABY switch pedal or some other configuration?
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Guitar, tapping one handed Chord Shapes
I have been trying to learn one hand tapping on guitar for a while now but am having some trouble. Lately I have just been tapping out a E major or A major barre chord shape slowly and trying to get ...
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Stripped truss rod nut on Ibanez Jem 7VP
I have an Ibanez Jem 7VP, Indonesian made 2019 Premium model.
Is truss rod nut replacable on this model?
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Weirdly arising sound artifacts when panning (dual guitar tracks)
I can't really share the audio file (because I removed those issues by softening the sound), but here's what I'm talking about:
I use a lexan pick, which sounds great, adds some highs (compared to ...
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How to record guitar or harp for building a sample suite
I would like to produce a suite of guitar or harp sounds to make a set of primitive samples. The lowest level samples or components you would need to be able to write music with a keyboard using these ...
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Connecting guitar to Amplitube
I have a problem with my ASUS r553l. There's only one jack input for mic/headphones. I tried to plug my guitar via a jack adapter to it but it seems to not be recognized by the computer. I have ...
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Pick up button pins
Im new to guitar but I have purchased a fender that has a fishman pick up in it. Where the pickup comes out of the bottom hole to plug into is missing the strap button so it falls back inside of the ...
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How to recreate the intro guitar sound of Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's?
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I'm not sure, but is that palm muting?
At 0:09-0:13, it doesn't look like he was palm muting.
If it is palm muting, is it just practice I'm lacking why I can't seem to reproduce it ...
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