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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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How does a Guitar Sustainer Clamp work?

Can a solid metal clamp on the headstock of a guitar or bass guitar really add sustain to the notes? [How] Do they work? …
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Do Scale Shapes change with different tunings?

Note: I'm showing a bass guitar diagram because that's what I play, but I imagine this would be the same for most fretted instruments. …
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Is there a name for the points on the body of electric guitars?

They're called horns: The indentations next to them (beside the neck) are referred to as cutouts or cutaways, and are usually more often what is referenced in relation to the general shape of a guitar … In the image I've provided, the guitar is a single cutaway, and the image you have shown is a double cutaway. …
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Is there a reason instructors teach chords before arpeggios?

They don't play guitar and have been asking me for tips. Like me, they struggle with chords because they have to move multiple fingers to multiple strings all while playing. …
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Intonation problem: My 12th fret harmonic is on my 13th fret

Sounds like your 12th fret is too low, since you need to move up the fretboard to the 13th fret to get the note you should be getting on the 12th, so you need to move the bridge saddle towards the pic …
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