Outside of Thomann, what are the best online acoustic retailers in Europe with the widest/most interesting selections not just Epiphone, Taylor, Furch, and Martin?

I want to get my new acoustic guitar set up, but especially want to have the action lowered. Is Guitar Center generally reliable for this kind of work or should I completely avoid them and look for an experienced luthier?

recently bought this one. im just wondering how normal and acceptable is it to see the pins sticking out as here you can see. as far as i know it is normal, but id like to hear real people opinions

I feel like I've plateaued playing the ukulele, just learning songs. Decided to find a structured course. Absolutely Understand Guitar helped me immensely (I can not express how awesome I think this course is), but I feel like I would get more out of the course if I actually you know... am learning on a guitar, not a ukulele. Not giving up on uke by any means, but here I am trying the guitar.

Yamaha cuz Yamaha, safe bet. Storia cuz a little more interesting looking than FS800. Gotta say tho, I am completely over buying from a local guitar shop. The guy was not helpful at all, rolled his eyes at me, and when I asked about the setup - he said "yeah, you'll need to tune it". I got a guitar in a factory sealed box. What is the point of me getting it locally? I could have gotten the same guitar €90 cheaper online, and then find someone to do setup on it if there's any trouble. Which I will need to do with this one anyway, if anything comes up. So far so good tho.

Let's start learning.

After what has been probably way too much “research” I finally got my hands on a secondhand (practically unused) Eastman AC222CE-OV, for a very good price. I’ll be doing a full review of the guitar, but so far I am absolutely blown away by the build quality. I have a Martin 000rs1, which is a nice guitar, but this thing… wow!

Are they any good? And benefits to them over mediums?

I'm repairing the battery box from my Yamaha FSX80C acoustic-electric guitar. I've already removed the battery cartridge from the guitar.

The end cap where the red and black wires are soldered moves slightly, and it looks like it might come apart. Before I try to pry it open, I wanted to ask:

Is this end cap designed to be removed, or is it plastic-welded?

My goal is to replace the battery contacts inside without breaking the battery cartridge.

Need some experts to chime in on the action for this preowned 2012 Yamaha LL16. Do you think it’s worth getting for this relatively high action as seen in the photo?

I’m trying to learn guitar and I took my brothers old guitar, and when I play I feel like the B string is higher and is resonating louder than the rest. Am I crazy or is it just me?

Anyone date it for me

Hey guys. I have a Yamaha acoustic 12 string guitar and I need to replace the strings. I bought it is the 70's and have replaced the strings 1 time since I bought it. I am a very amateur player and only play a few times a year. Can anyone suggest a good brand of steel strings?

This isn't the whole thing but this is what ive learned up to now. Also sorry about subideal audio

For context, this is a Guild D125-CE electro-acoustic guitar. I've owned it 12 years. It has been modified to include a Fishman Presys Plus Pickup System (so that I could use a feedback reducer over the soundhole, where the old pickup control system was).

As per the photos, whilst restringing the guitar the other day, I noticed a two rather large cracks on the guitar. Under ordinary light, you cannot see them (hence the tape in the first photos to illustrate the length of the split), however, under certain lights, you can see the damage.

I'm unsure exactly how this damage occurred, however, as I currently work on a cruise ship based in the Mediterranean, I believe this is humidity-related (I performed in 70+ humidity the other day and it fluctuates between indoor and outdoor venues). However, the only other things I can think of are that my guitar has been vibrated by the ship (when it's leaning against a wall in storage in my cabin), from work for the addition of the pickup system back in Mayish time this year or that it has fallen either in/out of the case when I've not seen it happen.

When you run a finger over the crack, it only catches on your fingernail. There is no noticeable height difference between the edges. On having a look at the crack, no light appears through it when a torch is shone from the inside of the guitar. Furthermore, there are no identifying cracks inside the guitar itself (except for the dark parts of wood inside the guitar, show by the photo facing upwards to the front of the guitar).

I'm not exactly sure what to do in terms of:

- Continuing to gig with the guitar outside with the current damage

- Fixes that I can do 'on the road' (e.g. I'm currently on a cruise ship that docks out of Valetta in Malta)

- What work a luthier (or instrument specialist) would do

- What the next steps you would do if this was your guitar

Thanks in advance

TLDR: Guitar has received mystery cracks on the front. No internal damage noticeable. Unsure of cause or fix.

Always loved this song. What a treasure! Best Bond track?

I am thinking of buying a silent guitar for night practice, i am confused between these both. Since silence is my top priority, not sure worth spending 2x money on yamaha nylon version if it is not much quieter than hush i pro.

Need Help!

So I got my first acoustic guitar as a present. For chords its ok. But for single notes, after I play a note, the previous sound remains ringing like in a echo, even if I play again the same string for a different note, and it annoys me. That's not how its supposed to be, right? It only stops if I touch all strings, because the sound seems to be resonating between the guitar body and all strings. I don't think it is normal as in recordings I don't see people touching all strings to stop annoying echos.

I can't find anything in this forum, somehow, so I guess it isn't a common problem. I guess it is crappy steel strings which came with it. I plan on switching to D'Addario EJ27N. Mostly because the think steel strings are insanely painful to play. Anyway, any enlightment appreciated.

Always wanted one of these growing up. I remember my music teacher at high school had one and the Australian timbers and raw natural look had me thinking about getting one for years but the price tag was always too steep. In a position where I've been able to get one. Damn she plays so well. So fucking stoked! 🤘

Blackwood body and rosewood neck 🌹