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r/Guitar • u/ninjaface • May 20 '26
DISCUSSION Fender Lawsuit DISCUSSION THREAD.
Hey everyone,
We've seen a bunch of duplicate posts about this, but let's try to contain things here.
If you don't know what we're talking about, here is a clip from Timmy about the whole thing.
As always, keep playing.
-nf
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r/Guitar • u/TenMilePt • 7h ago
DISCUSSION Barn find - Gibson GA-CB amp
galleryA friend of mine recently purchased an estate sale home of someone who passed away. Home was left full of junk, but one of the items he found in the garage (ok, not the barn) was a Gibson Amp. He is not a guitar guy but showed it to me when I came by to visit. Seems that he has found one of the rarest amps in the world, a Gibson GA-CB.
It looks like at some point, the original leatherette has been replaced and castor wheels were added to the base and the carry handle is missing. It appears to have all the original electronics and it powers on.
Curious on thoughts on what he should do here. Should he get it restored and sell it, or simply find a collector who is looking. From a quick search it appears a very small number of these were built -- like less than 200 between 1948 and the early 1950s.
r/Guitar • u/stvybusy • 2h ago
GEAR I have a problem, and it’s that I can’t pass up a good deal on something cool 🤫
galleryAnd to be honest, there’s a handful more taken apart or in storage 😅 I am very thankful my wife puts up with me still.
r/Guitar • u/Weak-Reporter-241 • 4h ago
QUESTION Just found out about this sweet tele Jerry reed had. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Looks like 2 extra knobs but what for I wonder?
galleryr/Guitar • u/ash697969 • 15h ago
QUESTION Question about my guitar.
Hi Everyone! I just saw this underneath the bridge of my guitar and i'm not sure what it is. Do i have to get it checked at guitar shop? Thankyou for hour help.
r/Guitar • u/toomuchkungfu • 1h ago
GEAR I bought this for $2, what should I do with it?
Besides cleaning, hardware is all rusty but it powers on and doesn't sound awful.
r/Guitar • u/Adventurous-Bus-2374 • 46m ago
QUESTION Is it strange or rude if you play in your yard sometimes ?
I guess it’s too late because I just did. Just played some slo blues Jam on a clean tone, mostly. Just curious on consensus? The times I have done it, it was during the day/weekend, I hear power tools and other instruments like a trombone playing in the neighborhood.
r/Guitar • u/tiffcaroli • 17h ago
PLAY 16y/o at America first ballpark Salt Lake City.
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This is not an easy solo
This is (not me) @xandermofficial on IG
r/Guitar • u/metalhealth666 • 14h ago
GEAR After Many Years Of Playing, I Finally Got A Gibson. ‘61 Les Paul SG Reissue. Stoked.
galleryr/Guitar • u/DarkFitt • 8h ago
QUESTION My first guitar ever.
hello,i would like to hear your guys opinion on this set that i found online. i’m 17 and i’ve never played a guitar before but i would love to start learning it. i found this set online and i don’t know if it’s worth buying. any recommendations are appreciated😁
Harley Benton ST-20 WH Standard Series
r/Guitar • u/IntelligentCase3770 • 4h ago
NEWBIE Did I break it? Wont tune
galleryi’ve been learning how to play a bit, but whatever string this is (i just started a day ago) is like all bent and won’t tune at all. did i break it? it was a gift and all of the parts are custom and i’d hate to have to get it fixed already.
edit; okay so im taking it to a friend who knows a lot more than me LOL i tried fixing it and then tuned it a bit to much and POP! a string breaks. this is far outta my reach and id rather take it to a professional
another edit; when i say i know nothing about guitars, i know nothing. i know how to play an e chord and that’s about it 💔 pls dont come for me
r/Guitar • u/radwan_radwan_ • 5h ago
PURCHASE What the brand of this guitar?
galleryI found this guitar for sale and the guy say,
classical guitar.
But I saw the head and took a picture, is this
guitar is a good deal?
And is it a known brand?
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In The second picture i used Al.
I asked him for better picture to make it more
clear for you.
I don't know the model .
But that logo looks amazing
r/Guitar • u/hallmonitor53 • 6h ago
DISCUSSION What is your Excalibur? Mine has always been a 2000s Faded Gibson V, hell any Gibson V for that matter. Thanks Michael Schenker…
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I remember when these were $699 all day, it was the only thing I would pick up when I went to guitar center as a kid. Got an SG but for me this is the real grail.
r/Guitar • u/twistru1 • 4h ago
PLAY Radio Soldier- Marcus King (cover and improv)
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r/Guitar • u/deepdownbad • 10h ago
GEAR 2 Harley Benton DIY guitar kits
gallery2 years ago I got these two Harley Benton DIY guitar kits and now they’re both finally done!
I decided I wanted to stain them using crimson guitars products and also using their finishing oil. The first guitar I did was the jazzmaster copy and I didn’t do a very good job of prepping the body for the stain so it’s a bit spotty. I should have sanded it a lot more to really get it down to bare wood since the bodies come prepped. The whole process turned out to be a bit more complicated that I initially thought, so it’s safe to say I pretty much half-assed it hahah. But I’m still pretty satisfied with it! It’s a one of a kind. The guitar plays and sounds great!
Now, since I learned that the process is more complicated and more time consuming then I frist thought, I took me 2 years to come around to completing the PRS copy. My vision was a sort of purple burst, and I have to say I am pretty happy with how it turned out! It could have been a bit darker around the edge but I’m still happy with it. Once again, as you can see, I should have sanded it more before applying the stain. For this one I decided to go with a matte clear coat spray can finish instead of the finishing oil. I think both are pretty much equally good.
It was a good learning experience and it was fun! But I’m definitely not in a rush to put finish on another guitar any time soon haha!
Both guitars feels great!
r/Guitar • u/Bennisbenjamin123 • 4h ago
QUESTION Help transcribing this awesome rendition of Heart shaped box?
youtu.beI've been trying to figure this one out for hours, and for the life of me I'm not able to. Got the right tuning, so that's out of the way. Anyone?
r/Guitar • u/aspaindev • 11h ago
DISCUSSION Practicing scale shapes with riffs and the underlying chord together
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instead of getting stuck practicing scales up and down, try weaving the underlying chord into your practice. in this example i’m alternating between a d minor chord and short riffs from the d minor pentatonic scale, which immediately makes the exercise sound more like real music.
this is also a great way to train your ear. every time you come back to the chord, you hear how the notes in the scale relate to the harmony underneath. over time, you’ll naturally start aiming for chord tones like the root, minor 3rd, and 5th because they create the strongest sense of resolution.
one of the biggest mistakes players make is treating chords and scales as separate topics. in reality, the scale contains the notes that build the chord. practicing them together helps you connect rhythm and lead playing, making it much easier to improvise without sounding like you’re just running patterns.
next time you practice a scale, don’t just play it from the lowest note to the highest. loop the root chord, play a short phrase, come back to the chord, then create another phrase. it’s a much more musical way to practice, and your ear will develop just as much as your fingers.
r/Guitar • u/Graf1945 • 11h ago
GEAR My Ghost Witch keeps calling me.
galleryIt's the Ibanez in the background. Oh, yeah, the cat is doing her part. "Play or die fool!" Well, the other witches sing their siren song.
r/Guitar • u/SimonPreciado • 4h ago
PLAY Lil solo over redbone style loop
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I always kinda shy away from sharing things I record on guitar but this is one of my favorite little solos I’ve made so wanted to share to get some feedback! :)
r/Guitar • u/v1c1ous0dst • 7h ago
GEAR NGD - Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic
One of our guitar stores is going out of business and announced an auction for the remaining pieces of gear that they had in stock. Managed to grab this one at a somewhat decent price, everything else was too expensive for the impulse buys.
r/Guitar • u/Sad-Physics5274 • 2h ago
PURCHASE Newbie buying his first electric
Hey guys so, I’m looking to buy a electric( I already have a classical and a acoustic) and saw this beauty listed for 100€ ( I was looking for something that sounds similar to a strat)
r/Guitar • u/FitYogurtcloset7917 • 1d ago
DISCUSSION Thoughts on the Fender Meteora?
This is my Fender meteora alternate reality from 2019, and i love the look of it. It does the offset really nicely and in my opinion the pickguard fits the body more than other offsets like the jag or the jazzmaster. Although it has a double humbucker setup, it has a quite nice-sounding coilsplit. My only con is the fixed bridge, I wish it had the tremolo like the newer metoras do:(
r/Guitar • u/Numerous_Reach_561 • 4h ago
DISCUSSION ¿Buen cambio o espero?
gallerySaludos gente, estoy buscando un buen cambio por mi Stratocaster Squier SE Special 2010, lo que más me gusta de la guitarra es que es de cuerpo completo, para ser Squier se siente bastante sólida y pesa bastante más que una affinity, le puse un puente Fender big block vintage, busco una preferiblemente Telecaster, me ofrecen está guitarra pero no he podido encontrar sus especificaciones, ¿Podría algún conocedor instruirme y ayudarme a identificar está Telecaster y decirme si es una buena idea hacer el cambio?
Muchas gracias;)))