Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a bridge pickup recommendation for my Burny RLC-70 Les Paul. So far, I’ve tried two pickups on opposite ends of the spectrum:

1. Stock Maxon VH-1 (PAF style): Great tone, cool vibe, but just way too low output for what I need.
2. Seymour Duncan JB: Plenty of output, but pretty compressed. My main issues with it are that it has way too much harsh treble bleed / top-end fizz, the low end feels a bit loose, and the note definition isn't quite where I want it to be.

I've realized I'm looking for a middle ground between the stock PAF and the JB—specifically something with strong low-mids and mid-range punch.

I primarily play metal, but more on the dynamic, tone-focused side of things (bands like Converge, Russian Circles, Elder, Tool, etc.).

Does anyone have a solid recommendation that fits this description?

Only constraint: No DiMarzio recommendations, please! I'm looking for traditional screw/slug polepieces to match the visual vibe of the stock neck pickup (ruling out hex polepieces).

Thanks in advance!

After a fallow period of being left in its hard case I've just realised the back of my beloved SG has lost some finish from where it was pressed against the strap.

It's incredibly minor and nearly 20 years old now so far from the end of the world but it's still a bit of a bummer. Lesson learned I guess.

I want to upgrade my stock yamaha humbucker to something better and something more high gain. I dont want to spend 150€ on seymore duncans so is there any cheaper alternative sub 100€ range

Morning fingerpicking

Hi,

I saw these D'Angelico SS guitars that are served in several price ranges, from the cheaper Premier to midrange Excel and top Deluxe. Apparently the Excel is discontinued and some shops are doing stock clearance with heavy discounts. The Excel has two Seymour Duncan 59 Humbuckers and gold hardware, including Grover tunning machines. It's about 900€ with the discount (without a hardcase) and made in Korea.

Any experience with these gorgeous guitars?

I've been playing guitar for about a year now and I bought my guitar for a cheap price in my country. Christmas is almost here and I want to buy s guitar that isn't from a local guitar maker, I usually look for the feeling of a guitar and the sound of it when I choose my guitar and in curious of what other people would recommend I should try out.

First time posting out here wanted to show off my Weezer song that I learned and wanted to get some advice or helpful tips for moving forward as I go on my guitar journey!

Hey guitarists out there, I just wanted to humble come, learn and pick your brains a little bit. So I want to make a guitar part for my guitarist on a new song, but previously I gave them a difficult voicing to replicate.

Question, when I draw a chord out on a piano roll, how does this translate to guitar fret voicing?? Say middle C, where is this proportional to a gutiar fret board and is there a diagram that I can look at to better understand this?

Here is a screenshot of the chords and voicing, I just wanna make sure its doable for my guitarist because we're both pretty mediocre at our instruments and just want to understand each others worlds.

So far I’ve made it to lesson 5 of Justin guitar so I can play (A,Am,E,Em,D,Dm,C,G) I can swap between pretty much every chord combination when my partner says a random chord for me it maybe takes 1-2 second max to switch to the shape and get it to ring out correctly. But I’m really struggling because I’ve yet to find a song that’s playable anytime I search up a songs guitar lesson on YouTube even if it only uses pretty simple chords like “ feathered Indian” by Tyler Childers it has some crazy intricate techniques i obviously can’t do yet so what I really need help with is finding songs that are playable only using these chords with simpler techniques that will help me learn without feeling impossible.

I've had this problem for a bit but it seems to have gotten worse recently. Basically, I've been having a lot of pain and discomfort between my thumb and wrist when I play for extended periods of time. I'm not exactly sure what it is or how to mitigate it, as most of the pain I've seen referenced by players seems to be from the fretting hand.

I’ve been looking for a pink guitar for a while and when I saw the new epiphone release I had to get one.

The lighting in the photo doesn’t do the color justice and it’s a lot more neon than that. I’m really happy with it, and it plays amazingly well, I didn’t put it down the whole day

The pickup would be connected to a line-level output after any effects. It would need a potentiometer to dial feedback up or down.

Gonna get a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster and wondering if I should wait until Black Friday? UK based

Intro to Eddie Cochran's song "Little Angel"

I want a bit of customisation with my machine, ive specifically been eying a les paul style neck, a black pickguard, and spicying up the volume and tone knobs. Any tips, suggestions, or questions?

I'm learning to cover Blacken The Cursed Sun by Lamb of God and one particular riff is giving me lots of trouble. The riff in question for those interested is at 3:03 on the YouTube Music version of the track.

I can play it fine without the muting but as soon as I add the palm mute my pick digs too deep between the strings and causes me problems with reaching the required string in time. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.

I can’t really hear my high strings becouse of the low strings. I have tried making the treble higher and bass lower, but I still can’t eeally hear them.

I am playing shoegaze.

Hello, fellow guitarists!

I've noticed that the sustain of my notes can vary slightly, even when I'm playing the exact same note under the same conditions.

As a late-intermediate player, I'd love to hear some advice on how to make my sustain more consistent. Are there any specific techniques I should be paying attention to?

To clarify: I'm talking about playing the same note on the same guitar, string, and fret, with the exact same amp settings. The only variable should be my playing technique.

I'd appreciate any tips or insights!

I have my SM7B pointed directly down the middle of the speaker cone. Like perfectly centered of the cone. The front of the mic is maybe half an inch away from the speaker cover. I’m recording some cleans with my American Pro II Strat. Should I leave my SM7B there or would it be better moved to a different spot?

So a bit of background. I don't have a lot of money to spend and over the years I've gradually accumulated a few guitars. I've generally been very careful about this as I don't really sell guitars.

I have an Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special I bought back in the last 2000s used for $900 CAD (all prices will be in CAD btw). I have a Danelectro Baritone '56 Reissue I got used for $500 and a modded 7-String Jackson Dinky for $200. I have a couple of new guitars as well, mostly a Squier CV Starcaster and a Vola Vasti 7 PDM J1.

I am all about coming out with different sounds and experimenting with my guitars. I'm not your typical conventional guitarist though when it comes to sounds as I tend to like to try and be a little different. This is why I don't have a tele, a strat, etc... until now....

Last night, I walked into Long and McQuade and was led to an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus (found out it was 2004 later on). It was there for $400 CAD and came with the case. I try not to let myself get into FOMO sales but when I found out it had the case with it that sent me over the edge.

The neck feels great on it and I see no issues with it. It's almost perfect condition really, not even a sign of a headstock break. The only issue I had after coming home was the pickups being a little darker than what I'm used to with my other guitars.

So I guess my question is did I do alright with this? I'm not used to pressure buying like this and I'm always skeptical of Long and McQuade. I've never had a Les Paul before. Could I swap in better pickups and have it recording worthy? Any other thoughts? Opinions?

I was at the local Guitar Center (CA) yesterday to sell some pedals. While in line, the guy in front of me was purchasing a Les Paul. Not sure what model as it was already in the gig bag. What I saw next was really surprising.

Salesperson: You know, those guitars get headstock breaks all the time. Do you want to buy the extended protection plan warranty? We'll fix it at no cost.

Customer: No thanks man.

Salesperson: Are you sure, you know, that headstock will break right off if the guitar gets knocked off the stand.

Customer: Thanks, but I'm good. Just want the guitar.

Salesperson: Well, what are you going to do if your kids knock the guitar over and the headstock breaks? Then what?

Customer: I'll just buy a new one.

Salesperson: If it were me I'd definitely buy the protection plan, but if you want to risk it, I guess that's your choice.

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Is this going to be the norm now? The guy sounded like a used car salesman and honestly made it sound like these headstocks break just by looking at them!

During the whole exchange, I noticed they had an acoustic guitar on the counter top with the headstock broken off, apparently shilling for this protection plan. I was really surprised given the whole push to make shopping at Guitar Center more user friendly again!

On the flip side, in case management sees this, my sales guy Zach was super friendly and helpful, and even though they couldn't buy my Waza Air headphones back, he explained why. Positive experience all around for me. But I felt kinda bad for the guy in front of me.

EDIT: The part about this that surprised me was not the fact that they tried to sell the protection plan, but the persistence even *after* the guy said no twice. I was also bothered by the aggressiveness of the question "what are you going to do when it breaks".

Hi guys. I'm looking for some advice here. I own a vintners 50s telecaster with a glossy neck. The fingerboard is also glossy and I feel that when I'm bending a string it's really hard for me to get any good vibrato. feels like my fingers just get stuck. I also own a sterling cutlass with a rosewood fingerboard and the difference is huge. A while ago I took some super fine sandpaper and hit the neck and fretboard and it was better but now it's back to being sticky.

I recognize that the guitar isn't the problem but rather my technique. Does anyone have any advice or point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

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