I was dropping some stuff off at Goodwill and decided to browse the aisles as long as I was there. I came across this guitar, which was pretty amazing. Plus, it was only $20. On the headstock is stamped the number 3598. It also came with the floating microphone. The badge is really neat. I’ve never seen that before.

A friend and I did some research and it looks like it’s a 1933 Gretsch Orchestra Model 50. I had a solid arch top that was hand carved. The neck is straight, and it plays really well.

Just shows you what some people will get rid of.

Whats the take on bands with no original members left? Are they then just classed as a tribute or covers band?

Eg:

Molly Hatchet, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Little River Band, Yes, Quiet Riot etc.

Honestly I saw it on TikTok and I had no idea he was the one who requested the artist to make it for my bday coolest bday present ever

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 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".

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

Let me explain: I have an Sd-1 overdrive paired with the wind-miller preamp going through my deluxe reverb. When I turn it up it just sounds so good that I get a little bricked. Is this weird? I feel like it is a little bit at the same time it’s just a natural physical response to something very pleasant

Every guitar player knows the frustration: you start a heavy rhythm section or a fast run, and within a few bars, the pick begins to shift, rotate, or slide away from that perfect, comfortable sweet spot. Once it loses that firm position, your attack softens and accuracy goes out the window.

Instead of pausing or using your left hand to adjust it, you can use this really cool trick in my video to auto-correct the position mid-song

I don't have music friends to tell this stuff to, so I'm celebrating on here. I love my guitar, and I've been pushing hard with learning theory, scales/interval sequences, songs, fretboard knowledge, along with continously bettering my dexterity...

... but now I've finally gotten into improvising, and just feeling the track and making melodies on the spot based off of what I've been learning over this past year, and goodness... it's addictive. I feel myself loosening up and relaxing, curiously trying different styles, and just enjoying the moment and making noise. It's so much fun.

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!

Havin some fun jamming youtube backing tracks.

My finger dont fit like that ive always had a bit of trouble playing an A major.

now obv there are some diabolical barre chords but this is my least favorite. I would rather stretch my hand 5 frets than have to switch from Bm to this.

Hi all,
I’ve stumbled upon a second hand Marshall mode four amp with a matching head, a load of pedals and a pretty nice drum kit.
I know about drums but not much about guitar, hoping you could help me out.

The seller is asking for €800, probably equivalent to $900 for the lot. I could sell my current drum kit for €550. Would I make my money back do you reckon? Have I hit the jackpot or is it best not to bother? Everything you see is included as well as a pearl decade maple (if that helps any drummers) with cymbals and hardware Thanks so much in advance

I have a headless eart I think it’s fantastic. Anyone have the Strat style and like them? Feel like it’s a super underrated guitar

Got a tip of "unwanted gear" as a tip last night. There is more but it was dark when I got home so this is all I got through looking at. I also got 2 boxes full of cds and a big box of instrument and xlr cables.

I'm looking to purchase this guitar used for 1000$cad (about 710$usd) and I'm wondering what is different on this one instead of the other synyster gates schecters.

And also there's tarnish on the floyd (second pic), is it fixable? how?

I always liked the design of the Noventa Jazzmaster but I never actually owned one, or any Jazzmaster for that matter; 3 pickups just looks and feels right on standard-scale guitars so I preferred it over the regular Jazzmaster's design. I've tinkered a lot with my other guitars over the past several months and I figured it was about time I tried to actually build one, so I thought why not try make my own Noventa Jazzmaster? It was honestly a lot easier than I thought it would be, most of the work besides soldering is just carefully screwing screws into the wood.

the bridge, tremolo, neck plate, blade switch, audio jack, strap, strap button, and string tree are all authentic Fender. the pickups are Wilkinson which I've put in a rather unorthodox SHS configuration, with the middle pickup being a stacked p90 humbucker wired in series. The pickguard is custom and I snagged a deal on it from a local shop by sheer luck. The tuners are hipshot locking ones, The body is an XGP offset, and the neck is a 22-fret (an upgrade from the actual Noventa's 21!) generic Chinese one that seems surprisingly well made so far.

I was a bit worried as to how it would feel and sound once I finally strung it up, but it plays great so far and the intonation was already almost perfect once I got it in tune! I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this thing.

What are some r&b standards I can learn to add to my repertoire?

I enjoy Ernie Eisley and Stevie Wonder's music, but looking to learn more about this great style.

Just inherited this beauty my great uncle who just recently passed ran a recording studio in Long Island New York from the late 70s to mid 90s he passed recently and some relatives found this I was told about it so I asked if I could have it and here it is I wish I had a before and after but I cleaned it up changed the strings and put in a battery for the booster and it plays perfectly

Guys, i recently bought this cort Z custom for 3000R$(600USD). And now im wondering if the seymour duncan that it got is false or not. Please help, should i return it to the music store i bought if its fake? Because its sound is pretty good and in really liked it.

I bought an acoustic guitar from a market near me and it absolutely reeks of cigarettes, ive cleaned it well and have had it airing out for a day now, but the funk just won't go away. Im looking for other methods or things that others have done that have worked.

I'm thinking of getting the Gibson SJ200 Limited 100th anniversary edition. Part of me is like don't do it, wait it out until black friday maybe you can get a deal. But I think only 100 of them were made. Damn... It is basically $6500. I'm guessing a used standard SJ200 can be had around high 3Ks. What a conundrum, to buy or not to buy is the question.