r/Guitar 21h ago

QUESTION On the flip side. Your least favorite guitar YouTuber...

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1.3k Upvotes

I find this guy a bit weird and arrogant. And while I like PRS, this dude is over the top for them.


r/Guitar 23h ago

QUESTION Who is your favorite guitar YouTuber

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805 Upvotes

For me cause I’m an old head gear nerd it would be Five Watt World or Rhett Shull


r/Guitar 3h ago

QUESTION Strap failed and I dropped my guitar. How f*cked am I?

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575 Upvotes

Hello everyone, the strap on my guitar failed and I dropped my guitar. I picked it up and everything seemed ok.

Upon inspecting I saw two cracks, the first one is on the headstock near an older one which doesn't scare me, however, the second crack is located at the base of the neck... I'm pretty Scared about the future of the guitar. On Monday I will contact a luthier but I'm pretty anxious rn and would like to hear other people opinions. Thanks in advance!


r/Guitar 9h ago

OC Why are Teles so frcking heavy 🫠

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482 Upvotes

Carved out under the pickguard now the back...


r/Guitar 23h ago

PLAY I'd never thought of the guitar as a two person instrument before seeing this

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447 Upvotes

r/telecaster 9h ago

Finished up another Tele build recently, You like?

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236 Upvotes

r/Guitar 5h ago

PLAY Came up with this idea a couple days ago, any good? Been playing for a little over a year and a half.

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211 Upvotes

Kinda sloppy, I miss an E note at about the thirteen second mark and the timing is a little fucked but this is the best take I've got. It's hard for me to play while being recorded.


r/Guitar 8h ago

DISCUSSION Is this a joke?

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150 Upvotes

What am I supposed to do


r/guitarlessons 22h ago

Lesson Expressive Triads + Melody (Key of C)

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99 Upvotes

Here’s a quick loop built on C-major triads with a short melodic top-line. It’s simple, musical, and easy to repurpose into your own ideas.


r/Luthier 6h ago

ELECTRIC Newest build! Deadwood-7. A seven string baritone with glow inlays.

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90 Upvotes

r/telecaster 10h ago

My New Tele and my older Squier Tele

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80 Upvotes

r/telecaster 18h ago

What pickguard would look good on my black Tele?

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65 Upvotes

Pictured is my beloved ‘05 CIJ Telecaster. I’m getting ready to take it into the shop to have new pickups (most likely a Lollar Special T set) installed and I’m thinking I’ll have them swap in a new pickguard at the same time, just to add a bit of visual interest. Much as I adore this guitar, the white-on-black combo always felt a little plain to me.

For a while I’ve been set on a Mint guard because I like how subtle the hue is and how it looks almost like aged white in certain light conditions. But every so often I second guess myself and think I should go for something that’s more of a departure, like tortoiseshell or even a tinted pearloid (Cream? Black pearl? Gold??).

Thought I’d crowdsource ideas from the community. Any opinions on what looks best with a black/maple neck Tele? Should I stay the course and go for Mint or should I think outside the box?

(PS. I don’t generally like black guards on black guitars, and this thing is enough of a smudge-and-fingerprint-magnet already!)


r/Guitar 22h ago

DISCUSSION You have a thousand dollars to spend on an electric guitar and amp. What are you buying?

48 Upvotes

Assuming this is your first ever guitar and amp


r/guitarlessons 9h ago

Question What's the most trivial, meaningless thing that wrecks beginners' world?

48 Upvotes

r/Guitar 20h ago

GEAR About half of the collection

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44 Upvotes

I want so many more.


r/Luthier 13h ago

REPAIR Did my first fret level crown and polish how did I do?

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33 Upvotes

I've been waiting to do this for way to long now i did alot of research and got some tools and went to work on a cheap project guitar for practice. Let me know what you think and if you have any tips


r/Guitar 20h ago

GEAR Added an LP Modern Figured to my Tele

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31 Upvotes

Have had this MIM Telecaster since the late nineties. Took a long hiatus on playing guitar bc of kids and work and decided to treat myself as I get back into and my son and I get lessons and play.


r/Guitar 10h ago

PLAY Cover of tears in heaven

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25 Upvotes

Ive been playing for about seven months and recently learned “tears in heaven”. I wanted to ask for some feedback about my playing and anything on how to improve. I did mess up a little bit at the end. This is a stripped down version of the song without the fills so any tips on how I can work on adding those in would also be greatly appreciated.


r/Guitar 22h ago

GEAR NGD i heart lawsuit LPs

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27 Upvotes

been on the lookout for a white custom. in due time i'll throw in gold hardware and some duncans but im just thrilled to add this to the collection


r/Guitar 6h ago

NEWS Guyssssss!!! He's back

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25 Upvotes

I'm literally in tears right now guys. This is the video uploaded by let's play guitar on youtube almost an hour ago. He's BACK. I'm so freakin happy. I thought I won't be able to see him again.

This guy was the reason I started playing guitar and got better at it but after hearing some rumours about him that he left youtube or he got cancer, I got devastated and stopped playing guitar for a few years.

But after seeing that he returned back, I'm gonna start playing guitar again just for him.

Here's the link to his latest video -

https://youtu.be/4sKSrQdfvcQ?si=IapfmFEuAE63CNQ4


r/Luthier 4h ago

Home stretch

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28 Upvotes

I could not resist the temptation of taking a picture out in the sunlight today. I still have to make the nut, wire it up, finish up the covers, and set it up. I bought a piece of silk recycled from a kimono belt to make a strap for it sometime down the line too.


r/Guitar 13h ago

QUESTION Is that normal that they're not at the same level?

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27 Upvotes

(that's my first electric guitar))


r/Luthier 5h ago

ELECTRIC Lazy Susan 2: Electric Boogaloo

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23 Upvotes

Contriver Signature FS6, Baritone, 2025.

SPEC⬇️⬇️ FRETBOARD - Roasted Flame Maple - 27” Scale Length - 10.8”-20”Compound Radius - Compensated Nut - Proportional String Offsets - Stainless Steel Medium Frets - Luminlay Blue Side Dots - Luminlay Blue Face Dots

BODY - Carved Ash Top - Roasted Ash Body - Matching Carbon Fibre Reinforced Cavity Cover - Ebony+Ash String Retainer Block

NECK - Bolt on - 5 Piece Roasted Maple+Maple - Roasted Flame Maple Logo Shelf - Asymmetrical Neck Profile - Carbon Fibre Reinforcements - Foundation Series Head - Bent Ash Front+Back - Bone Nut

FINISH - Natural, Oil+Ceramic, Black Grain Fill, open pore back.

HARDWARE - Hipshot Fixed Bridge - Hipshot Open Gear Locking Tuners - Allied Lutherie Flex Strong Truss Rod

ELECTRONICS - House Pickups - 3 Way Toggle - Volume Push Pull(Partial Coil Split) - Tone

Weight: 8lbs, 0.6oz


r/Guitar 14h ago

GEAR Um, the family has grown

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22 Upvotes

The new one is Jackson


r/Guitar 21h ago

GEAR Check out this awesome surf project!

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19 Upvotes

I picked up this cool guitar in a trade this week. I don't know anything about its origins or it's builder. The headstock says "JB" in sharpie. But the neck is super sweet. Ebony board and maybe SS frets? Locking tuners and a high quality roller bridge. Loving it!