r/guitars

What position should my knobs be?

The only effects or pedal I have is a Playwell Tank G and I also have the app for that.

They said you could find an overdrive effect in the app itself but I can't seem to find it and I'm a bit confused.

Got this guitar from my grandfather as a hand me down for my 18th birthday/high school graduation. Been playing for a while but people keep asking what guitar I have and all I ever have to say is “it’s an ovation acoustic electric” which makes me feel a little dumb. I’ve never really cared about like whether a guitar was fancy but now my boss wants to know so they can photoshop it into some of my modelling photos.

This is a 1996 PRS CE 24 in gold Holoflake. There was a very limited run of these made because the flake process cost more money in labor than they got back in profit.

Mike Einzinger uses one of these in Incubus’s video for Pardon Me, and it recreates their early tones very well with the HFS/Vintage pickups (modern CEs use 85/15s).

Feels like a dream to play. Trem stays in tune despite abuse thrown my way

Can hold a basic tune now with E minor and A sus 2 thanks to Marty music. Fender cd-60 v3

Let’s geek out over each others amp racks! Here’s mine from top to bottom:
- VHT D-50
- Friedman BE-mini (for high gain or short practise moments)
- Ox Box (not an amp but the reason for the rack)
- 2005-2010 Vox AC30
- 1978 Marshall JMP 2203 (with effects loop mod removed, which is why it has 4 ‘inputs’)
- 2012 Marshall AFD100
* I have a Marshall 4x12 in the other corner of my home ‘studio’ for tracking while recording and to have a interaction with my guitar.

I’m on the lookout for a Fender Bandmaster Reverb and a Orange OR15/30 and then I’ll be set (I think).

Since they're a bunch of Dickweasels, I thought I'd adjust the logos accordingly.

Great sounding guitar with a Gibson built J45 body.

This is the first new guitar I've owned. The two earlier ones I owned (Pacifica 112JMX and Epi G-400 custom) were bought used. Love the "paranormal" vibe (thinline tele+jazzmaster pups) on this one and the painted headstock. Honestly, the new guitar feels a little weird to my hands since the two I had were fairly used (8-10 years in my hands plus 5-10 years with the previous owners). But excited to play this and see how I can get this to work for me.

Been wanting to try one forever. Found this baby on the marketplace. 160$ what y’all think? Plays awesome. Couldn’t be happier 🫡

She is ready for strings!

After about 3 hours of wiring and testing, she now has volume and tone pots, a pickup selector switch for the guitar side and a mandolin/guitar selector switch.

And I still had a spare hole I'd accidentally made (I can't count, clearly) so it has a killswitch momentary button as well.

I was hoping to label the switches things like calm/storm for mando/guitar, rigging/hull for pickup selector, and one for the killswitch that simply said 'keelhaul' - but unfortunately due to size restraint on the top (and switch depths) I was unable to manage this one. Still. I may find a way yet.

I don't have time to string her today so I don't know how she sounds. Rest assured I will post up the results.

Ain't she pretty, though? This may be the best (but most insane) thing I have built to date.

what would a reasonable price for a refret on my guitar run around? obviously i dont expect to pay 50 bucks for what seems like a labor intensive job, but i also dont want to look at the price of the guitar for what amounts to vanity (id like gold frets vs steel color) no binding and i havent even painted it or applies the electronics or hardware like the Locking Nut. thanks in advance.

I bought these D’Adarrio guitar humidifiers to put in my guitar. It requires I insert the humidifier between my middle strings while it’s in my case like the photo shown. My question is that it requires the strings to be under tension while they are stretched apart. Is this a good state for a guitar to be in while resting in its case?

so, my son (16) has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks, and we were told it would be at least one more. my wife has stayed with him every night, and i've kept the house together and kept things as normal as possible for the other 3 kids. we got the HUGE surprise that they were discharging him today! the drive home isn't far from my favorite guitar shop, so I asked if she minded if we stopped in for a minute as it's not close to home. I have other gibsons, but not an sg, and there was this used ('23, like new) '61 reissue standard that caught my eye, but I wasn't planning on buying it as i've bought enough gear lately! by the time I circled back to the front, she had already bought it as a thank you (I was teary!) for everything she couldn't help with! this thing is great, and I have an amazing wife!! most importantly, my son is back home :)

I see a lot of Deluxe and Hotrod Deluxe out there, is there any love for the big boy Hotrod DeVille? It sure is loud! 🤯

Scored this what I believe to be is a 1999 MIJ DK2 for $100 last night!

Already ordered a trembucker for the bridge and I have 2 ceramic high output single coils from my 95 MIM Strat I’ll throw in the middle and neck. I also have a gotoh 1996t trem coming too! Super excited to upgrade this baby and let it scream!

EDIT: posted this earlier but the pictures didn’t load so this one’s better!

LA friends: I am searching for an amazing luthier who works on Guild electric guitars and vintage instruments who is detail oriented, cares about cosmetics, and about sourcing the right part etc. (Will not talk down to women is a bonus too.)

I worked for four years to get back a guitar that had a lot of sentimental value to me. I wanted the nut to be original as someone had upgraded it so I took it to a local “master luthier” to swap the nut with another guitar of the same year make and model with instructions to call me if there were any issues with fit and not to do anything invasive. Neither nut fit, but instead of calling me, the guy just went ahead and did the swap. He made a very crude shim, now there is a stress crack in the wood and finish, and paint bleed. It looks not at all original or like it came from the factory. Was perfect before

Images: https://imgur.com/a/lIsct8V

Issue is purely cosmetic, but absolutely devastating to me. I would rather just have paid the guy not to do any work at all. This guitar is my most cherished possession. I really need to find an amazing luthier who will go out of their way to like source the right nut that will fit (it’s possible the nut slot is lower than factory as someone had upgraded to a GraphTech who owned it before I got it back), and be very careful with the cracks in the finish and restore it to how it looked from the factory. Happy to pay extra for a luthier that works with professional musicians, and cares about quality.

I don’t live in LA anymore, but I grew up there and I only feel comfortable taking it to an LA luthier now haha so I would really appreciate recommendations haha

Anywhere in LA is fine. Valley, West LA, OC, I am visiting soon and will drive for the right person haha

Looking to pickup this 1977 Fender Stratocaster today on marketplace for 1900. Was originally listed at 2100. What do you guys think?