My guitar people i have a question?
912045
Do whatever is most comfortable. A lot of the all-time greats DON'T use picks. A lot of the all-time greats DO use picks. Try both ways, do whatever you like best. I've been playing for 26 years, when I'm sitting around the hous, I usually am too lazy to look for a pick, but when I am playing with a band I will generally use one because I get a little more volume and clarity.
245445
Locking tuning keys at the head of the guitar? hmmm. Where was your guitar manufactured? Look at the headstock and it should tell you. Is it a Fender 0r Squire by Fender? \n\nYou could intonize your guitar. Tuning it EADGBE (standard) as you normally would, but tune the twelfth fret instead of open. (Hopefully a digital tuner is handy!)\nEx.- Tune the low E string. Now simply hold that same string at the double-dotted 12th fret. Your goal is to make that higher octave E just as "in-tune" as your open E. \nGo back and double, even triple check that both are correct. When they are you are good to go. Just be patient, you'll get it - if not then, simply adjusting the bridge will take care of it 100% - ASK ME if and when that time comes! \n\nBy the way:\n#1 When was the last time the strings were changed and do you wipe them down each time you play? & after?\n#2 How is the neck attached to the body of the guitar?
1034082
Take your guitar to a music shop IMMEDIATELY and let them get the broken piece out--DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN!!! The same thing happened to me, and when I tried to do it myself, it messed up the intonation and it never sounded the same again. So get a professional to do it!
699931
You are going to have to get a stand that holds the guitar by the neck. Not that the typical stand won't work, it's just that sometimes they are too low to the ground and the end of the guitar hits the floor.
981422
How bout lowering the pickup instead? Just turn the 2 little screws on either side of the pickup until it is low enough.\n\nOtherwise, there are 2 ways on a Les Paul Standard depending on the bridge. You either use a screwdriver to unscrew the posts a little, or there are little thumbscrews that raise the bridge.\n\nBe forewarned... you may have other problems that have little to do with the pickup or bridge.
809385
http://guitargeek.com/chat/showthread.php?threadid=75576\n\ntry talking to these guys,,,
603519
its ok man-but you really ought to use a bit of self discipline and save another $100 and get yourself one of the fender squire series-this may not be what you want to hear but you WILL regret it if you buy a starcaster-fender do make fairly good guitars but dont be swayed by the name because you have to play waht you are comfortable with and not the name on the headstock-cheap acoustic guitars like that will do you a big dis-service cos they will hurt your hands and make some of the more difficult chords really difficult or impossible to grab-a good sign to look out for is the"action"-how close the strings lay to the fretboard-the closer they are,the easier you will find it to play-also-try for light gauge phosphur bronze strings as they sound a load sweeter and wont be too hard to play.i appreciate that you are on a budget,but when it comes to playing the guitar there really is no substitute for a quality piece of kit so good luck and keep rockin
1144854
What to avoid? Here are some things:\n(BTW, Acoustic? Electric? Classical?)\nWarping: This can be checked by setting the guitar (standing up) on the ground, and looking down the kect (fretboard). Slight warping is always expected, and usually present. In you think it looks really off, the avoid the guitar.\n\nCracks:\nA guitar is a bomb, waiting to explode. What I mean by this is that the guitar is built in such a fashion that the combinded tension from the strings and truss rod want the rip the guitar apart. Minor crack on the top (which meand no greater than finger lenght or thracks that have seperated), sides, or back are OK, but are somewhat undesirable. In the head, neck, or saddle(where the strings go into the body og the guitar), cracks spell disaster. Don't buy a guitar if you see those.\n\nWorn out polish, sctatches in the pickgaurd, sratches elsewhere, dents, nicks, stickers, ect...\nThese are all minor cosmetic flaws that are really of no importance. They might hint at the quality of the previous owner(s), so keep an eye out for that.\n\n\nWhat to look for?\nBasically, a guitar that lacks all of the above, and a seller that you think you can trust. Good Luck!
828036
Actually,you could do like Hendrix did with his right handed Stratocaster guitar and just flip your guitar around like you hold it (which would technically be upside down),and restring the strings so that your fat "E" is on top ! EADGB  This may work ,till you can get a lefty .Your knobs may be at the top of guitar now ,but you should still be able to jam ! :o)
843444
1.) to level how high/low the "action" you want for the strings\n\n2.) it helps fix with the "fine tunning" of your guitar (the "nut" up to the 12 fret is equals to 12 fret equals to the bridge)\n\nget it?
317147
I do not know the manufactureer of the guitar, but I can tell you that it was up for sale on eBAY and just ended without a buyer.\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Zakk-Wylde-original-Glory-Guitar-Live-and-Loud_W0QQitemZ7403279173QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\n\n-RIPWAD
568831
1) Take the old string off.  Sometimes there is a peg that holds the string in on the body of the guitar.  If this is the case, you may need to find something to pull the peg out.  Be careful not to use something that will scratch the wood.  Unwind the rest of the string from the capstan on the neck.\n2) I assume you have a new string to replace it with.  Put the string in the slot in the body first.  Slip the other end of the string through the hole in the capstan.  Be sure to leave enough string so that the capstan will have enough to grab when you wind it.  In other words, don't pull the string tight before you wind it. Leave some slack.\n3)Hold the string in place above the capstan and start winding.  It helps to have one of those winders as it makes the job so much faster.  If you don't keep winding.\n4)Don't let the string slip over the top of the capstan.\n5)As the string tightens pull up on it to make it seat better.\n6)Don't over tighten.  I've broken a few strings this way.  As the string starts to get tight pluck it to see if it is getting close to where it needs to be.\n7)You may want to clip off the excess after you are finished.  It makes the guitar look neater.\n8)Be prepared for the string to stretch after a minute or two. You will have to keep tuning it until it gets fully stretched.  It may keep doing this to a lesser degree over a matter of days.\n\nLet me know if you need more specific details.
576211
hey i just started playing guitar about 3 months ago and im pretty good already.  first u have to learn how to reead tabulature (tab).  go into google and type in how to read tab.  once you learn that you can go to guitartabs.cc and get tabs or i advise that u get a book :) thats wut i did:)
1088674
I would try shielding the pickups and controls with foil tape.  Carvin guitars have it and alot of the feedback is cut down or eliminated all together.
997095
OK! here have mine! I gots loads of them! And here's a free lesson! What you do is you hold out your left hand and curl up your fingers like you see the guitar players on tv do *sigh* and pretend like you're holding a pick in your right hand and strum!!!!! Can't you just hear the beauty? lol and then you jump up and down and move your hands all around and *~TA DA~* you've become the most beautiful princess at the ball! just kidding what I meant was ~*ta da*~ you're the rockingist freakin rocker on the planet! Good luck! And take care of my air guitar; she's a beaut! lol have a nice day! :)
984487
See if you can check them out in person at a Music store.  Some guitars are "brighter" sounding than others and everyone has thier own personal preference when it comes to guitar sounds.\n\nI know some places that companies cut corners is tuning keys - try to get all metal tuners.  I have seen with chromed plastic knobs that don't last very long.\n\nLooking at the features listed on the site tho, it looks to be a decent starter guitar.  But you only know what it looks like, not sounds, feel etc....\n\nGood luck and enjoy.
1095788
Electric or acoustic?\nIf you don't know how to do it I suggest you take it to a music shop and get them to show you how. It's a lot easier to show someone than to just explain it. I figured out how to do it on my own--if you mess around with it a little you'll probably figure it out yourself.\nGood luck!