I have guitar problems?
925735
check the input jack on the guitar....sometimes the the eternal metal will get  bent and not make contact with your cable plug......but definitly check your wires in the guitar......peace
82292
Perhaps, find a book you like more.  Definitely learn the fingerings for chords, and practice changing between them.  Also, learn scales.  Try going up and down the fretboard, using each finger, and switching between strings.  Try different combinations and variations too.  This will increase your agility and stamina.  Keep your middle finger and thumb relatively parallel to one another.  Also, when I first started learning to play the guitar, I found that I began to play better and improve faster when I practiced standing up.  You'll have to use a strap of course.  I know this has worked for friends of mine, but it's definitely not something that is a scientific constant.  Once you become more physically proficient at guitar, the technical aspects should become easier.  Make sure your fingers are getting stronger and more practiced, at the same time you are learning chords, scales, and riffs.  There is no truly easy way, but you can surely make it easier on yourself beforehand.
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
601489
A guitar needs to be tuned every time you play it. Strings stretch and distort the sound.
992136
It depends on what kind of guitar it is. I suggest you take it to a music shop and have them do it for you. You don't want to screw up your guitar!
809385
http://guitargeek.com/chat/showthread.php?threadid=75576\n\ntry talking to these guys,,,
1178183
Well, there is no beating good 'ol fashon lessons, they can tell you what your doing wrong and right, unlike a site. But if you're really determined, and don't get frustrated easy:\n\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/\nStart with the 'Basics' category, and possibly the 'Begginers'\n\nBE SURE YOU KNOW THE PARTS OF YOUR GUITAR!!!\nIt's pretty important to know termonology.\n\n\nAlso, these are all subitted by people liek you and me. They are reveiwed, so they ARE correct 99% of the time. But they are all out of order, you need to do a bit of searching....\n\ngood luck... your fingers are going to go through hell teh next couple of weeks... But it's all worth it ^_-
693941
Make the problem a solution...become a slide guitar player...specialize.
120448
Don't screw the bridge to the body. Well, I guess it wouldn't be too big of a deal if it's a guitar you don't really care about and are using as a back- up or extra. I use my tremolo bar very rarely, and I usually don't even have it attached to the bridge. \n\nIf you are having trouble tuning, you should probably take a look at the bridge itself. Are the saddles in good shape? Or, how about the springs? Either of those can be fixed or replaced fairly easily. How about trying some different strings? Do you change between tunings often? One more option for you is to have the tuners checked by a pro.
1051388
um...get a teacher or a book, remember that electric guitar is easier if u ever want to try it ( the neck is skinnier)
957736
1..loosen all strings\n2.slide back of bridge from the guitar .Those strings are looped around it
921829
get the cheapest guitar you can get. you have to pay your dues before you can play the blues.
103021
thnx for ur suggestions u gave me abt improving my guitar.\ni'm playing it for 6 months,practicing on my own with few professional help.i mostly like plucking,so i've practised some songs such as:one last breath,nothing else matters,fade to black,unforgiven2,breakdown, dust in the wind,holiday,don't cry,so close,n some others including my own n local songs.
156576
I agree with the above answer. Go to the music store and play some guitars by Fender, Gibson, and Ibanez that cost more than what you can afford. When you find what you like, write down the model name and number and go to eBay or a pawnshop and get it for the price you can afford to pay. I would keep about $60 in reserve so you can take it to your local instrument repair shop to have it set up (usually about $30) and re-stringed (about another $30 if you get good strings).
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.
210414
get an audio jack reducer at radioshack and an audio jack enlarger.  Run guitar into computers microphone and alter settings so you dont get a distoreted signal and run out of the headphone jack into amp.  I do it all the time!
1122540
Before you try to fix the output on the guitar, try a new cable. If that doesn't work, you'll need to find out if the problem is the guitar or the amp. You can check this by using a different guitar to see if the amp works. If that works, then you know the problem is the guitar. If it doesn't work, then most likely it is the amp.