Twang!

Nice thick bass strings were better for careless me... I still managed to destroy a thick metal E string or two.

tuning first string feels like dealing with explosives anyways…

Especially the forgotten ones

Legendary rippers

How to make guitar based explosives?

That could be really cool. Probs need to some research and get help from folks to cover genres I am less knowledgable in. But could be a worthy project.

guitar appreciation guide, like for anyone who wants to get more references or know m.ore artists or just how to start listening to guitar music

I dont know what to do with it totally. Hence the question.

What do you mean by, "guitar appreciation guide"?

Though I think info on maintaining guitars is one thing I want to put on there. and yeah some basics and book reccomendations is another thing I might do.

Tabs? Lol not sure what you want to do with it, like guitar appreciation guide? Or more guitar basics for dummies?

alternatively: just comment on every guitarist's video with "ugh, fucking liberal". statistically, it's probably true, and demonstrating your heartfelt commitment to insurrectionary anarchist praxis in this way will surely convert readers to the cause.

I bet I can hit the same note

lol

I promise I'll stick to the melody.

Yeah I'm dead.

Its kind of a shame because his guitar works don't get much play. Even a lot of guitarists are just making arrangements of his violin pieces.

Been obsessed with this composer/performer lately.

Doing it the right way is more complicated because each and every string has its action set independently. I don't have a clever hack for you ... you have to have whats called a radius gauge

I don't know how I never though of this till now. Clever hack time. google radius gauge template. Print that bad boy out. cut it glue it to some cardstock or something and cut it out. boom instant radius gauge. Now you can set it up the correct way. Don't be like me kids, take better care of your guitar.

Just so you know the correct and proper way to do this.

You need a couple tools. A capo and a feeler guage (basically precision metal slabs for measuring). you put the capo at the first fret. Then you press down the very last fret on the low E string. Then you take your feeler guage and measure the distance between the sixth or seventh fret (the actual fret the metal thing) and the bottom of the low E string. It should measure around.015” – .030” for an acoustic and .010” – .012”. for an electirc. You might be able to get a specific number from the manufacturers website.

If your measurement is greater you need to tighten the truss rod. If it is smaller you need to loosen it.

And there you have it. Doing things the right way instead of eyeballing it like me.

Just wait for one of my next posts. We're going to be talking about action, nuts, saddles, and g strings.

Wait till I tell you about gut strings. But also ew gross gut strings.

I was laughing a bit when I typed it up too but I couldn't really figure out alternative verbage either.

Maybe we talk about action and intonation next?

Yes please :)

How to adjust ... rod.
Your going to need ... the head ... if you have a small plastic cover on the head ... (you just need to remove that cover)... just inside the ... hole if you look into the hole towards the head. Obviously you stick the allen wrench in the hole. Make sure to get a proper sized one you ... want to... screw.

What did I just read?

guitar has steel strings (obvi)

Steel strings? Like I'd believe that, next you'll say that you can have Nylon strings.

I'm not falling for your lefty bullshit, words have meanings and string isn't metal.

I'm gonna get acrylics and learn to play like Dolly

Yeah it does. It does sound different tho. If u make ur amp super loud u can just kinda rub the strings and it sounds pretty nice. Tho if ur fingernail snags it's loud af.

would that work on an electric? i only have an electric right now (it's real hard to find an acoustic lefty guitar that isn't mad expensive)

Oh it is though I think its easier for arpeggios than a pick.

Actually useful advice you can strum without a pick. Justin guitar has a good video on it here

Jazz, country, and folk guitarists play chords without picks all the time (though jazz chords are a whole different beast). It makes it a lot easier to get a distinct "bass line" when you play guitar because you can play the lowest string with your thumb and then strum with your pointer or pluck with the other three or four fingers. You can also just strum with your thumb which is also common enough.

edit: and bonus advice you also can just find your own way to play. If your goal is to just to play without concern of being great just play around until you find something that works. It can be totally wrong and weird but if it works for what you want who cares yeah?