Accessories
Care & Maintenance
- Recycling Guitar Strings – How To And Where To Take Them
- What Is A Guitar Load Box? – Load Boxes Explained
Picks
- Are Guitar Picks Vegan? [What You Want To Know]
- Guitar Picks Vs. Mandolin Picks [What You Need To Know]
- The Best Picks for Guitar Strumming (Acoustic & Electric)
- How To Paint Guitar Picks [The Ultimate Guide]
Recording
Setup
- Are Guitar And Bass Amplifiers Different?
- Guitar Cables Are Not Balanced – Balanced Vs Unbalanced
- Guitar Straps Are Universal But Different In A Few Ways
- Can Guitar Cables Be Used For Vocals?
Usage & Selection
Fundamentals
Common Questions
- Can Guitarists Play Bass Guitar? [ANSWERED]
- Are Guitar Solos Dead And Are They Ever Coming Back?
- How Guitar Strings Are Made + The History Of Guitar Strings
- Can You Forget How To Play Guitar? + (How To Remember)
- Are Calluses From Playing The Guitar Permanent?
- What Do Guitarists Wear On Their Fingers?
- What Do Guitarists Step On? – Guitar Pedals
- What’s the Difference Between A Guitar And A Banjo?
- Why Do Some Guitarists Have Long Nails?
- What Is A Guitar Lead – Lead Guitar Explained
- Is The Guitar A String Or Percussion Instrument
- What Is A Guitar Overdub?
- What Is A P Bass Guitar?
- Are Guitar Strings Magnetic?
- Are Guitar Strings Conductive?
- Are Guitar Strings Dangerous?
- Are Guitar Strings Toxic?
- How Many Guitars Do You Need?
- What’s the Difference Between a Bass and a Double Bass
- Is The Bass Guitar Easier To Play Than Guitar
- Is Bass Guitar Hard To Learn?
- Can Bass Guitars Use Capos? (All You Need to Know)
- Why is Bass Important In Music? [ANSWERED]
- Why Does the Bass Guitar Only Have 4 Strings? [Explained]
- Should I Play the Guitar or the Piano? [ANSWERED]
- Is Piano Harder Than Guitar? [ANSWERED]
- What’s the Difference Between A Baritone and Regular Guitar?
- Why Can’t Guitarists Read Music? [ANSWERED]
- Should Guitar Be Louder Than Drums? [ANSWERED]
- Why Do Jazz Guitarists Use Heavy Strings? [ANSWERED]
- What Makes A Good Guitar Player? [ANSWERED]
- What To Do If Your Guitar Is Too Big? [ANSWERED]
- Why Are Guitar Picks So Easy to Lose? [ANSWERED]
- What’s the Difference Between Reverb and Chorus [ANSWERED]
- Can You Play Guitar Without Chords? [ANSWERED]
- Why Do People Use Guitar Pedals? [What You Want to Know]
- Center Negative vs Center Positive – What’s the Difference?
- What’s the Difference Between Gain and Drive? [ANSWERED]
- Whammy Pedal vs Whammy Bar – What’s the Difference? [EASY]
- What’s the Difference Between A Whammy and Tremolo Bar?
- How Often Should You Get A New Guitar [ANSWERED]
Getting Started
- Are Guitar Lessons Worth It? [ANSWERED]
- Can Guitar Be Learned Online? [ANSWERED]
- 7 Reasons Why Learning To Play The Guitar Is Not That Hard
- What’s The Difference Between A Lick And A Riff
- What Is A Guitar Lick – Guitar Licks Explained
- What Is A Guitar Looper – Looper Pedals Explained
- What Is A Guitar Modeling Amp
- How Much is a Harp Guitar?
- Are Nylon Guitar Strings Easier To Play?
- Are Electric Guitar Strings Different Than Acoustic?
- How Many Guitar Lessons Do I Need?
- Guitar Amps Vs. Amp Simulators – THE Definitive Guide
- What Makes A Guitar Good for Shredding? [Shred Explained]
- What Makes A Guitar A Beginner Guitar? [ANSWERED]
- Guitar Amps vs Studio Monitors – [The Differences and More]
- Do You Need A Delay Pedal? [10 Ways to Use A Delay Pedal]
- Is The PRS SE Custom 24 Good For Metal? [ANSWERED]
- How To Connect A Guitar To Your AudioBox [EASY]
Practice Techniques
- How To Play Guitar To A Click-Track + (How To Prepare)
- Playing Guitar With Drums (Tips, Tricks & Best Practices)
- Playing Guitar With Backing Tracks (A Step-By-Step Guide)
- How To Play Guitar Without Making Noise
- How to Jam On Guitar By Yourself (A Comprehensive Guide)
Maintenance & Repair
Cleaning & Preservation
- Can Guitar Strings Be Re-Used?
- What Is Guitar Lemon Oil
- Are Guitar Stands Bad For Your Guitar?
- Does Boiling Guitar Strings Really Work? [Full Guide]
- What Makes Guitar Strings Go Dead? [ANSWERED]
- Guitar Acrylic vs Nitro – [All You Need to Know]
Questions
- Are Guitar Pickups Supposed To Move?
- Can Guitar Pick-Ups Go Bad?
- Are Guitar Necks Supposed To Be Straight?
- What Is A Guitar Nut
- What Is A Warped Guitar Neck?
- What Is A Scalloped Guitar Neck?
- What is a Volute on a Guitar?
- Are Guitar Jacks Mono or Stereo?
- Are Guitar Knobs Universal?
- Should Guitar Strings Be Parallel to the Fretboard? [NO]
- What’s the Difference Between Light & Medium Guitar Strings?
- What To Do If You Cut A Guitar String Too Short? [FIXED]
- Should Guitar Strings Be The Same Height? [NO]
- Should Guitar Pickups Be Level? [NO]
- How Tight Should Guitar Strings Be? [ANSWERED]
- Are Whammy Bars Supposed To Be Loose? [ANSWERED]
- How Much Does An Epiphone Les Paul Custom Weigh? [ANSWERED]
- How Much Does A Squier Telecaster Weigh? [REAL Answer]
- How Much Does A Squier Stratocaster Weigh? [An Experiment]
- How Much Does An ESP Eclipse Weigh [ANSWERED]
- How Much Does A PRS SE Custom 24 Weigh? [The REAL Answer]
- Can A Whammy Bar Break Strings? [ANSWERED]
Setup & Adjustment
- Are Guitar Tuner Applications Accurate?
- Guitar Bridge Pins Are Not Always Universal
- Guitar Nuts Are Typically Universal With Some Exceptions
- How to Adjust the Action on a PRS Guitar (With Pictures)
- How To Set Up A PRS Guitar (Step-By-Step)
- How to Set Up a Squier Telecaster (Step-By-Step)
- How to Set up An Epiphone Les Paul [An Illustrated Guide]
- How to Adjust the Action on a Squier Telecaster [ANSWERED]
- How to Set Up An ESP Eclipse [A Step-By-Step Guide]
- How to Fix A Whammy Bar That’s Too Stiff [SIMPLE]
- How to Replace Tuners On A Classical/Nylon String Guitar
- How to Set the Action On An ESP Guitar (Easy Guide)
Strings
- Why Does The B String On The Guitar Sound Out Of Tune?
- Can Guitar Strings Cut Your Fingers?
- Can Guitar Strings Rust or Do They Tarnish? [ANSWERED]
- Can Guitar Strings Break On Their Own?
- 8 Reasons Why Your High E-String Snaps During Bends
- Why Do Guitar Strings Go Out Of Tune? (The REAL Reason)
- Are Guitar Strings and Violin Strings the Same?
- When Are Guitar Strings Dead?
- How Do I Know What Gauge My Guitar Strings Are?
- Are Elixir Guitar Strings Good?
- When To Change Your Bass Guitar Strings? [ANSWERED]
Music Theory
Applied Knowledge
- Can Guitar Chords Be Used For Piano?
- How To Use Guitar Chords On The Piano
- How to Find The Key Of Any Song On Guitar
- Memorizing Key Signatures (A Detailed Guide With Examples)
- Is The Guitar In The Same Key As The Piano?
- How To Add Bass Guitar To A Song
- Can Bass Guitars Play Melodies?
- Tuning A Guitar With the Piano (Altered Tunings Included)
- Why Triads Are Important To Learn on Guitar [ANSWERED]
- Why Is It Important To Learn Chords on Guitar? [SIMPLE]
- What’s the Difference Between Chords & Tabs? [EXPLAINED]
- How to Harmonize in 3rds (Major and Minor) on Guitar [EASY]
- How to Strum Triads on Guitar (A Step-By-Step Guide)
- How To Memorize Guitar Triads In The Simplest Way Possible
Chords & Progressions
- Which Guitar Chords Sound Good Together?
- Can A Guitar Chord Be Copyrighted? [ANSWERED]
- What Are The 12 Main Chords on Guitar? [EASY]
- What Are The 3 Main Chords On The Guitar [With Diagrams]
- What’s A B7 Chord + (And How Do You Play It?)
- What Are the Most Beautiful Guitar Chords? [ANSWERED]
- What Guitar Chords Are Sad? [With Examples & Explanation]
Questions
Scales & Modes
- Can Guitar Scales Be Played Anywhere On The Neck?
- What Scales Do Rock Guitarists Use?
- What Scales Do Flamenco Guitarists Use?
Pedals & FX
Info & Reviews
- What Is A Guitar Pedal Used For?
- What Is A Guitar Overdrive Pedal?
- How Long Do 9V Batteries Last in a Guitar Pedal? [Experiment]
- Batteries in Guitar Pedals vs Power Supply – Which Is Better
- What Guitar Pedals Sound Better With Dying Batteries? [EASY]
- Whammy Pedal vs Wah-Wah – What’s the Difference? [ANSWERED]
- Whammy DT vs Whammy V – What’s the Difference? [SIMPLE]
- DigiTech Whammy vs EHX Pitchfork – What’s the Difference?
- How Long Does The Battery Last in the Boss RC-5 [ANSWERED]
- How Long Does A Battery Last In The BOSS RC-1? [ANSWERED]
- What Is The Easiest Looper Pedal? [BOSS RC-1 Loop Station]
- MXR Clone Looper vs The Boss RC-5 [A Real Comparison]
- The RC-5 vs the RC-1 Loop Station – [A REAL Comparison]
- Vibrato vs Chorus – What’s the Difference? [ANSWERED]
- MXR Clone Looper vs TCE Ditto X2 (An Owner’s Comparison)
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
- The Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide to Guitar Pedals [EASY]
- How to Fix A Wet Guitar Pedal [Dead SIMPLE]
Setup & Signal Chain
- Where To Put The Looper Pedal In Your Signal Chain [SIMPLE]
- Guitar Effects Loop Vs Direct Input – Which One’s Better?
- Where Should The Whammy Pedal Go In The Signal Chain? [EASY]
- How to Connect The Boss Loop Station [SIMPLE]
- How To Connect The BOSS RC-5 To Your Computer [SIMPLE]
- Do Looper Pedals Work With Any Amp? [ANSWERED]
- What Do You Need To Use A Looper Pedal? [3 Things]
- Does The Compressor Pedal Go Before Fuzz Pedals? [SIMPLE]
- Where Should A Tremolo Pedal Go In The Signal Chain? [EASY]
- Where to Put the Line 6 M5 In Your Signal Chain [ANSWERED]
- How to Connect The Ditto X2 To Your Computer (EASY Guide)
- Where To Put the Ditto X2 Looper In Your Signal Chain?
- Where to Put EQ On Your Pedalboard [EASY]
- Where to Put Distortion In Your Signal Chain (SIMPLE)
- Where to Put The Flanger In Your Signal Chain? (Quick Tip)
- How to Connect FX Pedals to Your Guitar & Amp (EASY Guide)
Tutorials & Tips
- How to Use A BOSS RC-5 Loop Station [An Illustrated Guide]
- How to Use A Guitar Tuner Pedal [Signal Chain FAQ + More]
- How to Use the MXR Clone Looper Pedal [Full Tutorial]
- How to Use the MXR Isobrick (With A Demonstration)
- How to Use the MXR 10-Band EQ [Dedicated Tutorial]
- How to Use A Noise Gate/Suppressor Pedal [Dead Simple]
- How To Use A Digitech Whammy Pedal [The Ultimate Guide]
- 11 (EASY) Tips for Using A Chorus Pedal
- How to Calibrate A DigiTech Whammy Pedal [ANSWERED]
- How to Reset The BOSS Loop Station [5 Models]
- How to Use the Boss RC-1 Loop Station [A Detailed Guide]
- How to Change the BOSS RC-1 Loop Station Settings [SIMPLE]
- How to Use A Vibrato Pedal [An Illustrated Tutorial]
- How to Use A Volume Pedal [An Illustrated Guide]
- How to Use A Tremolo Pedal [A Step-By-Step Guide]
- How to Use A Volume Pedal As An Expression Pedal [SIMPLE]
- 16 QUICK Tips for Using A Looper Pedal (An Owner’s Guide)
- How to Use The TC Electronic Vortex Mini (+ 5 Cool Settings)
- How to Use the BOSS DS-1 + (11 Settings & 7 FAST Tips)
- How to Use The Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer + (5 Cool Settings)
- How to Use The Dunlop Crybaby Wah (And 7 Cool Tips)
- 11 QUICK Tips for Using the Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler
- How To Use The EHX Nano Q-Tron Filter + (5 Cool Settings)
- How to Use The JHS Morning Glory V4 + (7 Quick Tips)
- I Bought & Tested The MXR Dyna Comp (Here’s How to Use It)
- How to Use The TCE Ditto X2 (ALL Functions + 19 Tips)
Software
Info & Reviews
- How to Get Guitar Pro for Free [Is It Possible?]
- Guitar Pro Review – An Illustrated List of its Best Features
- Does Guitar Pro Ever Go On Sale? [ANSWERED]
Notation
- How to Change Tracks in Guitar Pro (iOS and macOS)
- How to Add Chords in Guitar Pro [Step-by-Step]
- How to Delete A Blank Measure in Guitar Pro [It’s Easy]
- How To Export MIDI From Guitar Pro [An Illustrated Guide]
- Guide to Pinch, Tap, Semi, & Natural Harmonics in Guitar Pro
- How to Add Text and Lyrics in Guitar Pro [Full Guide]
- How to Repeat Bars in Guitar Pro [Dead Simple]
- How to Use the Metronome in Guitar Pro [EASY]
- How to Import Guitar Pro Files into Musescore [ANSWERED]
- How to Use Your Guitar As A MIDI Controller [Full Guide]
- How To Loop A Guitar Without A Pedal [ANSWERED]
- How to Open Guitar Pro Files Without Guitar Pro [EASY]
- Can Guitar Pro Import PDF Files? [ANSWERED]
Social Media
Songs
Tutorials
- How To Play Guitar To Old Town Road From Lil Nas X
- What’s the Tremolo Setting for “Gimme Shelter?” [EASY]
- What’s the Tremolo Setting for Boulevard of Broken Dreams?
- What Are The Tremolo Settings for Pink Floyd’s “Money?”
- What Are The Tremolo Settings for “Like A Stone?” [SIMPLE]
- What Are The Tremolo Settings for “How Soon Is Now?”