Questions tagged [acoustic-guitar]
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings, as opposed to one that requires an amplifier.
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Doing big stretch with pinky on guitar
I was wondering about how some guitarists can reach some pretty big stretch between their ring finger and their pinky finger.
We can clearly see they have a big gap between their ring and their pinky ...
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Are these type of "Horizonal" wall mounts safe for hanging a guitar with a gigbag
I did read this thread Storing guitar in a gig bag and hanging from a wall hook. It concluded with a "don't hang with a gigbag, it becomes a big barrier between playing the guitar often and ...
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Learning to play Guitar, but how can I find the right size for me?
I've already bought a basic Acoustic Guitar off Amazon, but it's uncomfortable to play. I know the correct positioning to hold the Guitar, its just instead of my right shoulder resting down in the ...
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how to play an open Bm on the 7th fret of the guitar
I am trying to work out what the chords are to a song by the band Oasis which uses an open string Bm chord up on the 7th fret but I can't figure out the fingering. I know how to play a Bm chord as a ...
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Fingers touching adjacent strings while playing guitar
Need advise, bought guitar last week and gone throught 100s of vids on youtube for biginners, how to hold, tune,chords all that but one thing that is discouraging me is my fingers touching the other ...
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How do I tune my guitar like a bajo sexto
I was just wondering how to tune my guitar to sound like a bajo sexto. I watched a video on YouTube, but it was confusing.
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What is the point of 12 string electric guitars?
As I understand the concept of a 12 string acoustic is that the doubling of strings gives the acoustic instrument a greater sonority, more volume, and a very nice full, rounded sound.
So I was just ...
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Acoustic Steel: B String is E at 6th fret
Picked up my acoustic steel string after a bit and noticed that whilst it was in tune the B string's E was up at the 6th fret. It's annoying the heck out of me. I've restrung it and same.
Open B is ...
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Different types of string in one guitar
2 months ago, I bought D'Addario strings with specification:
80/20 bronze
EJ10
Extra light gauge 0.010-0.047
And then my G-string broke and I bought a new set
Phosphor bronze
EJ16
Light gauge 0.012-...
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How do you stop gunk from building up on guitar strings?
On a steel-string acoustic guitar, how do you prevent gunk from building up on the strings? Every time I play, the strings, particularly the B and E strings, will literally (okay maybe not literally) ...
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How should the percussion on an Acoustic guitar be played in the song "Californication"?
I've seen this arrangement for "Californication" (guitar fingerstyle). I'm don't know how to thumb slap well, but I'd like to understand how the slap works here.
For example, look at the ...
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What's the difference between rectified nylon strings and regular nylon strings?
Many nylon string manufacturers offer rectified nylon options, but what's the difference?
Is there a difference in tone, feel, durability, or intonation?
If there isn't, which other differences can ...
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Can a bridge pin on a guitar effect the tuning up the neck
I had to replace a new bridge pin for my acoustic guitar, and the one I purchased is not quite the same as the other pins. Now that particular string is way out of tune up the neck (i.e. the harmonic ...
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Why are tuning pegs (aka machine heads) different on different types of guitars?
I know that tuners are one of the features that distinguish a classical guitar from an acoustic one.
But why are the tuners the way they are?
And are they still this way in this day and age because ...
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What is the right way to play A major chord on guitar?
I am learning and I have already seen three ways of playing A major chord.
The 2-3-4 and then 1-2-3 and then 2-1-3 (I found this one to be easy).
I am willing to do the hard miles and learn the right ...
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