After seeing a handful posts about finger licks and nails, I thought I would chime in. So off the bat, I have to state that not only do I have low nail beds, but my nails are super thin and “bend.” They won’t break or brittle, just always bend, as in if I was trying to open a can drink, it would bend back, which then makes the nail weaker. Over the years, I use fingers picks as well as acrylics. Matter of fact an acrylic is still on my thumb from about a month ago. With my flatpicking and percussive playing style (when not finger picking) my picking hand pointer finger takes a hell of a ..read more

Trying to buy my perfect lower budget gig guitar. This will be my main gig guitar used for live playing and recording until I can afford a nicer/better choice later down the road. I have always loved Taylor’s, I’ve owned a GS mini for quite some time now and used to own a 110e. So far I’ve bought a Taylor 210ce and 214ce, and now have returned both. I’ve narrowed my search down to an Epiphone J45 Sunburst (would love to buy a Gibson J45 later) or a Guild D140 Cherry Sunburst. J45 is an open box for $550 and the Guild is brand new for $749. Which would you choose? Any input on the two would be ..read more

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No comparison. Yamaha all the way. The Taylor just sounded so thin and the Yamaha so full. submitted by /u/TheRealGuncho [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello all! I recently bought a fender F-310-12 12 string from a yard sale for 240 with a hard case. When I went to go look up the serial number A66136_3 (best I can read) on the fender website. However, it came up with no results. Can anyone help me identify where/when it’s from? Thank you so much for any help! submitted by /u/billymead999 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

How difficult is learning guitar? I know practically nothing about it so I want an idea of what to expect etc. submitted by /u/Sunhin [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

If given a choice which would you choose and why? Gibson G-00, Martin LXR1E, Martin JR000-10, Sheeran by Lowden W02 or S02 submitted by /u/Fun_Zucchini5222 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I always thought my dream lifetime guitar was a d-18 and being in the fortunate position to treat myself to one great guitar, I very almost went for it. Got my first Yamaha instead and I’m blown away by how beautiful this thing sounds! submitted by /u/Electric_Blue1 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I’ve been playing for about 10 years and have never really took the time to research guitars and what would sound best. I’ve been playing a martin special x series for the last 4 years and have slowly come to hate how thin and quiet it sounds. With that being said i would like to purchase a new acoustic soon. Id say the most id spend would be around 600. Any recommendations for me? submitted by /u/Used-Exchange-5370 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Back and sides are solid sapele, but the top is mahogany. I've always had a personal preference for a more "modern" voicing, and all of my favorite guitars have been spruce-topped Taylors (or, though I can't afford one, spruce boutique instruments with dentist-oriented price tags). Martins have never quite done it for me, though they are obviously fantastic instruments. Just not what I hear in my head. The same has been true for mahogany instruments in general. But this guitar spoke to me the moment I picked it up. I am questioning everything now. I am wondering if this guitar is actuall ..read more