hendrix67

I recently bought a new guitar and have noticed an unusual issue with it. There seems to be a sort of harmonic ringing centered around the low E string. It is especially noticeable with higher gain on but can be heard even when I am not plugged in and just playing it acoustically. I can tell that it is something to do with the low E string because the other strings when played alone do not seem to cause this ringing. From what I can tell it is caused by some mechanical issue with the guitar itself (hence the being able to hear it even when not plugged in). The issue does not repeat when playing through my amp/pedals with a different guitar. It sounds similar to the harmonics you hear when ho

I (24M) have been having symptoms of carpal tunnel for a couple months (but didn't realize it was CT until recently) and am trying to figure out what the correct brace to wear during the night is. I have scheduled an appointment with a doctor but it is not for 2 months and I couldn't find any way of asking an actual doctor about this. I bought this brace online but then found this article that suggests that the type of brace I got with the metal spine down the front is bad for carpal tunnel. I have not been able to find anything else that m

So I've been thinking about getting a guitar with a Floyd for the first time (Kahler preferably but those are hard to find) and I had a question about tuning stability. How well do they usually stay in tune compared to standard floating bridges like those on strats? I had a conversation with someone who mentioned that he liked the locking tremolos on EVH Wolfgangs because they only go down, not both ways, giving more stability but I don't know how big of a difference that would make exactly. Would appreciate any input from people with experience in this department.

I have gotten error messages every time I try to install Python on my mac laptop. I linked a screenshot of the error message below. I think the problem is because my laptop has the Apple silicon processor, but I transferred my files from a previous mac that had an intel chip. I talked to apple support and they weren't terribly helpful (just told me to make sure it is updated and try it in safe mode, which didn't make a difference). This same error occurs every time I try to install homebrew.

In the screenshot, the code I entered in line 8-9 are from the homebrew site that I believe it was referring to, but it did not solve the issue.

Any idea how I might go about solving this? I'm fairly n

So I've been wondering this for a while and was hoping maybe someone here might have some insight. I've been looking into getting a guitar with a locking tremolo (Floyd Rose or Kahler) but have noticed that the ones I've picked up and played in stores just don't sound as good as similar guitars with hardtail or standard tremolo bridges.

The problem for me is that I have noticed the locking tremolo guitars tend to be badly out of tune and seemingly have very old strings (at least most of the time), so it has been difficult for me to get a good feel of how good most of them actually are.

With my own guitars, I have noticed that locking down the tremolo does have a positive effect for the s

So I've been recently trying to learn how to repair my guitars myself and after my first attempt to change the volume pot on one of them, it's clear I need to work on it, especially the soldering aspect. I was wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations for how to get better at this kind of thing?

The main thing I'm considering is just getting a cheap guitar to practice on but was curious if there are any other good ways to get material to practice with.

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Finally pulled the trigger and got a new guitar that I've been thinking of getting for a little while. Saw a great deal on Facebook marketplace and couldn't resist ($850 barely used, these usually go for $1300 new).

It is a killer guitar. Obviously since it is the James Hetfield signature model, it is amazing for heavy riffing and feels very smooth. Not bad for lead either, though the access to the higher frets isn't great. The EMGs just have spectacular tone with a lot of punch. Another thing that really sets it apart is its clean tone, which is really nice. I have one other guitar with active pickups, which give me great distorted tones but not very good clean