Guitar Guide
Simple answers when you're starting out. Deeper information when you're ready for it.
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New guitar player?
Everything you need without the confusing terminology.
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Guitars
Understand your instrument.
Guitar types, parts, pickups, woods, hardware and electronics.
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Gear
Understand your equipment.
Pedals, amps, strings, cables, power and accessories.
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Care & Setup
Keep your guitar playing its best.
Maintenance, setup, troubleshooting and repairs.
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Play Better
Understand what you're playing.
Chords, scales, fretboard, theory, rhythm and practical playing knowledge.
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Reference
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Charts, terminology, tunings, specifications and printable guides.
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8 min answer
Remove one string at a time, wind the new one neatly, stretch it, and retune.
6 min answer
Tuner, dynamics, drive, modulation, then time-based effects like delay and reverb.
5 min answer
Guitar action is the distance between the strings and the frets.
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Gauge is string thickness — lighter is easier to play, heavier sounds fuller.
New to guitar?
Meet the instrument, tune it, learn the essentials, play your first chords and know what to learn next.
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Tuning, holding it, your first chords and the small habits that make the first month easy.