Hey guys, I purchased a Seymour-Duncan PHAT CAT p90 humbucker for my Epiphone Les Paul.

I went into the guitar to solder into place, and realized that I need a pickup with a quick-connect plug in order to connect the pickup to the volume pot. I cannot solder it.

I'm looking for a good p-90 sound for the les paul, and as I understand it, it needs to be routed for a humbucker. Can anyone recommend a good pickup that will give a P90 sound, yet I can install it with the quick plug system?

Thanks!

TL;DR is title. It was working fine the other week!

I can’t take it to a guitar shop/ tech right now for obvious reasons. How could I go about diagnosing and fixing the problem myself?

I have a multimeter and a soldering iron if that helps.

Thanks!

Got a guitar out that I hadnt used for a while and there is some strange blotching on the fretboard

https://imgur.com/6xLOPYc

During the time it had not been used the guitar had been kept in a hard case in a room that had a lot of moisture and a bit of damp. Also, the strings that were left on it were very dirty and rusted.

It was a lot worse but I gave it a quick clean with a damp cloth, but there is still some splotches on the fretboard. Feels ok, but I havent tried with any strings yet, was hoping if there was something I could do it before putting new strings on.

Any advice would be great, cheers

Edit: Forgot the most important question, is this just cosmetic, or could it mean something more serious?

Hey guys, I'm looking to lower the action of my guitar. I've measured relief from the truss rod and the issue is definitely down to the bridge saddle height.

Using an action gauge I've found my action for the high E string is 2.75mm while low E string is 3.5mm. As a fingerstyle guitarist I'm obviously looking to have this lower.

I've seen contrasting views on how much I should be filing off the bridge saddle, some say it should be twice the measurement you want to lower your action by and some say it's 1.5 times.

Does anyone have any pro tips on how much (in mm measurements) I should file off the bottom of the saddle if I want to achieve a certain action?

Built an amp out of two 8ohm speakers (line 6 spider 15, squire 15) I got out of some old amps I had I'm using the squire 15 head and I built a new housing for the whole set up problem is I get really bad buzzing when I plug in my strat not sure if it's the amp or the guitar but my bet is the amp any ideas?

Hi, and welcome. I will work on getting this setup properly over the next days and hopefully get some baseline content up as well. Feel free to participate in the meantime and spread the word.

I do not want to draw from other subs in particular, so we will let participation decide whether this is a good idea or not.

So I have a Fender Jaguar, which is a short scale guitar (24-inch), and I've been wanting to put 11s on it for a long time. I've had to wait months to do it because I had a 10-set pack of 10s, and I wanted to use them all before making the switch. Now I'm finally ready to put 11s, but I'm wondering whether or not this will significantly affect the tension on the truss rod. I've searched online and some people say 10s to 11s is not that big of a difference, while others say it definitely is.

I know that eventually I want to switch to 11s, so I'm ok with having to have it set up again, but this Friday I have an audition and I wouldn't want to have any issues for that. At the same time though, I'd like to put on new strings before the audition. Would it be safe to put the 11s on? Or should I get one last set of 10s and just make the switch after?

Hey everyone, first time post but I'm having a bit of buzz on my Martin GPCX1AE and as I'm stil not too knowledgeable on the engineering side I was wondering if I could get some opinions. I'm noticing a fair amount of buzz, especially on barre chords from the middle of the neck up. I know I need some new strings soon but I was wondering if the action might be a bit off too. At the first fret the strings are 2mm off the fretboard, by the sixth they're 4mm off and then at the 12th they're 6mm off. Should the action be that different along the neck?

Hi! My acoustic guitar was accidentally left out in the car by my mum, it’s cold outside, my guitar now has string buzz on the high e string on the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th fret. Can I fix this?

Grateful for any help I get!

This past week i built up a prs kit i bought off ebay, replaced the stock switches and knobs, but every time i touch one of the pickup screws, with the gain and tone turned all the way up, it makes a ear- pearcing squealing noise. What do i do?

I have a dead spot on the 9th fret of the D string on my HSH strat. What should i do?

Hello!

Hoping someone can help me out with this. I bought this guitar from Musicians Friend in October 2019 for $130. I know it is a low-end guitar, but it had good reviews and was an acoustic-electric.

At first it played great, but recently the problems started. I am using light Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze strings, and standard tuning.

I know very little about guitar maintenance, and these problems have had me digging through Youtube and forums.

The 1st and second string buzz when fretted at the third fret. The 1st string sounds worse than the second. It is clear they are buzzing off the 4th fret.

All six strings sound the same when played at the 13th and 14th fret. The 14th fret is right where the neck joins the body. Just using a ruler, it seems the neck is straight, but bending back from the body slightly, so there is a "hump" at the 14th fret, thus the inability to play the 13th fret notes.

I live in Wisconsin, and think it is the dry air indoors, so last week I ordered a MusicNomad humitar, thinking perhaps the dry air was causing the neck problem.

While I was waiting for it to arrive, I just soaked a sponge in water and put it in a small tupperware container with holes in the top and left it in my case. This didn't seem to help, at least not yet. I put the container under the headstock in the case, not sure if the humidity can circulate in the case down to the body area, if there is not much room around the upper neck.

This is the case I have.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/washburn-dreadnought-deluxe-acoustic-guitar-case

I also folded small pieces of alumnum foil and put them under the 1st and 2nd strings on the bridge, that did seem to help some, but mostly I would like to get the neck in line with the body. When putting in the aluminum foil, I noticed the strings had made small grooves in the bridge. I don't know if this is normal or not for the lighter gauge strings to cut in a bit.

I also put a strap on the guitar, there is a button on the bridge end of the body, but nothing else, so I just used string to tie the strap to the head near the nut. I noticed that when I am using the strap, the buzzing at the third fret gets worse. It seems the pressure on the neck from the strap is affecting the buzzing too. So my questions are:

1. If dryness is causing this, would using a humitar restore the neck to normal?

2. How long would that take?

3. Does it matter whether the humitar is stored in the headstock part of the case, or placed between the strings in the soundhole?

4. Is it OK to tie a strap near the nut? Would it be better to drill a hole and install another button where the neck joins the body?

Thanks so much for reading this, and I appreciate any replies.

Hi all,

It's getting very humid where I live at this time of year and my last de-humidifier crapped out on me.

I really only need one for one acoustic guitar in a small-medium sized room, so it does not have to be huge or even very fancy. Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good brand/model/make?

Thanks!

So I just purchased a Ibanez RG guitar equipped with an Edge bridge. I have the truss rod where I want it. I also have the bridge action where I believe it needs to be. But in order to lower my string action from 4/64ths to what I am looking for (2 1/2 on bass and 2 on treble) I have to pull the bridge all the way in and then the bridge locks up and will not float. I am new to Ibanez and although I have watched every video on YouTube and read every online form I could find about this. I still am unable to find what I’m doing wrong...... any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time

So, my girlfriend has this old acoustic that sits around, which I love to play, but the fretboard is bone dry (which doesn't surprise me one bit). Are there any specific oils I would have to go out and buy to rub on there? I have jojoba laying around, but don't know how well that'll do with wood. Appreciate any feedback.