Strings #
Guitars #

Picture of my character by Alex the Nerd Bird
Acoustic, Electric, Acoustic-Electric? #
Hollow Body, Solid Body? #
Pickups? #
Strings? #
[TODO]
Nylon vs plain vs wound, metal types, coated. Gauges. https://blog.ernieball.com/strings/what-string-gauges-should-you-be-playing/ . This page does reference neck length, so keep that in mind too!
My recommendation, first and foremost, is try them. Strings are cheap, swap ’em out, try each for a month, note your experiences before and after- how they felt, sounded, if they left your fingers sore, if pitch bending was fun, etc.
Still, I will say generally I’ve found Ernie Ball Slinkys (the normal, greenish-yellowish package) are a good works-for-everything bet. If you’re playing something where you want more meaty low end, Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalts are worth a shot. If you’re looking to get more sustain, output, and outright aggression from your pickups, Ernie’s M-Stell line does well. Each of those is available in a variety of gauges. I’m not being paid to promote Ernie Ball here - they’re just good.
Tunings? #
Standard (EADBGe), drop D, open G, DADGAD, Ostrich, etc. Why you’d want them.
Picks, Slides, fingers, or… chopsticks? #
Classical Guitars? #
6-String #
Bass #
[TODO]
- Active Pickups, 3 vs 2 band EQ, string count, picking methods, slap
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/muwb6/learning_bass_after_guitar/
12-String #
Extended Range #
Fanned-Fretts #
Fretless #
Baritone #
Lap Steel & Pedal Steel #
Pianos #
Clavinet #
Dulcimers #
Hammered #
Harp #
[TODO] + Pedals on harp
Gurdy #
Banjo #
Bass #
Cello #
What is the Difference Between Cello and Bass (Consordini, YouTube)
Violin / Fiddle #
Viola #
Lute #
Mandolin #
Sitar #
Ukulele #
Concert, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass? #
Gaohu #
Guzheng #
Koto #
Theorbo #
guitar, lute, dulcimer, dual/single string, acoustic, electric, electroacoustic
guitar pickups, slides, kapo, tuning (equal v just), wound, physical modeling (Kurplus Strong)
https://grunfy.com/scaler.html
The History Of Guitar (YouTube, Rob Scallon)
Tuning a Floyd Rose Guitar (YouTube)
My New 18-String Hurdy-Gurdy (YouTube, Patty Gurdy) (also see 5 System of a Down riffs on hurdy gurdy)