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"It's only when you get a guitar..."

That you realise that you know nothing about them.
:D

I have about a limited wannabe's knowledge of guitars, like I know what guitar I've got and that it's a strat and stuff but; what the hell are these things/what do they do:

Pick-up
Redresss the frets
Grub screws
Tone Pot


Also, anyone know any places on the web that tell you how to play?

Ican struggle my way through tabs but that's about it. No money can be expended by the way.
:)

It takes a sheer amount of raw talent and honed skills to be able to play it.
Only the best are able to, so down put yourself down if you just can't make the cut

I've been trying to get that one down for ages...

I have no idea what you are talking about.

On a different note, I can now play "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

I'm halfway to be Hendrix II

Get your threads confused there? :p

So well kept that you jsut gave it away?

It's a well kept secret.

So that's what they're for.

I thought they were just there to hold the strings onto teh guitar.

:-|

Clazon wrote:
> I've been playing on my friends out of tune acoustic instead.
> :'(

Guitars have these little pegs at the end of them that you can use to make them in tune, you know.

metalhead wrote:
> Just realised no-ones actually answered these question. dont think so
> anyway.

I've got the answers now, but thanks.

> Pickups hav been answered.
> Dressing the frets is where u grind down the frets (metal bars going
> across the neck)

The brackets were just patronising.
:D

so you can play faster. re-dressing? probably just
> doing it again for no apparent reaspon.

> Grub screws are tiny little screws used in loads of places. in
> guitars probably holding in the pickups, truss-rod cover and mainly
> the scratch plate/back plates that allow access to the tone/volume
> pots and selector switch.

It doesn't make sense though. Some guys were calling them too long and stuff and affecting their fingers?

by the way happy new year to those of you online
> who hav nothing better to do than to sit at their computers and drink
> their way tthrough a bottle of jack daniels. shine on you crazy
> diamonds.....

Cheers and how Floydian of you.
;)

metalhead wrote:
> Clazon wrote:
> Bah. Guitar's in the shop...
>
> I get it back toiday though, so they're pretty quick workers.
>
> Watchya havin done? Customising?

Nah. Just stuff that needs to be done to make it sound right. Unless I haven't mentioned it's a retro 14 year old guitar. That means that it needed a bit of work done on intonation, and the bridge. Needed a new nut and a bit of work on the frets.

I've been playing on my friends out of tune acoustic instead.
:'(