excellent point Noteboat.

try this

my best guess is that the string is not wound around the tuning peg properly. I would exchange it for a fresh string.

either is an excellent guitar. I play the same stuff you like; I play a strat.

choose the guitar that pleases you most when you strum a chord. I feel, if one wants to learn to play, it does not matter which is better. the ease an...

my best guess is a grounding issue. there is a wire that needs solder.

tasteful.

the logo is cool. the year of the Horse bodes difficulty for those born in the year of the Rabbit.

I have a reso. single cone spider design. I don't understand or see any split. do you mean a crack? like in a break?

I play lap steels. all are vintage relics that play and sound great. 1940 Epiphone Electar Zephyr tuned open E1938 Rickenbacher Model 59 tuned to a mo...

have you an idea of the age of the Squire strat? the other guitar looks interesting. are those control knobs on the lower bout?

buzzing; do you mean a hum sound. that is a ground (earth) issue. is it loud? soft? does the amp buzz?

starting guitar one should learn the basics: open chords and smooth changes, names of the strings and what notes make up a chord, terminology is impor...

Ernie Ball strings 10-46 works great on my Fender strat,

there are other tunings for four strings that could interest you. I have played ukulele. four strings are plenty to play many songs.ukes are tuned GCE...