/r/Guitar/

r/Guitar

3.4M members
r/Guitar is a subreddit with 3.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses guitar, struggling, frustrating, worst, and electric, and they frequently recommend/review guitar solos, electric guitars, and acoustic guitars.
Welcome to r/guitar, a community devoted to the exchange of guitar related information. This is a forum where guitarists, from novice to experienced, can explore the world of guitar through a variety of media and discussion. If you have guitar related questions, start with the "search" field at the top of the page. If you don't find what you need, ask the community. The best place to start if you're new is right below in our "Rules" section. Thanks for visiting. WE DO NOT HAVE A DISCORD. FYI.

Popular Themes in r/Guitar

#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice for playing and singing at the same time?"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What is the cheapest way to fix this?"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Talk me out of it"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "If you had $2,000 to spend on gear right now, what would you buy?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Fresh From the Workbench, Learned a Thing or Two"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Guitar

#1

Guitar

68 posts
#2

Struggling

13 posts
#3

Frustrating

6 posts
#4

Worst

5 posts
#5

Electric

5 posts
#6

Metal

3 posts
#7

Acoustic

3 posts
#8

Amp

3 posts
#9

Tone

2 posts
#10

Learning

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/Guitar

Guitar Solos

386 reviews
#1
Pink Floyd
5.0 from 16 reviews
#2
Dream Theater
5.0 from 13 reviews
#3
Megadeth
5.0 from 12 reviews

Electric Guitars

237 reviews
#1
Squier
4.1 from 56 reviews
#2
Ibanez
4.1 from 36 reviews
#3
Yamaha
4.1 from 25 reviews

Acoustic Guitars

207 reviews
#1
Yamaha
4.5 from 39 reviews
#2
Taylor
4.5 from 30 reviews
#3
Martin
4.5 from 26 reviews

Flair Used in r/Guitar

#1
QUESTION
: "No motivation to play anymore because of ever worsening depression and considering dropping it. Why shouldn’t I?"
68 posts
#2
GEAR
: "Talk me out of it"
50 posts
#3
PLAY
: "First time in 20 years of playing I've felt "happy" with something I wrote."
29 posts
#4
DISCUSSION
: "Meet Tanya Shpachuk, luthier out of Ukraine 🇺🇦. She donates a ton of her time restoring guitars that were burned and or nearly destroyed from the invasion."
22 posts
#5
PURCHASE
: "Think I found the one"
12 posts
#6
NEWBIE
: "Can anyone tell me anything about this guitar?"
12 posts
#7
GEAR ID
: "Is this SG real? Did Gibson label guitars like this?"
5 posts
#8
NEWS
: "When Dad Rock Becomes Son Rock: This year, a slew of musical fathers are hitting the road with new bandmates, their kids"
1 post
#9
OC
: "Everything You Need To Learn For Jazz Guitar (In Order)"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Guitar

Yearly
+172k members(5.3%)

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Last updated: September 6, 2026