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I would also suggest getting the advice of a good luthier (as posted above...). I wouldn't expect even a very heavy set of strings to have this effect; I imagine that it's rather due to a bad implementation of the design in a cheap guitar. I wouldn't try to 'bodge' it (at least until there's been a competent person to see it...), and would certainly affirm that wood glue is not the answer; that will do nothing, on its own, to help things here. Let's see if a more experienced eye can suggest a remedy, hoping that it's simpler than I fear. It's not looking good.

Tiktok..? Instagram..? Facebook..? No chance; no chance at all that I'll entertain for a moment clicking on that. Sorry.

The same remark as the other video... Use your 'phone to play a slow blues drum track (I'm sure there's plenty available online somewhere...), and play to that, respecting the timing. The slower the better; these things can't be rushed. Very gradually (every couple of weeks or so..?), step up the tempo (just a little...), and play at that new speed. Every now and then (every couple of months or so..?), go back to the slow tempo and repeat the whole process, increasing very slowly the tempo. This is the way to achieving fluid, fluent guitar licks, runs, melodies... Music. You will need a big bucket of Patience, but it will pay off handsomely. Hope this helps.

Only one comment, and that is to get used to playing a piece (any piece...) very slowly at first, in tempo, using a metronome (your 'phone will be able to serve as metronome whilst practicing, I think...). Your playing in this video is far too fast for your ability, which will not improve until you get the timing right. The fastest way to learn how to play fast is to play slowly. I can't tell if you're playing by ear, or from a sheet of music; either way, slow down. It may not seem to be so satisfying at first, but trust me when I state that, by playing with the correct timing slowly, the playing at the correct tempo will come so much faster. Do not rush into playing the guitar; it's a journey for a lifetime, and you've all the time in the world before you. Spend the early stages practicing correctly and the results will come about all the faster. Hope this helps.

One day I will (maybe...) understand, but that day is not today.

Good afternoon, @Tom Gregory Partner, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

No instagram here, sorry.

Good afternoon, @Fluffmatic, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Improvising over what..? A known song, a jazz 'standard', your own composition, a free-for-all jam session..?

Personally, I favour the differences, and find use for most styles of instrument. For sentimental reasons, I have several arch-top and semi-hollow guitars and basses, but solid-bodies figure too in the 'stable'. I'm really not fussy about what are, to me, minor details such as scale length, type or number of pick-ups, nut width etc; I adapt what I play to the instrument, or select the instrument depending on what I feel like playing. I have a 'go to' Xavière guitar on hand (it's rather like a Thinline Tele Deluxe...), but my Hofner Verithins, and Comittee get regular outings, as does my Samick 335-style guitar and Daisy Rock 12-string (and the acoustics, of course...). I could get by with only one, but why be restricted when there's so much variety out there..?

Just a guess, but that sounds like Gilmour, playing a demo version of a future Floyd song. The 'intro' lick is a rip-off of a Fairport Convention song : 'Jack of Diamonds', on their first album, but that's not Richard Thompson playing there.

You may well be right, of course, although a sticker with a serial number would be normal, I'd say, rather than no number at all. There are copies at all levels, too, not just high-end stuff. Genuine or fake, though, as long as it plays well...

Essentially, yes.

I'm looking at it now, and I'm having trouble following along. I've been playing guitar for well over a half-century. Maybe it's not you, but the video that's not too clear..? I'd suggest looking at a few other tutors do it, and come back to this one now and again. The penny will drop, but not by crushing your head against his lack of clarity. It's Good Stuff, but not well presented, and especially not for novices.

Again, an odd question, to me. You'll be using the chords G, C and D7 quite a lot; the remark concerning the 'D7' is appropriate here, the '7th' concerned being 'C', not 'C#". Have a look at this tutorial video for some ideas, maybe..?

The notion of Major or minor would be a function of the composition, and not really a choice made by the Player. It's possible to play minor scales over a piece composed as Major, but that would be a specific musical choice. Why the question..? What is it that you're wanting to play..? A piece you've composed, or a well-known song..? Your question seems odd to me.

Yes. The '1' is 'G' (obviously..?), the '4' is 'C', the '5' is 'D'. This same reasoning is used for all keys; simply counting up from the root note of the scale in question. It works for minor scales in the same way. Beware of the trap, using this simple system, when working out chords, as the '7' for a G7 chord is the 7, flattened (so 'F', and not 'F#'...). This is for convention reasons, rather than pure logic or maths; the G7 chord is not, strictly speaking, in the key of 'G', but is from the key of 'D', and is referred to as a Dominant 7th, leading the ear back to the key of 'G'. Just sayin'.

... with no embossed serial number, so almost certainly a copy. It may well play well enough as a bass, but it's not an Epiphone, I think.

It sounds to me that you're in Good Hands with a suitable tutor, and that your own, personal, needs are being catered for. It's not a race, so 'softly, softly catchee monkey' applies here, as in other endeavours. Follow what he says, diligently, and you'll be as best as you can be, at every stage of your journey. Regular little and often practice of whatever he gives you will see you through. Keep us posted as to progress from time to time, please..?

Lessons, eh..? With a decent tutor..? Do you still attend these lessons..? What did/does your tutor say about your progress..? What practice routine did he/she give you..? What medium (method book, song sheets, exercise sheets etc...) did you get for these lessons..? One year is not a Long Time when learning stuff. Some folk pick things up easily, others plod along a bit longer. Your pace is your pace, there is no point in comparing with others in this respect. Persistence will overcome every obstacle, more especially when guided by a competent tutor. On one's own it's a great deal more of a rocky road (no pun intended...). Oh, and did I mention Patience..? In some situations it pays to be stubborn; carry on, in the light of what your tutor tells you, and will some of the helpful hints here, and it'll work out just fine. As I wrote, we've all been there, and felt exactly the same, at times.

You give no inkling as to time scale here; are we talking days, weeks, months, years..? 'Plateauing' is a well-known phenomena in the learning process (not just instruments; it occurs in many other fields...). How to avoid it..? Difficult. What to do..? Work through it. For how long..? No idea, as it varies even for oneself. One or two tips, however... 1 - Practice little and often, rather than super-long sessions. Two bouts of fifteen minutes each, per day, are worth more than any two-hour stint. 2 - Little..? Did I say 'little'..? OK, but regularly. This is key; every day, with no exceptions. 3 - Start again: Pick up your very first method book, or first lesson notes, or whatever you started out with. Go through it, from the beginning, as if you're starting again. Do the exercises diligently (no cheating..!); it'll get you back, rapidly, to where you are now plus a bit more. 4 - Pick up your instrument as a 'leftie' (or 'rightie', if you play 'leftie'...); that how it felt when you began, and shows that progress has, indeed, been made. 5 - A bit more difficult, but essential... Arm yourself with a big bucket of Patience; all players, at all levels, need this, and need to fill it up regularly. Learning is a Long Game, and never finished. Just when you think you know it all, you realise that you don't. This is Normal. 6 - Set yourself achievable goals (targets...). A song to learn, a technique to attempt, a genre to bring on board... Give yourself a decent time scale for it, and add it to your practice schedule. Go through the basics, go through your next lessons, then have a go towards this target. Every day in short sessions, going back now and again over older stuff. It'll work; we've all been there. Now for my tried and tested 'words of encouragement'... 'It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get slightly better.'

There is no serial number embossed into the back of the headstock, which indicates, to me, that it's an unofficial copy of the EB-0. It may well play well, but would have next to no resell value. The illisible signatures add nothing to that, I'd suggest.

Nothing, I would say. It's just floating around, not used.

It's basically an 'E', played at the seventh fret on the 'A' string, and using the 'pinky' for the 'hook' note bending. He's muted the 'E' string with the wrap-around thumb. Not all the strings are played. You could just play any 'E' chord; t'will fit, but at that position he can get that bend in. Hope this helps.

Good morning, @ciderman, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.