Video Question: New Guitar and Tuning

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Date: April 9th, 2009 | Length: 1.67 | Instructor: Jim Deeming

Buddy7b89 asked "My guitar is in tune but it just doesnt sound anywhere as good as the instructors guitars ive played with my amp all i can do u think its just the guitar its a cheap yamaha eg 112c?" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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