What makes a guitar unplayable?

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Vinayak P Kelgeri

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Untuned strings, over tuned strings make it unplayable. A bend in neck can also make it unplayable. A damaged neck bridge or body bridge makes it unplayable. A damaged unaligned fret bar makes it unplayable.
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High tension strings,a bowed or curved neck,a high action,sharp frett edges
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It is hard to tune, gitar will be bend ,its does not stay in tunes, the nuts is too high and to slow causing strings to buzz against the frets. the bridge sitting too low and/or the neck having a back bow.
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Some of the things that can make a guitar unplayable or difficult to play are :- 1) A bowed neck that could lead to difficulty playing due to the strings being far from the frets in a region of the neck. 2) High action that also causes strings to be far from the frets. 3) Dead notes. 4) Pickup or...
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Some of the things that can make a guitar unplayable or difficult to play are :- 1) A bowed neck that could lead to difficulty playing due to the strings being far from the frets in a region of the neck. 2) High action that also causes strings to be far from the frets. 3) Dead notes. 4) Pickup or knob issues in case of an electric guitar. read less
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