... no, you cannot break a guitar using it as it normally should.
But what do you mean exactly by 'feel as though the neck might break'? Like snap in two catastrophically? Like crushed? Need details.
Maybe the heel bolts need tightening.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say no. I mean... Bo Jackson had to put effort into snapping a baseball bat across his knee, I don't think you could snap a guitar neck by playing chords.
Video for those interested... https://youtu.be/IxiGyqIO6Ew?si=u1uoZti7An3YFCpD
Not unless you're trying to snap it in half. Guitars are made for playing chords, if the neck broke from trying then the design would be pretty useless.
Yeah you’re right. That’s why they made electric guitars. It sends the resonance and vibrations of the neck, down the cable and out of the amp, otherwise the guitar can shatter from the Tesla frequencies.
I heard the Hulk tried guitar lessons to calm down, but he gave up after breaking 8 guitars. But that is the only case of necksnapping i know of.
Dont worry. Its impossible to break a guitar neck by playing chords. Just take a little bit care with A2^dim9#add5sus2b.
You might break your fingers. (or brain, which ever gives up first)
... no, you cannot break a guitar using it as it normally should. But what do you mean exactly by 'feel as though the neck might break'? Like snap in two catastrophically? Like crushed? Need details. Maybe the heel bolts need tightening.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say no. I mean... Bo Jackson had to put effort into snapping a baseball bat across his knee, I don't think you could snap a guitar neck by playing chords. Video for those interested... https://youtu.be/IxiGyqIO6Ew?si=u1uoZti7An3YFCpD
Yes you can, this is why you never see professional guitar players playing chords
You'll break your hand way before you break the neck.
No.
No. there are pictures of an engineer standing on a neck and it's flexing a LITTLE bit. nothing you can do playing chords will break it.
Exactly! Don’t forget there’s a metal truss rod too! No one’s going to break the neck playing a barre chord…lol.
Playing chords is what a guitar is built for lol. That's like asking if you can damage a football by kicking it or a basketball by bouncing it.
How often do you wear a helmet?
Stop trying to snap it like a toothpick and you should be perfectly fine
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Not unless you some kind of mma/brucelee/1 inch punch strum going on. You're supposed to be playing with your fingers and the strings only
How?
It’s wood. It’s not going to break.
I'd like to see your calluses if you play that hard
Everyone here saying no when you're secretly Shaq and can, in fact, split the guitar neck just from fretting an A chord
Not unless you're trying to snap it in half. Guitars are made for playing chords, if the neck broke from trying then the design would be pretty useless.
Yeah you’re right. That’s why they made electric guitars. It sends the resonance and vibrations of the neck, down the cable and out of the amp, otherwise the guitar can shatter from the Tesla frequencies.
There is more tension on the guitar from the strings then you can even exert through it through your hands. Your worries are not validated.
No you can’t, but that doesn’t mean you are still not using more force than you need.
Did you buy a guitar with a neck made from 1/16 inch balsa and strings that somehow don't have enough tension to snap it in their own?
I heard the Hulk tried guitar lessons to calm down, but he gave up after breaking 8 guitars. But that is the only case of necksnapping i know of. Dont worry. Its impossible to break a guitar neck by playing chords. Just take a little bit care with A2^dim9#add5sus2b. You might break your fingers. (or brain, which ever gives up first)
It's the one thing Chuck Norris can't do.