Player, teacher, and lifelong guitar trader
Must Love Guitars
I'm Bob Molton. I've played guitar my whole life, sold them, set them up, traded them, and taught people to play them. This is where I hand all of that over to you — as tools you can actually use.
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What brought you in?
I want to play better
Practice that adds up, drills for the thing that's actually broken, and songs that ramp at your pace.
Start with lessonsI want to buy, sell or trade
What a guitar is worth, what to inspect, what to say, and when to walk away from the deal.
Open the guidesI don't know which guitar
Eight questions about your hands, your home and your budget. Three specific guitars to go look at.
Run the matcherThe flagship tool
Which guitar is right for you?
Not which guitar is best. Which one is right for your hands, your living room, the music you love, and the money you actually have. That's a different question, and it's the one almost nobody asks in a shop.
The Guitar Matcher asks it for you, then hands you three specific instruments, why each one fits, and exactly what to check before you pay.
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Guitar Matcher
Which guitar is actually right for me?
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Electric or Acoustic?
Should I start on electric or acoustic?
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Fair Price Finder
What is this guitar really worth?
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Is This a Fake?
Does this listing smell wrong?
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Song Ladder
How do I get from here to that song?
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Chord Trouble Fixer
Why does my chord sound like that?
Who's behind this
I've been on every side of the guitar counter
I've been the kid who bought the wrong guitar. The guy behind the counter selling them. The one setting them up so they finally play right. The teacher watching a student fight an instrument nobody adjusted.
I ran a YouTube channel about guitar because I couldn't stop answering these questions. This site is the same instinct, better organized.
Lessons over the internet
One-to-one, from wherever you are. We start by making sure your guitar isn't the thing holding you back — then we go to work.
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The 7-Point Guitar Buyer's Checklist
Walk into any shop or open any listing and know within five minutes whether the guitar is worth the money.
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