Is your guitar hard to play?

Introducing GuitarCare, the ultimate app that gives your guitar a comprehensive reality check. This innovative mobile app uses advanced algorithms to analyze and optimize your guitar's sound through a simple question-and-answer process. It also guides you through capturing sound samples using your phone’s microphone or an external interface.

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You might be wondering:

Beginners
  • How do I choose my next guitar?
  • How do I tune my guitar?
  • Why my guitar does not keep the tuning?
  • Why is my guitar so hard to play?
  • Should I replace the strings?
  • How do I replace the string?
  • How to sound loud and clear?
  • What's my guitar good at?
  • How do I use switches and knobs?
  • How do I place the capo correctly?
  • Should I bring the guitar to a luthier/technician?
  • How can I find the best deal for the fix?

Intermediate
  • Is my guitar worth the price?
  • Should I adjust the action/relief?
  • How to safely adjust the action/relief?
  • Is the intonation good enough?
  • How to improve the intonation?
  • How to improve the tone?
  • How to safely change tuning?
  • Is there any buzzing noise?
  • How to improve the buzzing noise?
  • How loud is the humming noise?
  • How to improve the humming noise?
  • How to safely store my guitar?
  • How to safely clean my guitar?

Guitar Hero
  • How to adjust the pickup height?
  • Should I improve the sustain?
  • How to improve the sustain?
  • Should I replace the tuners?
  • How noisy are the switches and knobs?
  • Should I replace the switches or knobs?
  • Should I replace the pickups?
  • How to choose a string gauge?
  • How to objectively compare two guitars?
  • I have so many guitars: how to keep track of the maintenance history?

GuitarCare has the answers!

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Key features

Health Check

Keep your instrument perfectly in tune across the fretboard. GuitarCare can assess the instrument with simple tools and sound samples.

Setup made easy 

Pinpoint those annoying rattles and buzzing noises, adjust the relief. All steps are guided by GuitarCare app!

Get it fixed, now!

Receive killer tips to keep your guitar playing like a dream. Otherwise GuitarCare can connect you to the closest luthiers.

GuitarCare Lite

Free (banner ads)
  • Running on iPhone and iPad
  • Running on Android smartphones and tablets
  • Easy access from AppStore and AndroidPlay
  • Simple interface, step by step instructions for beginners

GuitarCare Pro

149$/year
  • Running on MacOs
  • Running on WindowsOS
  • Easy access from AppStore and Microsoft Store
  • Advanced user interface
  • For luthiers/technicians, can receive fix requests (contract based)
  • For professional users

GuitarCare database

Contract based
  • For music stores and guitar manufacturers
  • Large database with data mining tools

FAQ

Is GuitarCare teaching me how to play the guitar/bass? No, GuitarCare is an app that focuses on the instrument alone. You may learn how to maintain the instrument and fix the most of the issues. In some case the professional advice and hands-on experience is required. GuitarCare can connect you to the closest luthiers/tenhicians.

Is GuitarCare only for guitars? While GuitarCare is primarily focused on acoustic and electric guitars, it also supports other string instruments such as acoustic and electric basses, ukuleles, and banjos.

Is GuitarCare free of charge? Yes, at GuitarCare, we're on a mission to provide you with the best tools for maintaining and caring for your instrument. We believe the app should be free for users, though you may occasionally see banner ads relevant to music and guitars.

What happens to the sound samples and data collected from my input? GuitarCare securely stores all data on state-of-the-art servers in an anonymous form, adhering to privacy regulations such as the GDPR in the EU, CCPA in the U.S., and equivalent laws worldwide. The primary purpose of this data collection is to enhance the service, assist luthiers in serving their customers, and help guitar manufacturers improve their instruments.

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