
Guitars!
Guitars! is a vanilla-friendly mod that adds guitars that are both playable musical instruments and weapons!
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About this Mod
Guitars! is a vanilla-friendly mod that adds many guitar (and related) items! The main instruments introduced are guitars, which can be acoustic and electric.
- Acoustic guitars are inexpensive to craft but deal less damage than electric guitars and are less durable
- Electric guitars are more expesive and REQUIRE an amp or portable amp for power, but deal more damage and have more durability compared to an acoustic guitar
The Guitars! menu is accessible through pressing the G key (default keybind) - the Guitars! menu lets you choose your guitar mode, chords to use in chords mode, and the scale to use for attack mode. Other useful keybinds from this mod include:
- Z: select previous custom chord
- X: select next custom chord
- C: switch between guitar modes
- G: open the Guitars! menu
- V: opens the chord menu
Guitars have two main modes, which are attack mode and chords mode:
- Chords mode: allows the player to strum up to 5 custom chords selected from the chord selection menu
- Attack mode: allows the player to shoot music-note projectiles based on the notes available in the player note-counter
Guitar enchantments can be obtained through the Luthier villager, which can obtain this role by being next to a Luthier Workbench. The Luthier has a chance to offer six different guidebooks, which can be combined with a guitar in a Luthier Workbench to enchant the guitar.
Available Versions
How to Install Guitars! on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Guitars!". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Guitars! server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Guitars! compatible with neoforge?
Guitars! officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Guitars! – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Guitars! consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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