Electric guitar strings have a significant impact on your tone and playability. It’s easy to overlook the importance of choosing the best strings to suit your playing style, but in reality, they’re as important as your choice of amplifier or effects pedals. Identifying the best-suited strings for your electric guitar can be overwhelming, due to …
Tommy Emmanuel’s percussive, expressive style of playing, perfected over decades, has earned him a devoted following. He is frequently cited as one of the greatest living acoustic guitarists, if not one of the best all-time. Unsurprisingly for someone of his virtuosic ability, Tommy’s musical career started at a very young age. Emmanuel, an Australian, was …
With the rise of rock and pop music, the electric guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the world. There are so many eager music lovers that want to start their guitar journey, but finding all the right equipment and an electric guitar can be daunting – especially for electric guitar. Unlike the …
Many electric guitarists have experienced the frustration of wanting to play their instrument, but being unable to do so due to their environment. Listening to someone practicing guitar through an amp can be an annoyance for housemates, neighbors, or other people nearby. Thankfully, there’s a simple solution, guitar headphone amps. These compact-designed devices make it …
George Harrison and his band, The Beatles, has influenced entire generations of musicians, winning 12 GRAMMY awards, being nominated for 39, won 16 NME awards, earned an Oscar, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), and is ranked 11th on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists list. Although he might have been …
Every musician starts somewhere and choosing the right instrument is one of the most important first steps. Whether you’re looking for a guitar to play at home, jam around the campfire, or become the next Jimi Hendrix, you’ve come to the right place. This article will show you how to navigate the many factors involved …
Are you interested in upgrading the pickups on your jazz bass? Are you bored of the sound of the stock pickups that arrived in your Fender or Squier? Are you seeking something with a little more bang and thump? Something a little higher-tech, with less noise, and with great clarity, punch, and sustain? Do you …
Although they may not be as well known as other popular effects, univibe pedals are one of the most unique additions a guitarist can make to their signal chain. Popularized by none other than Jimi Hendrix, the univibe effect played a significant role in the shaping of his distinctive guitar sound. Many guitarists know what …
We guitarists love being musicians, maybe to a fault at times. But it’s great when as a guitar community, we can take a minute to laugh at ourselves. How tough it is to make any money as a guitarist is a common theme among guitar jokes. Focusing more time and money on our gear then …
When you’re getting started as a drummer, one of the best ways to build confidence is by learning easy songs. This will improve every area of your drumming ability, including technique, timing, dynamics, and your ability to follow structures. Most drummers get frustrated at first because they want to be able to more complex songs …