Gibson Les Paul is one of the most iconic guitars ever designed. It’s hard to imagine a guitar player that hasn’t dreamed of owning one. Although Gibson has made a lot of different guitars over the course of its rich history, Les Paul has become synonymous with the company. It’s hard to count all of …
Selecting the individual components of your guitar rig is a process that hugely impacts your tone, style, and sonic possibilities. Needless to say, amplifiers are a major part of your setup, as are the guitars you use. Along with these two choices, your range of effects pedals also has the ability to transform the output …
Along with the choice of guitar and amplifier, a guitarist’s pedalboard is one of the most important factors when it comes to creating your sound. Effects pedals provide you with sonic options that can completely transform the tone of your guitar. Regardless of the genre or style of guitar you play, a delay pedal is …
Aspiring rock stars and live band performers should always consider two things whenever starting on their journey. The first is to get a good electric guitar that they can get familiar with and comfortable playing. The second is to choose the right songs to help you learn the fundamentals of playing an electric guitar. You’ll …
You don’t need to be a guitar virtuoso to start playing awesome songs on your guitar. In fact, you can play a ton of cool songs using just four chords! Today, we have compiled a list of easy four-chord songs to help you kickstart and expand your repertoire. From pop, rock, and folk to reggae, …
If you’re a beginner looking to build your guitar repertoire, a steady and straightforward strumming pattern matters just as much as easy chord shapes. Even songs made up of just three or four chords can be quite challenging if the rhythm is complex. But what we have here is a list packed with easy strumming …
Choosing a jazz guitar amp can be a tedious process. After all, what exactly defines a contemporary jazz guitar sound? Are you more interested in a strong, traditional clean sound? Or does some modern technological wizardry hold more appeal? Do you use effects pedals or appreciate a gently built-in reverb? Do you gig frequently and …
The 1980s was a time for transition. With MTV coming to television in 1981, synthesizers and MIDI available for modest prices to the public, the invention of the CD and the Walkman and boomboxes a prominent accessory for 80s youth, music surpassed its limitations to car radios and vinyl records, forever changing popular music and …
One aspect of Rock and roll is all about being loud, proud, and in your face. No musician embodies that mentality more than, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent. He has been turning his amps up to eleven and pumping his high-feedback, heavily distorted tones through hollow-body guitars for almost 60 years! Having a long …
The Rolling Stones were one of the pioneer bands that defined early British rock and roll in the 1960s, to the point they were, laughably, considered too old for the game when they embarked upon the record-breaking Steel Wheels tour in the 1980s. Forty years after the snide “steel wheelchairs” jokes have been long forgotten, …