Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Fishman Acoustic Pickups
If you’re serious about performing on stage with an acoustic guitar, sooner or later, simply using microphones in front of your instrument…
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Fender vs Gibson Spaced Humbuckers
Q: “I recently bought a new Seymour Duncan SH-PG1 bridge humbucker for my HSS Stratocaster and even though it fits perfectly, I…
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Fender Custom Shop Artisan and Master Designed Series Announced
The Fender Custom Shop has just introduced their two latest collections of handcrafted instruments, the Artisan Series and Master Designed Series. With…
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A Few Of Our Favorite Punk Rock Guitar Pickups
Back when punk was still in its infancy, there wasn’t any right combination of guitar, amp or pickups that you had to…
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Famous Humbucker Pickup Designs
Soon after the advent of the electric pickup, manufacturers were working hard to create a design that would cancel out one of…
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Great Two-Piece Rock Bands
Since last few years, two-piece rock bands based on a guitarist and a drummer are gaining popularity. The involvement of the creative…
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Electric Guitar Body Types and Tone
Essentially, there are three main types of bodies when you’re talking about electric guitars. Aside from a few exotic hybrids, you have…
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The Difference Between Resistive And Reactive Loads
Tube amps are like the holy grail of rock tone. No matter how much technology has progressed and given us plenty of…
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Difference Between Volume and Gain
Volume and gain – musicians use these two all the time but if you ask them to explain to you the differences…
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Check Out The Catalina Chorus And Palladium Gain Stage From Seymour Duncan
While Seymour Duncan has built its empire on the back of their amazing pickups, the company also offers a selection of great…
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Check Out The Brand New Duncan Saturday Night Special Humbuckers
Update: We have included a video demo of the Saturday Night Special humbucker set straight from the guys over at Seymour Duncan,…
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Brand Spotlight: Mission Engineering Expression Pedals And Guitar Cabs
Born out of a garage in Petaluma, California, Mission Engineering is a modern audio tech company known for their high-quality expression…