Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Boss BD-2 Blues Driver Review
Boss effects pedals are easily one of the most recognizable and widespread stompboxes in use today, reaching iconic status as a staple of…
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Bogner La Grange Overdrive Boost Guitar Pedal Review
First unveiled in 2014, the Bogner La Grange Overdrive Boost pedal was all but assumed dead after years of silence from the…
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The Benefits Of Co-Writing Songs
While there are plenty of songwriters out there with a solo mentality when it comes to music creation, there are a lot of…
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Alternate Bass Guitar Tunings
Most bass players begin with the frets on the strings. Ascending frets will be applied meaning the fifth fret, without a…
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A Closer Look At Vintage Pickups
Vintage is a term that gets used a lot in the world of music gear. From classic guitars to iconic pedals, you…
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A Closer Look At The Boss Katana Guitar Amp Line
As one of the early pioneers of digital effects, Boss is highly responsible for pushing the limits of what pedals could…
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Vintage Style Guitar Humbuckers For Rock And Blues
Installing a set of replacement pickups is a great way to alter your instrument’s tone so that it better reflects your own personal taste…
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Video Demo: Earthquaker Hummingbird Tremolo
EarthQuaker Devices may be known as a small, boutique pedal manufacturer but their stompboxes – along with their unique sound and signature…
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How To Tune Your Guitar By Ear
Learning how to tune your guitar is likely to take time hence, it’s important that you train your ears. Tuning a guitar…
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TSVG Angry Jeff Fuzz Effects Pedal Review
The word “boutique” gets tossed around a lot these days in the world of music equipment. What used to mean pedals hand-crafted…
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Top Things Only Guitar Players Will Understand
Being a guitarist is awesome but like with anything, there are going to be some “issues” that only YOU will understand.…
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Top New Year’s Resolution Ideas For Musicians
Being a musician to the outside world looks like a career that is just fun and easy to handle when in fact…