Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Tips For An Effective Practice Session
There’s no getting around it — if you want to rock like the best of them, you have to put in the…
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Guitar Tips For Beginners: Finding The Right Tone
The next time you listen to an album with your favorite guitarist, close your eyes and listen to the guitar. What do…
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Tips For Adults Learning To Play Guitar
Learning guitar is a dream of many people, and there is no age limit for this. If you’re trying to learn…
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Studio Monitors 101
JBL LSR808 8″ Two-Way Powered Studio Monitor @ $249.99 We’ve all heard that old saying, right? You are only as strong as…
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The Most Impressive Multi-Instrumentalists In Rock
Multi-instrumentalists ignite life into any category of music. They are musicians who have the ability to play two or more musical instruments.…
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Tech Tips: Fixing Intonation on a Bass or Guitar
Sometimes your guitar will be out of tune even after you tune it, which means your intonation is out. You can tell…
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How To Take Care Of Your New Tube Guitar Amp
There’s a reason why tube amps have remained popular after all these years. Despite their relatively high price tag and an…
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How To Stay Motivated As A Guitar Player
Mastering the guitar, or any other instrument can be one of the most satisfying accomplishments in life. Nonetheless, boredom is common especially…
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Some Of The Biggest Rock Stars We Lost In 2016
There is little doubt that 2016 was a catastrophic year for music legends. In this category, especially when it comes to broad…
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Does Speaker Power Rating Determine Loudness?
We often run into players who assume that a PA speaker’s Power Rating (also known as Watts or Wattage Rating) directly reveals…
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Solid Body versus Semi/Full Hollow Body Guitars
Exotic hybrids aside, there are three main kinds of bodies when you’re talking about electric guitars: hollow body, semi-hollow body and solid…
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Some Of The Smartest Rock Stars Of All Time
It is often said that being a jack of all trades makes you a master of none. Is this always the case?…