Tech Tips & Tutorials
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Factors that Affect a Pickup’s Tone – Part 3
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing factors that play a role in determining a pickup’s tone. In Part 1,…
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Compressor vs Limiter
A compressor is sometimes a limiter, but a limiter is never a compressor. Let me explain. A dynamic range compressor is essentially…
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How A Compressor Pedal Can Enhance Your Tone
A compressor can be a versatile and powerful effect in a player’s tool bag, used by professionals on stage (usually through a pedal)…
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Coil Tapping and Coil Splitting in Electric Guitars
If you’ve ever been shopping for an electric guitar you have almost certainly come across two terms that might have been a…
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What Are Bucket Brigade Chips?
If you have spent any amount of time looking at delay pedal, chances are you’ve bumped into the term “bucket brigade.” A bucket…
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How to use the Effects Loop inputs on an Amplifier
Have you ever wondered what those two inputs labeled “Effects loop” found behind many bass and guitar amps actually do, let alone…
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A Closer Look at the GoPro Hero4 Music Bundle
It’s pretty much a given that these days a band needs to have a Facebook page or some other sort of online presence. While…
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What is MIDI?
One of the biggest leaps in digital music technology came in the form of the MID format. Although professional players know the…
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Tube Amp Rectifiers And Their Impact On Tone
Guitar tube amp rectifiers are a source of confusion among many players out there. And with the growth of dual rectifier or…
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The Top Metal Gear
There are certain pieces of equipment that just work for certain genres. Take the Telecaster for example; sure, it has a great…