Guitar amplifiers are a major part of your tone. Some amps can do many things well, while others excel at producing specific tonal qualities. When shopping for a guitar amplifier, you will have to choose between a Tube or Solid-State model, and whether you want a combo, or separate head and speaker cabinet.
Tube based guitar amplifier use old fashioned
Gibson guitars have been around forever. It’s funny, but although Gibson has produced some of the most amazing guitars in history, perhaps the company’s largest contribution to music has been through their advancements in pickup technology. Gibson’s first electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936, and is still considered one of the best sounding electric jazz guitars in the
Guitar Buying – The Pros and Cons of Vintage vs Reissue : To most people, owning the “genuine article” is the only thing that will suffice. As a guitar player, and one who appreciates classic “vintage” instruments, I can fully understand this point of view. I can’t think of a single guitarist who wouldn’t absolutely adore playing a real 50’s
Guitar Tuning Tips : Most new guitar players and even some experienced ones have trouble staying and playing in tune. I’ll try listing here some of the common mistakes and there solutions.
When putting new strings on your guitar you must always make sure you stretch them as you tune them to pitch. I always hold them down on the
The Irish Harp
The harp that once through Tara’s halls the soul of music shed,
now hangs as mute on Tara’s walls, as if that soul were fled.
So sleeps the pride of former days, so glory’s thrill is o’er,
and hearts that once beat high for praise,
now feel that pulse no more
To tell the history of the
Tips for a Great Recording Session : You know your songs are great (and so does your girl/boyfriend, family, pets etc), and you finally decided to record an album in a real studio. That’s great! But what actually happens when you get there?
When you finally do pick the perfect studio, one that you feel comfortable at, there is a
Why do you care about stringing your guitar you may ask. Well the reason is simple. It will make you sound better because if your guitar is properly strung, you will get longer natural sustain.
This is something that no fx pedal can reproduce, clean natural sustain. Of course after you have this sustain you can play with it all
Most of the guitar lovers playing guitar for few years but still unsatisfied with their progress. They feel like still stand at the starting point and can’t enjoy their playing. This mainly caused by most of them don’t build up a strong foundation at the beginning. I found that some of the guitar learners even just playing guitar for one
