What’s this? A Gibson? For less than $1k? New? Am I sure? Sure I’m sure! Occasionally, I find myself jealous of today’s beginner and intermediate guitarists. An affordable new Gibson was not a thing when I was learning and developing my playing. But for a few years now, Gibson have been offering precisely that. The […]
Ibanez is a brand that has been around forever and has its market fairly well nailed at this point. It’s a brand for the shredders, and no model is more synonymous with that than their RG models. The Iron Label series of RGs is designed specifically for metal players. Ibanez is very explicit that they’re […]
Whenever I happen to pick up and play around with a guitar that’s a ¾ size travel guitar, I always happen to expect it to not have the same type of sound that a full-sized guitar has. How can a smaller guitar produce the same sound that a full-body guitar does? When I first picked […]
The Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar Special Electric Guitar is an exact replica of Kurt Cobain’s famous guitar, right down to the unique controls and humbucking pickups. If you are a guitarist that prefers to play on a typical Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, this is a guitar that you will want to try! The body of […]
Even just serving a quick glance at the Eastman E10P Parlor Acoustic Guitar, you can tell that you’re right next to an instrument that’s high quality. While it may be a small size, Eastman certainly made sure that this guitar was not made from low quality materials or poor craftsmanship. While it is going to […]
I really struggle with online guitar instruction websites. Not in any technical sense - I know how to use a website! But even as somebody who has developed their career online, I struggle with the idea that this is the best solution to get guitar players in the real music world. There’s a good chance […]
It might be hard to believe, but not everybody needs a full guitar, all of the time. I know right? Think about it: synth users have been at it for years, especially in recording situations - do you see how diddly their rigs get? And those synth users can make those synths sound like anything […]
If you’re new to the world of guitar playing, you may not be very well versed in all of the different accessories that are available to guitarists that can help make your playing not only sound better but also be so much easier on your hands! The worlds of picks can be extremely confusing, especially […]
Learning how to play an instrument can be hard, especially if you have had no previous musical experience. It can get very confusing rather quickly when learning how to play a stringed instrument because of all of the different strings and frets you have to remember when learning how to play. There are a lot […]
In the more recent years, ukuleles have become increasingly popular in the musical market, especially among people with limited musical training-which is amazing! With this massive increase in the popularity of these stringed instruments has also come to a large wave of people trying to figure out which type of ukulele would make the best […]