Are you looking around for guitar gifts, but can’t seem to find that special gift for the person you’re shopping for? It's a common known fact that shopping for presents for other people can be very difficult! Some people are easier to buy for, while other people present more of a challenge. If you child, parent, […]
Changing guitar strings on an electric or acoustic guitar actually isn’t too difficult of a task, but it can be very intimidating if you’ve never done it before. Whether you’re a beginning or advanced guitarist that has never changed strings before, changing strings is a skill that be easily acquired through some simple instructions and […]
Many songs that you have heard on the radio are very easy to play on electric guitar, even with those difficult sounding riffs and choruses. Some of these songs may sound more interesting than others, but how are we exactly sure that they’re easy to play? If you just examine and focus on the chord […]
Before we get into talking about what a phaser pedal is, it’s better if you understand what the phaser effect is. The first stage of the phaser effect is when the signal of your guitar passes through a series of stages, which are all-pass filters. The second stage of the phaser effect is kept as […]
If you’re like most musicians, you’re probably on a budget. One great thing about big name music companies is that they know that a lot of musicians don’t have a whole lot of money, which is why they offer a whole range of amps that are $100 or below. Are $100 amps even any good? […]
When shopping around for the best 5 string base bass guitar, there are many different factors that you should take into consideration before making a final purchase. In case you weren’t aware, the biggest thing that sets a five-stringed bass guitar apart from a four-stringed bass guitar is the low string (known as the B […]
I like to be honest in reviews, so let me say straight off that I had never heard of Jamorama before I needed to review it. I have to say, approaching it, I was a mixed mindset of intrigued and skeptical. This predominantly came from the way it labels itself as a social network for guitarists. […]
If you are a guitarist who is working with a tight budget, you’re probably not able to afford a high-quality professional tuner that’s going to last you years and years. That’s totally okay, too! Since smartphones have such a heavy influence in our lives, some companies have decided to take their market to the whole […]
Back when smartphones were first released to the market, musicians used the microphone on their smartphone to tune their guitars. This type of tuning was great to use if you were in a pinch and needed to tune quickly, but it didn’t give you spot on results. Since technology has improved, the guitar tuner apps […]
In the music industry, vibrato vs tremolo are two guitar effects often confused by not only musicians and guitarists but manufacturers as well. For example, many manufacturers have guitars that have been labeled with a tremolo arm, when in fact, it’s actually a vibrato arm. Both vibrato and tremolo modulation effects produce a similar movement […]