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 […]
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 […]
Beginning guitarists who are doing the research before purchasing their first guitar will probably become confused when trying to make a decision between purchasing an acoustic guitar or a classical guitar. It’s not uncommon to confuse these two instruments, especially because you can play the same genres and styles of music on each guitar. However, there […]
Sound engineers in venues have it relatively easy with acoustic guitarists: they generally rock up with an electro-acoustic that can be just plugged in. Granted, this can also be done in a studio setting, but studio engineers are going to want to make use of such a setting to get the nuances of an acoustic […]
Using a reverb pedal can be intimidating, especially if you have never used one before. Reverb pedals have so many different parameters around them and if you don’t know how to properly use one, you may not get the dramatic effect or overall sound you are looking for. One of the most popular reverberation pedals […]