By Jodie Chiffey | Electric Guitars
From sweet melodies to wild tones, semi-hollow guitars have always held a special place in the world of Western music. And, that’s one reason why the vs debate is all over guitar forums and threads. Both Ibanez AM93 and Epiphone ES 335 are best-selling semi-hollow guitars on the market, and beginners, as well as professional […]
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By Candace Osmond | Electric Guitars
Finding an entry-level guitar that manages to balance price and decent sound output is harder than it may seem. You’d think that finding something basic is an easy process, but there are models out there that just look and sound cheap. Nobody wants that. But what they might want is to know how the and […]
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By Melanie Griffin | Electric Guitars , Guitar Accessories
The cool thing about electric guitars is how much you can change their personality with a single build tweak. One common thing that gives them the most personality is their pickups – those raised areas of plastic with circles of metal that sit under your strings. They’re what pick up the sounds from your strings […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Electric Guitars
Finding the perfect electric guitar for you to use to tear up a cover of your favorite heavy metal song or to perform an original will help you to distinguish yourself as a musician and your unique playing style. But what one friend may recommend as the ‘perfect’ metal guitar may not work for you, […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Electric Guitars
When shopping around for a new guitar or having your guitar custom built a luthier, the most commonly overlooked feature in the buying process is the type of material used in the creation of a guitar. Many musicians, especially beginning guitarists, are under the impression that the type of wood used in the creation of […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
They may be declaring it as “new for 2018,” but Danelectro’s ‘59XT certainly has some strong familiarity about it! Based on their classic ‘59 design, made famous by everybody from Beck to Jimmy Page, this version of the iconic body shape has some differences. Danelectro doesn’t say what the XT means, but experience makes me […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
We’re all familiar with the iconic image of rock guitarists playing guitar faster than anybody really should, all with spotlights and magnificent heads of hair. Those interested enough have names for those iconic people, and foremost among those names is Steve Vai. Vai started his career transcribing Frank Zappa’s work, then joined Zappa’s band, and […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
Even if you don’t have a whole lot of experience playing bass guitar or any musical experience at all, chances are you’ve probably heard of the brand Fender. Fender is one of the most famous guitar manufacturers across the entire globe and is known for producing high-end, high-quality guitars for a range of budgets. We’re […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Electric Guitars
Having your dominant hand be your left hand can be a bit difficult, but even more so in the guitar community. The majority of the guitars made in today’s market are for right-handed players, but thankfully some companies are starting to get on board with making guitars for left-handed musicians. While most in-store options do […]
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By Danny Trent | Electric Guitars
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 […]
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