The Best Clip On Tuners for Guitar
A detailed look at our favorite clip on tuners. The D’Addario Eclipse has been my top choice over the past two years.
10 Ways To Make Your Acoustic Guitar Sound Better
There’s a good chance your acoustic guitar could be sounding better. Here are 10 ways to ensure it sounds and plays its best.
Which Type of Soldering Iron to Use for Guitar Electronics
Soldering is a skill that can save you time and money by allowing you to do electronics work on your own guitars. Learn this easy skill, purchase a nice soldering tool, and you’ll never have to take your guitars to a tech for jack repairs, pot replacements, or pickup swaps. Soldering is not only easy, … Read moreWhich Type of Soldering Iron to Use for Guitar Electronics
Our Favorite Volume Pedals
A volume pedal is one of the most underrated tools a guitarist can utilize both for live performance where efficiency and professionalism matter, and in crafting the perfect sound that gets the most out of your entire rig. Every single guitar player should have a volume pedal on their pedal board, it’s that important. Our … Read moreOur Favorite Volume Pedals
Volume, Gain, Master Volume: Set Correctly on Your Guitar Amp
On a standard guitar rig you have a myriad of ways to change the volume that ends up coming out of the amp. The volume knob on a guitar, a volume pedal on the pedal board, the volume or gain knob on the amp, and finally a master volume (and sometimes even another master volume … Read moreVolume, Gain, Master Volume: Set Correctly on Your Guitar Amp
Will Electric Guitar Strings Work On An Acoustic?
I saw this question floating around on the internet recently. Will electric guitar strings work on an acoustic guitar? The short answer is: putting electric strings on an acoustic won’t damage it, but they won’t sound very good and the guitar won’t be setup correctly for the considerable drop in string tension. Additionally, you may … Read moreWill Electric Guitar Strings Work On An Acoustic?
Recording Tech: MXL DX-2 (SM57 Killer?) Microphone Review
DX-2 Quick Review The DX-2 Dual Capsule microphone from MXL is a unique dynamic mic that provides a full range of tones via two independent cardioid capsules, making it a choice mic for dialing in the perfect guitar or bass amp tone. The DX-2 is built like a tank, and feels as solid as its … Read moreRecording Tech: MXL DX-2 (SM57 Killer?) Microphone Review
Setup Like a Pro: Correctly Adjust Pickup Height on Electric Guitars
Correct height on an electric guitar pickup is essential for a guitar to play and sound its best. Pickups that are too high can cause string magnetic interference typically resulting in a warbly sound, and pickups adjusted too low mute an already small voltage output and leave a guitar sounding wimpy and dare I say, … Read moreSetup Like a Pro: Correctly Adjust Pickup Height on Electric Guitars
How to Fix Guitar String Warble
One of the worst sounds to hear coming from your guitar is a warble that takes what should be clear notes and makes them sound like Chewbacca using a talk box. That warble sound occurs when there is interference in the even vibration of the guitar string. This interference introduces irregularities into the smooth vibration … Read moreHow to Fix Guitar String Warble
The Volume Knob – The Guitar’s Best Kept Secret
There are now thousands upon thousands of crazy effects pedals that will take your tone from bland to wobbly, warbley, bendy, gainy and or grainy. The onslaught of small scale effects builders and DIY home building kits has helped capture the imagination of guitarists of all genres. While effects pedals are an excellent way to … Read moreThe Volume Knob – The Guitar’s Best Kept Secret