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Classic Gear Spotlight: The Les Paul - Part 1 - History of the Les Paul
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The tale begins in Winter 1951.
06/03/15
The best overdrive pedals for electric guitar - The gritty details on our five favorite overdrive pedals
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With over 100 overdrive pedals listed on just one gear-shopping website, how does one choose the top five? The first order of business is to define the terms: An overdrive pedal should have enough vo…
03/30/15
Kurt Bloch talks setup and maintenance for electric gui… - Advice from a Guitar Tech
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Kurt Block knows electric guitars. He has been working on them for three decades. He started out working on guitars in the bands he was in, and nowadays maintains the guitar collection at Gibson’s en…
03/19/15
Talking about guitar building with the man who designs … - Video: Andy Powers - Taylor's Master Builder
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Andy Powers is Taylor's guitar design guru, tasked by company founder Bob Taylor to create new models, and in some cases, revise existing ones. In this video interview, Powers talks about how he rede…
11/20/14
A video journey through the Taylor Guitars factory comp… - Video: Taylor Factory Tour
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Audiofanzine recently visited the Taylor Guitars complex in El Cajon, California, and we shot a lot of footage during a tour of the factory. We put together this video to give you an up close look at…
11/10/14
The Living Colour guitarist on film scoring, DAWs, amp … - Vernon Reid Talks Tech
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When you hear the name Vernon Reid, your first thought is probably of his work with Living Colour, featuring his speedy and inventive guitar playing. But Reid is also an accomplished composer, scorin…
10/20/14
Basic Guitar Chords - Guitar essentials for writing songs and playing with other musicians
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Some people may just want to learn the basic guitar chords to impress girls (or boys) on the beach or to modestly accompany themselves when singing. Whatever your reasons, here are some basic chords …
09/21/14
Avoiding Feedback with an Acoustic Guitar - Tips for Playing Acoustic Guitar Live - Part 1
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Commonly used by electric guitar players, especially to liven things up, feedback is the worst enemy of acoustic musicians. In this series of articles we'll look into the solutions to play a relaxed …
09/19/14
Classic Gear Spotlight: The Vox AC30 - The Amp That Armed the British Invasion
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In today’s digitally dominated world of music gear, one way to tell how highly a guitar amp is regarded is whether it’s been emulated in major amp-modeling software packages. One of the amps you'll f…
09/03/14
Tips on Alternate Tunings - How to Adapt Your Electric Guitar to Your Alternate Tuning
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Fans of alternate tunings (especially metalheads) will often find themselves with overcooked noodles instead of strings, compromising their sound. Here are a couple of recipes to make sure your strin…
08/14/14
Soldering Basics for Guitar Players - Part 2 - How to Solder the Jack of an Electric Guitar
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The musical instrument industry has chosen the best method for the internal cabling of electric instruments, namely soldering. But, as we will see in a moment, this way of connecting two conductors r…
07/06/14
Soldering Basics for Guitar Players - Part 1 - Soldering Equipment for Beginners
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The use of a soldering iron is indispensable if you need to change the pickups, a jack or any other component of your guitar. While changing a string is no secret for most of us, it's a whole differe…
06/22/14
Solutions to Keep Your Guitar Safe - How to Choose the Right Guitar Stand
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The guitar hasn't quite followed the evolution of its creator ─ the homo sapien ─ and still cannot stand up straight on its own. So, after having to break that news to you, let's look at the differen…
06/11/14
Choose the Right Pots for Your Electric Guitar - Help Picking the Right Pots for Your Electric Guitar
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Most guitarists don't think too much about the pots (potentiometers) inside their guitars, unless they start going bad and making noise. But did you know there are different types of pots with differ…
06/05/14
Understanding the Specifics of a Guitar Neck - What Type of Guitar Neck to Choose
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Guitar necks come in different shapes, sizes and finishes. So, how can you pick the right one for you? In this article we'll explore the different neck options available, in order to understand their…
06/04/14
Key Concepts for Instrument Miking - How to Get the Best Results When Recording Acoustic Instruments
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If you’ve ever recorded an acoustic instrument, you already know that there’s more involved than just sticking a mic in front of it. Factors that influence how the recording will come out — besides t…
05/27/14
The Top Digital Reverb Pedals - A Look at the Best Digital Reverb Guitar Pedals
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Indispensable on the pedalboard of any guitarist — right next to the overdrive/distortion — the reverb pedal allows you to add some ambient or to modify the position of a sound in a mix. Naturally, i…
05/15/14
The Top Guitar Pickup Brands - A Look at the Best Electric Guitar Pickup Makers
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Electromagnetic transducers play a crucial role in the sound of a guitar player and many of us like to change the original pickups on our guitars. Here are the results of a survey we ran some time ag…
05/14/14
How to Get Ready for Your First Gig - Part 1 - Getting ready for your first gig as a guitar player
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The time has come, your band is ready for the big jump: Your first live gig as a guitar player is imminent. However, your stress is rising at a rate that would shock any cardiologist. Stay cool — her…
05/08/14
How much power does your amp need for rehearsals and gi… - Choosing the Right Wattage for Your Guitar Amp
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Thanks to "Doc" Emmett Brown, everybody knows that you need 1.21 gigawatts for a DeLorean to go back to the future when its flux capacitor runs out of plutonium.
05/05/14
Which Type of Tuning Machines Are Best for You? - How to Choose Tuners for Electric Guitar
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Broken, worn-out or simply ugly-looking tuners are often the cause of complaints by guitarists. If changing them is unavoidable, here is some info that will help you understand the subject better.
04/30/14
Tips for Better Soloing - Make Your Solos More Interesting and Musical
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Whether you play guitar, keyboard, saxophone or any other lead instrument, there’s more to being a good soloist than just having chops and knowing riffs. Playing fast is great, but speed by itself do…
04/17/14
A Review of Toontrack's Classic Amps EZmix Pack - Classic Amps the EZ Way
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Toontrack recently released a new collection of amp models with effects called the Classic Amps EZmix Pack, which can be opened as presets in the company's EZmix 2 software. How do these emulations s…
04/15/14
Before You Buy that Acoustic Guitar - Tips for Evaluating an Acoustic Guitar Before Purchase
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Buying a steel-string acoustic guitar is an investment that you don’t want to go into lightly. Unless you plan to purchase a super-cheap entry-level model, you’re likely to spend a fair bit of coin f…
03/20/14
Comparing Both Types of Pedal Setups - Pros and Cons of Pedalboards vs Multi Effects Pedals
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Unless you're one of those guitarists or bassists who flat-out refuses to consider digital effects, it’s worth comparing the merits of multi-effects pedals with traditional pedalboard setups, before …
02/27/14

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