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8 Unique Electric Guitars Brought Back from the Dead
July 11, 2019
Whether they ceased production due to financial ruin or a lack of popularity at the time, several beautifully weird guitars and guitar brands have re-emerged in the past decade. Let's ...
Solid Stomps: Warped Vinyl HiFi from Chase Bliss Audio
October 18, 2018
Welcome to Solid Stomps, a collaboration with our friends at Nashville’s Eastside Music Supply where we look at pedals that we think are—well—solid. First up is the venerable Warped Vinyl ...
Chorus Pedal Order Comparison: Where to Put Chorus on Your Pedalboard
August 23, 2018
We love chorus. There, we said it. But where exactly you put your chorus pedal in your signal chain can make a BIG difference in how your guitar sounds. So ...
A Whole Guitar Rig For Under $600? Our Top Budget Guitar Gear Picks.
July 31, 2018
What if you only had $600 to spend on a whole electric guitar rig? We asked ourselves that very question and picked our ideal $600 guitar rig from our existing ...
It's the oldest saying in the book: Tone is all in your fingers! But is it really? We tackle the age-old question, and talk about how your gear and your ...
Today we look into a long-standing home remedy for guitar: using toothpaste to clean your guitar's hardware. Does it work? Is there a better way? Should you try it for ...
How does your guitar's scale length affect guitar string tension & playability? We talk about the effect of different scale lengths as well as how to adjust your strings to ...
From country to metal to classical, there is a guitar out there for everyone. Check out this interactive graphic to listen to some of the most common (and some of ...
Acoustic Guitar Into Electric Amp with Pedals: Distortion, Delay & More
March 14, 2018
Can you play an acoustic guitar through an electric amp? Can you run it through effect pedals? You bet you can! Should you do it? Well, we'll let you decide...
The height of your guitar strings—commonly referred to as action—has a big effect on how your guitar feels and plays. But what does it do to your guitar's tone?
Compression is a subtle effect which often gets overlooked. When used properly, it can shape and enhance your guitar tone in some rather significant ways. Today, we’re going to look ...
Guitar Distortion: From Broken Speakers to Stompboxes
July 27, 2017
Today, distortion and the electric guitar are nearly synonymous, but it wasn't always that way... Here's the story of the best accident to ever happen to the guitar.