Guitar strings are essential in the making of a guitarist's tone. Choosing the right strings for your genre and playing style is essential in helping you get the most out of your instrument. To make this decision it is important to know what guitar strings are made of. After all, the strings are one of the first links ...
You might be trying to hit that note or become a much better guitar player. A guitar pickup can be the solution you’re looking for to get better at playing those riffs and delivering that unique, controlled sound. The best P90 guitar pickup is a bridge pickup surrounded by a metal casing. For the best type, you want ...
The Ibanez brand, founded in Spain and brought to Japan, has been around for over a century, making high-quality, yet affordable guitars. Equipping singers and artists from Asia to the United States and Europe, not only does the Ibanez brand have a foothold in history, but it also has made its mark—being the first ...
PRS which stands for Paul Reed Smith is a popular American amplifier and guitar manufacturer based in Stevensville, Maryland. The company was started in 1985 by Luther Paul Reed Smith. Since then, the company has been known for its high-end electric guitars. Over the years, world-class celebrities and guitar legends ...
It can be intimidating that there are so many different types of guitars out there! Especially when you're first beginning, it's hard to know where to start. It's not as simple as acoustic vs. electric; there are many variations and innovations of each kind The best way to get to know a guitar is to play it! When ...
There’s just something magical about picking up your first guitar and strumming it. From that moment, you feel motivated to learn everything as fast as possible. You even envision yourself on a stage or wowing your friends and family in a matter of weeks. You need to take things slowly and focus on getting it right ...
The electric guitar is one of the most distinctive musical instruments. The instrument is popularized and played by so many well-known bands of so many different music genres. Whether you love the rock/blues of Jimi Hendrix, the indie sounds of the Arctic Monkeys or the heavy metal of Ozzy Osbourne, the electric ...
Humbuckers are designed to improve the sounds of an electric guitar. They ward off external noise and produce loud, warm sounds instead of the snappier tones that many single-coil pickups have, bucking the hum as it were. But why a mini? These smaller units are made to eliminate the buzz while keeping the snappier ...
Baritone guitars may have a reputation of instruments that create honky-tonk, Nashville-style ballads or overdubs, but they are becoming increasingly prominent in contemporary music genres such as rock, heavy metal, jazz and funk. Gone are the days of the baritone guitar being considered a quirky outsider to the ...
We have just received the new Donner DST-152 electric guitar, and we must admit it was the time of my life when we tried it out. You can certainly say it's pretty decent quality, but it’s not something that will make your eyes pop. It comes with an OKAY-ISH amp, but you need to go for an upgrade as soon as you get ...