Easy audio mastering for SoundCloud or YouTube using free software
Mastering audio for YouTube or SoundCloud use is easy when you know how it's done. There is a video tutorial on how to do what I'm about to tell you below, but I'm going to explain in text how it's...
View ArticleCheap guitar of the week #17 - Hofner CT Shorty Travel Guitar
Behold, the only travel guitar I've ever liked. Yes, really. I make it no secret that I don't like travel guitars. But I dig this one, and only this one. The above is the Hofner CT Shorty Travel Guitar...
View ArticleIf you're not using a capo on your guitar, you're missing out
It's not a sin to use a capo. There are a lot of guitar players who firmly believe you should not use a capo. Ever. Why? Because they think it's "cheating," which is one of the dumbest things I've ever...
View ArticleVintage Guitar of the Week #1 - 1976 Fender Stratocaster Mocha
I've decided to try out a new thing here, Vintage Guitar of the Week. This is the first one... ...and it's a 1976 Fender Stratocaster Mocha. When you see the price of it on that link, the first...
View ArticleGetting Eric Clapton tone out of a DigiTech RP360
It's tutorial time, and this one has a video. Generally speaking, guitar players that are seeking to get "Clapton tone" are usually referring to something he calls "woman tone." This is a sound best...
View ArticleCheap Guitar of the Week #18 - Gretsch G5421 Electromatic Jet Club Firebird
The more I look at this guitar, the more I want one. The Gretsch Electromatic Jet Club Firebird is, simply put, a cool guitar. This is one of those guitars that's easy to dismiss, but the more you look...
View ArticleWhat is the secret to perfect fuzz guitar?
Fuzz tone is something most guitar players get wrong because they ignore the one setting they should pay attention to the most. When it comes to the fuzz effect, wow do you have a lot of choice. And I...
View ArticleVintage guitar of the week #2 - 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst
This, ladies and gents, is what a proper Silverburst is supposed to look like. Above is definitely one of the better Silverburst finish guitars you will see, a '79 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Hit that link...
View Article5 tuxedo look electric guitars
For formal affairs, sometimes a formal looking guitar is needed. Guitars that follow a tuxedo style look is easy to understand. It's a black-and-white color scheme, usually with a fair amount of shiny...
View ArticleCheap guitar of the week #19 - Sawtooth Telecaster
Very cheap. But is it any good? The Sawtooth Telecaster style guitar is a brand I've seen crop up over the past year or so. From the reviews I've read, buyers describe this guitar best as "okay."...
View ArticleDoes your guitar cause you pain in your right leg?
If you get pain in your right leg, it might be your guitar that's causing the pain in the first place. Fortunately, there's an easy way to fix it. Most guitar players are right-handed and play...
View ArticleVintage guitar of the week #3 - 1976 Gibson SG Standard
This week's feature vintage guitar is a nice woody SG from '76. What we have here is a '76 SG Standard, and it's a bargain considering it's all-original with original hardshell case. The best part...
View ArticleGuitar tabs are a bad way to learn guitar
If you rely on tabs to learn how to play guitar, you'll never learn it the right way. There is no shortage of guitar tab books, that's for sure. There is also no shortage of guitar instruction books...
View ArticleCheap guitar of the week #20 - Ibanez GRX70QA
A guitar this good priced this low was only a dream just a few years ago. Ibanez, even in a low-cost flavor, certainly gets things right. With GRX70QA in particular, you actually get more than what you...
View ArticleWhy is braided guitar cable so awesome?
Once you go braided, everything else seems inferior. When it comes to braided guitar cable, which you can get here or here, you'll always pay more for it. But why? Does it make your guitar sound any...
View ArticleVintage guitar of the week #4 - 1974 Fender Stratocaster Natural
What Fender did to save a buck in the '70s ended up with a Strat that has a unique look to it. This week's vintage guitar is a '74 Strat in "natural" finish, and it's really clean for a mid-'70s Fender...
View Article"Secret" Squier Bass - Inca Silver Classic Vibe Jazz Bass '60s
Every now and then, Squier releases a guitar (in this case a bass guitar) that makes you say, "Whoa. Nice." This is one of them. Eventually, at some point, I will get a Jazz Bass. And it will probably...
View ArticleCheap guitar of the week #21 - Jackson JS22 Dinky
This is the Jackson that every metal guitar player kid wanted in the '90s. If you thought last week's Ibanez was great, the Jackson JS22 Dinky is just as good, but for different reasons. In the '90s,...
View ArticleEverything you ever wanted to know about adjusting a guitar truss rod
There is tons of information out there on this particular subject, but nearly everyone explains how truss rods work the wrong way. This is my attempt to explain it the right way. Oddly enough, this is...
View ArticleVintage guitar of the week #5 - 1966 Mosrite The Ventures Model
This week's feature vintage axe is a mighty Mosrite. For most who read my blog regularly, you probably don't know the Mosrite brand, but they do have a... how should I say... "interesting" history....
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