Carbon Fiber guitars offer a great sound, while being strong, light, and very easy to travel with (especially those with a detachable neck). We have also seen carbon fiber guitar makers come up with some very cool looking designs in recent years. If you're thinking about getting one, then check out our pick of ...
The best way to learn guitar at home is to follow these eight steps. These will make sure that you focus on the right things to help you become a great guitarist! 1. Learning the Foundations First of all, get to know the instrument and how it’s built and used. Guitars have six strings, which go gradually ...
Whether you're looking for a kid's electric guitar, a 1/2 size acoustic guitar, or an electric guitar toy for younger kids, we've got you covered! We've listed out our top picks of each of these types of guitars for kids. These cater for all budgets and different age ratings. An electric guitar is a fantastic ...
The iconic song 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin became so overplayed and badly attempted by beginner guitar players that guitar stores started referring to it as the FORBIDDEN RIFF! Guitar store employees also jokingly threaten to ban people from their stores if they play the riff. Stairway to Heaven is ...
Envelope filter pedals are a great type of guitar pedal that brings in a wah effect that reacts to your playing style. An envelope filter pedal filters out specific frequency ranges of the sound to add or remove high and low frequencies. This reacts to your playing dynamics and therefore should be placed towards ...
An Octave Fuzz pedal combines the aggressive fuzz distortion with an octave effect that can greatly thicken the sound. A Fuzz pedal gives you the most aggressive type of distortion you can get. It has been around for decades and it is still the no.1 choice for all those players who desperately need lots of ...
It is often said that a guitar is an easy instrument to learn but a hard instrument to master. Guitar students can start with simple ‘open chords’ that involves learning shapes to place your fingers on the guitar’s fretboard (neck). Simultaneously, students use the other hand to play the basic strumming patterns ...
No pedalboard is complete without a good delay pedal and while today’s guitar world is mostly about digital units, there is also a many great analog delay pedals with a classic design. Those units are designed especially for sound enthusiasts, those who appreciate the warmth of the analog sound. That’s why we ...
Here are some great guitar game websites and apps that can be both fun and educational at the same time. Some of these can be played in your internet browser without needing to download anything, while others are apps for Android or iOS. Later in the article we also talk about some really popular guitar video games ...
If you’re a guitarist, options on amps are pretty much indefinite, and a 1x12 cabinet is often all you need. You can pick up amp heads, amps with built-in speakers, with sizes ranging from a couple of inches to a couple of feet and sound differences from whispers to volumes that fill a large room. In this article, ...
If you want a small, portable guitar amplifier that will sound good at low volumes, then this is the article for you. So, what should you choose from the large selection available online? We made out a list of the top 6 practice amps. Also at the end of the article, you’ll find a list of things you need to watch ...
A guitar preamp is one of the essential parts of every guitar chain, which has a drastic impact on tone shaping. This article explains what they are and which are the best ones to use. That’s why it’s something you will find in any signal chain of every guitarist in the world. In most cases, it comes as a part of a ...