We usually classify guitar pickups in two large groups – single coils and humbuckers. The problem with such classification is that the P90 pickup is often overlooked. Although essentially a single-coil pickup, the P90 is a class of itself. It features a unique design and delivers a pretty distinctive tone. These ...
Great headphones are an essential item when practicing or recording your guitar playing, but you could easily get overwhelmed with all the options out there. If you’re at all serious about playing music, you know how essential good speakers and headphones are. You need to hear the sound you’re making as clear as ...
Guthrie Govan is known as one of the most amazing players that have ever picked a guitar. Moreover, I am pretty sure that you won’t find any other musician with such level of versatility and unbelievably distinctive playing style these days. Impressive technique combined with world-class musicality and incredible ...
The era of modern fusion guitar lasts for decades and Greg Howe is definitely one of the most important figures of the genre. Known for his amazing ability to combine excellent technique with an unparalleled sense of groove, Howe is definitely one of the most distinctive guitar players in history. The playing style ...
If you are always on the move, you probably wonder which guitar would be the most convenient to travel with. Regular guitars are relatively bulky instruments and they are sensitive to temperature changes, humidity, while also being a little fragile. Traveling is often difficult with regular-size guitars. ...
As one of the most popular instruments today, guitars definitely deserve a significant place in the history of music. Although a modern-design guitar dates from just a couple of centuries ago, the fact is that people started to play various kinds of string instruments a very long time ago. Experts still cannot ...
As a beginner player, you probably wonder yourself what else you can do to make your playing easier, more convenient, or better sounding. One of the things that can have a critical influence on your playing enthusiasm is a set of strings. Although it seems quite simple, choosing perfect strings may be a little bit ...
Although you can probably learn faster and better from a private guitar teacher, modern times offer a lot of alternatives. One of them is online learning. This is by far the most convenient way of learning pretty much everything, which includes playing guitar as well. Fortunately, the choice is amazing, as there ...
The first thing that comes to mind about Bugera is an attractive price. However, we can read a lot of opposite reviews about its products. While some reviewers were impressed with its value for the money, others consider them unreliable toys, which definitely aren’t worth buying, despite the cheap price. So, I’ve ...
In my experience, most guitarists spend their whole life playing just simple three-tone chords and stick to simple major/minor and pentatonic scales. Still, there is also a fine number of us who want to learn something more than just simple pop/rock melodies. Every decent guitar player will get bored from playing the ...
The Black Friday shopping sale is upon us and it’s a perfect time to pick up some great deals on Guitar related items. If you’re already a guitar player or someone that’s looking to pick up playing guitar then be sure to check out the deals that we have hand-picked below! Black Friday takes place on the 23rd of ...
First wah pedals appeared in the 60’s and were popularized by guitar gods like Hendrix and Clapton. For all these years, this effect has been one of the crucial parts of the guitar tone. Just try to remember all those iconic guitar solos in which it was used. Not to mention all those amazing funky riffs and rhythm ...
