The Blues Brothers from another mother blasted out of the underground scene to become America’s Rock N’ Roll sweethearts in the late 2000s, after almost a decade of building a devoted yet considerably reduced fanbase across the United States. The Black Keys are one of the most recent and remarkable Rock N’ Roll success stories, …
The 1990s were one of the most important turning points for rock and metal music. It was a time when new movements and rock subgenres began to flourish. Although the focus shifted from those lightning-speed fast guitar solos typical of glam (or “hair”) metal music, the guitar itself wasn’t neglected. In fact, a more down-to-earth …
Choosing a gift for someone who loves to sing can be a bit difficult if you don’t know what to look for. Luckily, as a singer myself, I know exactly what types of things they will want and actually use. Below, I’ve put together a long list of the absolute best gifts for singers. From …
If you are playing an electric guitar, you are probably in constant search of the perfect tone, and once you find it, you will want to sound like that all the time. That is great, but reproducing the same kind of sounds and tone is going to be a challenge, because those depend on a …
Hollow body guitars are often associated with jazz and blues music, but you’ll find them played across many different genres. While we still have the likes of Pat Metheny, George Benson, John Scofield, and Lee Ritenour delivering some very smooth jazz tones, rock musicians like Dave Grohl, Jack White, and Johnny Marr are also known …
Buying an amp is a big decision and arguably as important, if not more so, as buying a guitar! Your sound quality depends heavily on the quality of your amp. With most things, the more you pay the more you get, but that’s definitely not always the case with guitar amps. There’s an incredible amount …
If you’re a musician that’s always on the move, you know how difficult it can be to carry a full-size guitar along all the time. Bumpy roads and crammed flights can damage precious instruments in a single unfortunate moment. Instead of risking your primary guitars, taking a more compact travel guitar is a great option …
While you could store your favorite guitar in a case or on a floor stand, hanging it on your wall does have some advantages. Along with essentially making your guitar a wonderful piece of wall decor, it’s also a very practical way to store your guitar in your studio or practice room. Over the years …
A good practice amp will offer you just the right amount of output power without sacrificing tone, all without annoying your neighbors or roommates. There have never been as many great options available for low wattage practice amps as there is on the market today. Whether you’re looking for something micro/portable, something tube-driven, or a …
As an acoustic guitar player, one of the most important areas of upkeep on your instrument is undoubtedly your strings. Low quality or worn-out stings will almost surely have a negative effect on how your strings vibrate and thus the sound your guitar resonates. Many guitarists are overwhelmed by all the different types of strings …