If you are a guitar player, there is a very high probability that you have heard of Ibanez guitars at some point. Ibanez has such a huge range of acoustic, electric, and bass guitars you can choose from, and they cover a wide range of price points as well. As a company, they have built …
By its very nature, the ideal bass tone will be deep and vibrant, filling the room, serving as something of a foundation for your band’s mix. This makes choosing a bass practice amp a tricky task, as you’ll be looking to invest in something with crisp and full sound, but also is volume friendly to …
Imagine you’ve had a long day and just got home, sat on your favorite chair and started staring at the horizon onto the sunset, what genre are you listening to? If your answer wasn’t R&B, you need this article more than it needs you. The beauty of R&B is that it leaves space to combine …
The electric guitar was originally used to produce bright and clean tones by jazz musicians. Distortion was seen as something to be avoided in those formative years, but the advent of rock and blues in the 1950s marked a change in attitude towards distortion as an effect. Fast forward to the present day, and distortion, …
As musicians, we take our hard-earned money to buy our instruments to continue our craft. While this is something we love doing it is quite an investment for our guitars with some Telecasters cost thousands of dollars. So how do you protect that investment? You get a case! As traveling musicians having a durable, lightweight …
The Gibson Les Paul has built a legendary reputation since it was first introduced to the masses in the 1950s. Despite the advancements in production techniques and guitar components, the pickups used in this iconic solid body guitar have remained relatively consistent. Just as the single-coil pickups used in Fender’s Telecaster and Stratocaster defined the …
Since it was first introduced to the masses in the autumn of 1950, the Fender Telecaster has built a legacy that other electric guitars can only dream of. Responsible for some of the most iconic guitar tones in music history, the Telecaster’s popularity continues over 70 years after its original inception. One constant topic of …
One of the most rewarding things you can do as a musician is building your equipment. DIY guitar pedals provide you with a perfect way to learn about the manufacturing of effects, and to create unique, individual tones. Of course, the easy option would be to simply buy a pedal from a trusted manufacturer. But …
Though the term indie stemmed from independent record labels, the name has become synonymous with the alternative music scene as early as the 1970s and 1980s, when bands began labeling themselves as indie rock or pop. With the modern sound stemming from the early 2000s from bands like The White Stripes and The Strokes, indie …
Nowadays, it’s rare to find guitar players who only play one or two specific styles of music. As music lovers, we love to play various styles of music, and it’s equally important to have an electric guitar that will allow you to play multiple styles of music. Luckily, there are so many great super versatile …