George Harrison and his band, The Beatles, has influenced entire generations of musicians, winning 12 GRAMMY awards, being nominated for 39, won 16 NME awards, earned an Oscar, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), and is ranked 11th on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists list. Although he might have been …
Choosing a high-quality acoustic guitar on a budget can be a challenge because there are many to choose from and some are much better than others. Also, there are a lot of different factors to consider, depending on your needs, apart from just the price, such as the reason for purchase, for instance. If you …
The pickups in your bass are the magnetic heart of the instrument. Out of all the characteristics of your bass, they have the most significant influence on your tone. And because of their relatively low cost when compared to the price tag of a new instrument, many bass players choose to first upgrade their pickups …
Though the 90s are often known for boy bands, grunge and pop punk, metal dominated much of the alternative music scenes throughout the decade and brought new subgenres into the mainstream such as death metal, industrial metal, nu-metal, and a second wave of black metal in Scandinavia. Thrash and glam metal were beginning to die …
Although the quality of overseas guitar manufacturing has improved significantly over the past 10 years, American made guitars are still the most coveted stringed instruments out there. And it’s not hard to see why. Some of these American brands, such as Fender and Gibson, have produced the best and most recognizable guitars in history, both …
This is probably the most difficult, and at the same, the most gluttonous job of them all: trying to choose the best rock bands of all time. To make matters even more difficult, we have narrowed down our list to just 30 bands, which isn’t a lot when you realize that rock has been around …
Whether you are looking for an amp to serve as a clean pedal platform or looking to highlight the natural sound of your guitar with smooth clean tones, an amp with enough clean headroom for your volume needs is a critical factor in dialing in your sound. Oftentimes, clean guitar amps are also capable of …
Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss. Frontman of the E Street band, sleeves rolled up, leading nightly worship at the church of rock and roll. No singer or songwriter before or since has so relentlessly and so wholeheartedly documented the distance between the American dream and American reality. Armed with his Fender Esquire, a book brimming …
Chris Stapleton wasn’t always going to be a musician. Born into a family of coal miners in Kentucky, far from the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee, he was a high school football player. Stapleton actually enrolled in Vanderbilt University to study engineering, when his prolific songwriting habit led him to leave for Nashville. Upon arriving …
ABY pedals have a reputation for being confusing devices. In reality, they simply allow musicians to integrate two amplifiers into their setup, and either switch between them or use both simultaneously. Some guitar amplifiers sound great when you’re using the clean channel, while others perform best with plenty of gain added. An ABY pedal makes …