The Ultimate Space-Saver for Guitarists with an Axe for Every Day of the Week – Hopefully soon to be available from Flex Offers! Guitars aren’t just instruments, they’re an addiction, which is why we end up with so many of the dang things. I myself currently own seven, and my “want list” still consists of…
There are many useful gadgets that you can buy to help you get more out of your guitar. The capo is one of them – it’s a very popular tool for guitarists. Far from being a gimmick, some players consider a capo to be an essential piece of musical equipment! They don’t have to be…
Everything You Need to Know About This Daring Sonic Crossover When we’re taking our first steps as young musicians, money can be, shall we say…tight. In fact, if you’re anything like me, you used up all your Christmases and birthdays for the following five years just to snag the axe you’ve been ogling through the…
There’s a mind-boggling range of effects pedals available on the market today. From flangers to delays, fuzzes to wah-wahs – most of these pedals do as you would expect them to. For the most part, they’re all pretty self-explanatory. But the compressor is different. The compressor is a subtle effect, one that you might not even…
Different guitar pickups can have a massive effect on the way your electric guitar sounds. After all, they’re possibly the most important piece of hardware on your guitar in terms of the sound it makes – nothing else on your guitar can possibly have anywhere the effect on your sound in the way that a…
An Essential Step On The Path To Superstardom Don’t get me wrong, sitting down and playing guitar is tons of fun, and it’s easier to nail those big, Mr. Fantastic chords as well, but eventually, we all need to shed the stool and spread our musical wings…so to speak. Sooner or later, we all want…
Capos are a guitarist’s best friend. They allow you to play the same chords but higher up the neck to produce higher-sounding chords. This way, you can find keys that suit either your singing tone or someone else’s. So, what exactly is a capo? Well, it’s simply a device that you clamp across a guitar’s…
A Beginner’s Guide To Building Effects Pedals Musicians often talk about finding new sounds, but we’re really only ever working within the remit that gear companies set out for us. Sure, we can find some neat tones and wacky settings in our branded stompboxes, but they’re never anything the thousands of other guitarists with that…
Playing a musical instrument can be a rewarding and fascinating experience, especially if you are the kind of person who is passionate about composing and performing your own songs. However, some musical instruments can require a lot of equipment to play, particularly if you want to create unique and powerful sounds that are filled with…
Snark Tuner. Guitar tuners are an essential tool for new musicians. Experienced guitarists may have the necessary skills to keep their guitars in tune, but with today’s low-cost, easy-to-use, clip-on tuners, why go it alone! But for a beginner one, it’s really a difficult job to be done. Personally, when I was a beginner it…