Effects
Mod Kits DIY Trill Tremolo Review
I’ve played on a lot of pedals. Wahs, tremolos, distortions, phasers, you name it. I’ve only built a few. So when I got the chance to review a diy pedal, I jumped at the chance. […]
Tech Ed
Tech Ed
Basic Electric Guitar Circuits | Guitar Pickups 101
Passive (i.e. battery-free) electric guitar circuits are relatively simple and the possibilities for customization are endless. A basic understanding of pickups, potentiometers, capacitors, and switches is all you need to get creative and take more […]
Amplifiers
Beer Can Guitar Amp
The first step in building your very own beer can amplifier will be to get an empty can of the beer of your choice. After you have your empty can you will need to remove […]
Tech Ed
Finding Vintage Guitar Rare Parts Online
If you have even one beloved vintage guitar, you’ve probably had to buy original parts for it at one time or another. You know the story: you bought an amazing 1967 ES-335 from some dude […]
Guitars
Guitar Setup Is Essential
Have you ever noticed how your low ‘E’ string just never stays in tune? Wondering why it’s harder to play your guitar rather than your buddies’ slick Gibson? The secret to effortlessly traveling along the […]
Live & Recording
STUDIO MONSTER – A Day At The Recording Studio
Last weekend, my band and I dropped in the studio to lay down some tracks for three songs. Recording is always a tedious process, and involves so much work from the band as well as […]
Guitars
The Fender Stratocaster Story
Irrespective of time, place or anything, whenever people talk about guitars, be it anywhere in the world, the name Fender Stratocaster inevitably creeps in. Since its first appearance in 1954, it has […]
Amplifiers
DIY Homebrew Mesa Boogie Dual Recto
This kid built his own DIY homemade – Mesa Boogie Dual rectifier (2 channel). He says it’s created from old Tesla music 70 amplifier parts. You can see more photos here. Mesa Boogie Dual rectifier […]
Guitars
Break Strings Much? Ernie Ball Offers a Solution
For the longest time, I refused to play anything but DR’s on my electric guitar. Though, once I really began gigging out every other weekend, I began to encounter a really frustrating issue. Every two-three […]
Amplifiers
Orange and DIVO TubeSync: Bringing Tubes Together
Have you ever wanted to hear what a few EL34’s and some 6L6’s blended together in your powerstage sounded like? Orange Amplifiers has struck a distribution agreement for a new technology called DIVO Tubesync that […]