Guitars
Guitar Lessons: Basics Open Chord Rhythm
Young, Dumb, and Full of Strum — Many of us were inspired to pick up a guitar and play because we were turned on by an advanced, experienced player we heard in our formative years. […]
Tips & Lessons
Guitar Tabs
Starting off with Beginner Songs Help You Learn Guitar
Few dictionary entries are as subjective, or as relative, as the word “easy” (adj., not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort). This is especially true when it comes to music, and for […]
Drums
How to Tune Drums
Understanding how to properly tune your drums is the foundation of an excellent sounding drum kit. In this guide we will begin with the tuning of the snare drum. But first we will go over […]
Music & Life
Garage Bands Volume Wars – Being The Loudest Musician In The Group
Music should be loud. That’s just a simple fact. Sure, it applies more to rock than, say, Mozart, but you need to be able to feel the music. Preferably in your fillings, as they shake […]
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
eMedia Guitar Collection Pack Software Review
There are as many ways to learn to play the guitar as there are students who want to play. Some people enjoy and do very well on the more formal, traditional path of private lessons, […]
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 […]
Featured Guitars
Guitar Pickup Tips and Tricks For The Best Sound
The heart and soul of an electric guitar comes right down to the pickups. Pickups can be modified and adjusted to change the tone that your electric guitar produces. Messing around with your pickups […]
Guitars
Drop C Tuning – Tuning a Guitar
Knowing how to tune your guitar is one of the basic fundamentals when it comes to learning how to play. Once you’ve mastered the “standard” tuning of EADGBE, (I like to remember it as Eat […]
Live & Recording
Electric Guitar Amp Tone Secrets – How To Dial In Your Guitar Tone
Electric Guitar Rig Tone Tip: How To Dial In Your Amplifier Trying new and different electric guitar rig tones can literally open your mind up to a whole new world on your guitar. You don’t […]