Replacing your guitar strings can be a hassle especially if you have an upcoming gig and you want your guitar to sound crisp and fresh but not overly bright. Knowing how long guitar strings last and how often they should be changed can actually help you get the best results when it comes to your …
I feel like guitarists can be broken down into two groups. One group can’t wait to string their guitar with a fresh set of strings, while the other group will try to postpone that inevitable moment for as long as possible. For a long time, I was part of the second group, and not because …
No matter how much we love their initial vibrant sound strings don’t last forever and since this change happens gradually we might miss the initial signs that their days are coming to an end. If you are new to guitar playing you might be blaming yourself for the dull sound your old strings are producing, …
As you dive deeper and deeper into the world of music with your guitar as a companion, you’ll find different ways to manipulate the strings and the sound they can produce. You will explore the simple but beautiful technique of strumming, then you may progress into fingerpicking and fingerstyle, but where do you go from …
Creating music with just the tips of your fingers is magical, but only guitarists know that behind this magic, things can get ugly. I can’t count the hours I’ve spent mastering this art form, as well as the sweat, tears, finger soreness, and sometimes even blood that goes into it. One look at my fingers …
As a full-time producer, songwriter, and composer I’ve worked on game soundtracks, musical theatre projects, and produced songwriters ranging from folk to pop to psychedelic. But I’m not going to lie to you- beneath it all, I will always be a punk. As a teenager in the mid-00s, skate punk was the first music I …
In 1982, The Ramones had already Bopped to the Blitzkreig and fully expressed their desire to be sedated. Hell, they had already moved on to working with Phil Spector and making a movie. Loud guitars and driving drums were nothing new, and you might be forgiven to think punk rock had come and gone. And …
When it comes to music, what exactly does it mean to be “soulful”? It’s not an easy question. It’s much easier to argue over the best mic for this or amp for that. But we don’t listen to music because gear moves us. We listen to music for that elusive feeling, that thing that stirs …
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In this cold world, we seek warmth in the refuge of music. Perhaps that’s why Vinyl is experiencing what can only be described as a Renaissance, even cassettes are getting more love these days than they had in decades. Even though in music studios, a computer can theoretically, accomplish any task and run circles around …
When you picture an acoustic guitar player, there’s a good chance you imagine someone holding a guitar, strumming a simple pattern, and singing soulfully. Maybe they’re jamming with other musicians, keeping time, and playing the chords while other players interject with fancy licks. But this is selling the acoustic short. The acoustic guitar is capable …
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