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  1. Wood Choice and Acoustic Guitar Tone

    Wood Choice and Acoustic Guitar Tone
    GUILD M-120 Mahogany Concert Acoustic Guitar with Case Did you know that the type of wood used in an acoustic guitar is responsible for more than just looks and strength? Depending on what kind of sound you would like and how you tend to play, choosing the right tonewood for your acoustic guitar can either give you exactly what...
  2. Tech Tips: Installing Active Bassline Pickups

    Tech Tips: Installing Active Bassline Pickups
    FENDER Active Jazz Bass Rosewood Today we’re going to show you how to install a new set of Bassline pickups for an electric bass. Basslines bass pickups range from the most authentic vintage reproductions to the most modern active pickups.  Today in particular we’re going to be focusing on the installation of active bassline pickups. These include: "Phase I...
  3. Amp Settings Explained

    Amp Settings Explained
    MARSHALL JVM215C 50W Guitar Combo Amp For all of you future rock stars out there that recently picked up their first ax, you can’t start shredding properly until you understand the basic settings of amplifiers.   Startup Settings Now, whether or not you are familiar with guitar pedals, a good way to begin to figure out a brand new...
  4. Headphones VS Monitors in Recording

    SHURE SRH840 Which is the better tool while recording -- headphones or monitors? When it comes to home studio recording, there are certainly a few hard and fast rules that we can all agree on but just like with music creation, music production sometimes excels when these rules are thrown out the window in favor of more daring, creative...
  5. Tone Tips Part 4: Effects

    Tone Tips Part 4: Effects
    The Jim Dunlop Crybaby Classic Wah is has been a staple for musicians since its creation! Welcome to Tone Tips Part 4! In this series, we're going to help those of you out there learn how find and create pretty much any tone imaginable! It’s not as hard as you might think. It's all about learning the key players...