To stop guitar hum is not that complicated as most people think. As it is an annoying issue on an electric guitar, it is an advantage if you can fix it yourself. Old guitar pickups are mostly single coils. When it was discovered that single coil pickups produce a hum even on a low gain […]
How to Buy Guitar for Beginners?
This post is about how to buy a guitar for beginners. Guitars are unique from other musical instruments. It is not like a keyboard when all are identical for a certain model. If you compare guitars of the same brand and model, sometimes you will notice differences. Some may be more resonant than others. It could […]
Best Way To Learn To Play the Guitar
I am a self-taught guitarist. I still remember when I have to ask my friends to teach me, and it was frustrating because they are players but not teachers. So what is the best way to learn to play the guitar? Guitar tutors are very expensive. Learning online is the best option because you can do […]
Best Way to Learn to Play the Bass.
Most bass guitar players are self-taught. Most of them started with playing guitars and switch to bass. If it is hard for guitar players to find good lessons, more so for bass guitar players. It is more like a specialized lesson. Well, they say playing bass is way too easy, well, try slap bass. So […]
What is a Dreadnought Guitar?
What is a Dreadnought Guitar? The “Dreadnought Guitar” is a type of acoustic guitar body developed by guitar manufacturer C.F. Martin & Company. The dreadnought acoustic guitar body is much larger than most other acoustic guitars that have existed at the time of the guitar model creation. The guitar’s size results in a bolder and often […]
Guitar Tone Caps
Is it essential? If you are a guitar player who dials your tone pot (potentiometer), yes guitar tone caps are essential because the capacitor only contributes to a guitar’s tone the time you lower the tone pot. If you always play the guitar with your tone pot wide open, then the capacitor is not utilized. The […]
