Author: Richard

  • How Hard Is It To Learn Guitar? Beginner FAQs Answered…

    How Hard Is It To Learn Guitar? Beginner FAQs Answered…

    How hard is it to learn guitar? How long does it take? Where do you start? Will you ever be any good? Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about starting out… The guitar players you know and love have been playing for decades, in most cases. They honed their skills and craft over thousands of…

  • That Time Matt Pike Wrote A 63 Minute Guitar Riff…

    That Time Matt Pike Wrote A 63 Minute Guitar Riff…

    Matt Pike is many things. But arguably his biggest achievement to date is one, non-stop 63 minute riff that forms the backbone of Sleep’s seminal album, Dopesmoker… SLEEP formed in the late-1980s. Fuelled by a love of Black Sabbath and weed, the San Jose doom trio, in a relatively short space of time, had a…

  • Fender Mustang Micro UK Release Date: When’s It Landing?

    Fender Mustang Micro UK Release Date: When’s It Landing?

    What’s the deal with the Fender Mustang Micro’s UK release date? I had a spare £90 laying around, it was my birthday, so I thought what the hell, I’m going to get myself a Fender Mustang Micro. The small, compact practice accessory which doubles as a USB audio interface features 12 amp simulations powered by…

  • Fender Mustang Micro Brings 12 Amps To Your Pocket

    Fender Mustang Micro Brings 12 Amps To Your Pocket

    The Fender Mustang Micro is a small, compact personal guitar amplifier that is designed to fit in your pocket and go anywhere you go – and it has 12 amp profiles and 13 effects options Fender has officially launched the Fender Mustang Micro amp, a small personal amplifier rig that is designed to fit inside your…

  • How To Connect Guitar To MacBook (The Easy Way)

    How To Connect Guitar To MacBook (The Easy Way)

    If you have a MacBook, an electric guitar, and some basic accessories, you can start recording guitar. This guide will show you how to connect guitar to MacBook – and don’t worry, it is super simple… When it comes to home recording, things have progressed massively in the last decade or two. Not so long ago,…

  • Can You Use Fender Mustang Micro With A Bass?

    Can You Use Fender Mustang Micro With A Bass?

    The Fender Mustang Micro is a great little tool for playing anywhere. But can the Fender Mustang Micro be used with a bass? If you caught our launch post on the Fender Mustang Micro, you’ll know we were pretty excited about this awesome little gizmo. Taking Fender’s already-awesome Mustang GTX amp profiles, the Mustang Micro…

  • Humbuckers vs Single Coil Pickups | What’s Best For Metal?

    Humbuckers vs Single Coil Pickups | What’s Best For Metal?

    If you want to play metal on the guitar, which pickups are best for tone and overall sound quality – Humbuckers or Single Coil pickups? Let’s investigate… If you’re not sure about the difference between humbuckers and single coil pickups, I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’re relatively new to guitar. If…

  • Gibson Les Paul Standard vs. Gibson Les Paul Custom: What’s The Difference?

    Gibson Les Paul Standard vs. Gibson Les Paul Custom: What’s The Difference?

    Gibson’s Les Paul line of guitars is easily its most popular. But what is the difference between the Gibson Les Paul Standard and the Gibson Les Paul Custom besides the price? Let’s find out.. If you buy a Gibson Les Paul this year it’ll be one of the best things you ever buy. You’ll be…

  • Matt Bellamy Guitar – What Does He Use? This One and It’s A Real Beauty…

    Matt Bellamy Guitar – What Does He Use? This One and It’s A Real Beauty…

    I’m not a massive Muse fan, but I do love Cort guitars and the Matt Bellamy Cort Manson MBC-1 is truly a thing of beauty – and it doesn’t even cost that much either… The Matt Bellamy Guitar – AKA The Cort Manson MBC-1 How much? For the entry-level model you’re looking at less than $600. And…

  • Gretsch Vintage Select ’89 Jet Reissue Confirmed For 2021

    Gretsch Vintage Select ’89 Jet Reissue Confirmed For 2021

    Gretsch will reissue its popular Vintage Select ’89 Jet later on this year, the guitar used by the late Chris Cornell in Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun video Fans of Chris Cornell, and Soundgarden in general, will be pumped to know that Gretsch will be reissuing its Gretsch Vintage Select ’89 Jet model later on this…

  • Get 50% Discount on Positive Grid’s EPIC BIAS FX 2 Software

    Get 50% Discount on Positive Grid’s EPIC BIAS FX 2 Software

    If you’ve been holding off on buying BIAS FX until the new year, your patience has been rewarded – you can now save 51% on BIAS FX 2 I’ve written at length about my love of Positive Grid’s BIAS FX 2 software. For me, it is one of the most useful tools a modern guitarist can…

  • The Legendary Epiphone Slash Signature Series COMING In 2021…

    The Legendary Epiphone Slash Signature Series COMING In 2021…

    Another chance for the Epiphone Slash Signature Series after it’s untimely death a few years ago? 2021’s shaping up to be EPIC with Epiphone’s now-confirmed Slash Signature Series scheduled for a release later on this year… Slash already has his own Gibson signature series. That lineup of Les Pauls launched in 2020. But the Guns…

  • How To Buy An Expensive Guitar (FOR LESS): Buying Tips…

    How To Buy An Expensive Guitar (FOR LESS): Buying Tips…

    If you’re after buy an expensive guitar, but you’re not exactly cash-rich what are your best options? Let’s review the best ways to buy an expensive guitar… Good guitars cost quite a bit of money. If you’re looking at a top-end Gibson Les Paul or Fender, you could be paying anywhere from $2000 to $5000…

  • Doom Metal: A Total Beginner’s Guide…

    Doom Metal: A Total Beginner’s Guide…

    Metal has many, many sub-genres and one of the best is doom metal. In this guide, we’ll explain what doom metal is, how it came to be, and why you should listen to it… What is Doom Metal? Doom metal has been around, in one form or another, since the 1970s. Back then, it was…

  • What Guitar Does Chino Moreno Play?

    What Guitar Does Chino Moreno Play?

    He wrote classic Deftones songs like Change (In The House of Flies) and Digital Bath, but what guitar does Chino Moreno play the most? Chino Moreno, Deftones co-founder and lead singer, came pretty late to the guitar. Chino didn’t start “writing” music for the Deftones until 2000’s White Pony album, Chino wrote classic tracks like…

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