Avenged Sevenfold Auction Off Gear To Support Music Education WiredGuitarist June 4, 2019 Articles, Uncategorized Notes for Notes is a non-profit organization dedicated to building and staffing recording studios for kids in Boys & Girls clubs, giving the gift of music to those who might not have access to it...
Effect Spotlight: Treble Boosters WiredGuitarist May 30, 2019 Articles, Pedal Reviews, Tutorials, Uncategorized Treble boosters skyrocketed to fame in the 1960’s through their use by popular guitarists like Brian May and Tony Iommi. While modern guitarists often have the attitude that a treble booster is something...
Recording Tip: Using Soft Clipping For Added Punch and Body WiredGuitarist May 28, 2019 Articles, Recording Tips, Uncategorized One of the first things you’ll learn as someone wanting to record music is that clipping is 100% undeniably and entirely awful. Clipping is the nasty, harsh distortion sound you hear when you crank...
Amplifier Classes Explained: What Does It Mean? WiredGuitarist May 23, 2019 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized If you’ve shopped for a guitar amp, headphone amp, or power amp you may have seen the specs list include an amplifier’s class. Class A, Class B, but what do these terms really mean? Do they impact...
PRS Guitars Announce New S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Models WiredGuitarist May 17, 2019 Articles, PRS Guitar Reviews, Uncategorized Paul Reed Smith guitars are expanding their lineup with the addition of their new S2 Vela semi-hollow series. Those familiar with PRS will recognize the S2 Vela as nothing new, but now we’re being offered...
3 Tips To Improve Your Improvisation WiredGuitarist May 14, 2019 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Jazz. That’s what comes to mind when we think of improvisation. We think of two old guys with hollow body guitars playing some “diddly-doo-boop” kind of lines with a clean tone, and we all know how...
How To Get A Lo-Fi/Radio/Vinyl Guitar Effect WiredGuitarist May 10, 2019 Articles, Uncategorized One of the most important elements in an incredible live performance is dynamics. Having an onslaught of the exact same thing for 45 minutes isn’t nearly as exciting as one that ebbs and flows, creating a...
Pedalboard 105: Customizing Your Sound with Guitar Pedal Mods WiredGuitarist May 9, 2019 Articles, Pedal Reviews, Tutorials, Uncategorized Ever since technology was developed there was a modding community not far behind it. The ability to personalize and customize a piece of tech to your individual tastes and needs helps you get more bang for...
California Luthier Creates Guitar You Can Smoke From WiredGuitarist May 2, 2019 Articles, Uncategorized Dunable Guitars is the creation of Intronaut guitarist Sacha Dunable. If you haven’t heard Intronaut, you’re missing out. But we digress… For the annual Psycho Smokeout festival, Dunable has decided...
Why Do Hollow Body Guitars Feedback More? WiredGuitarist May 1, 2019 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Guitar feedback is typically an unwanted, uncontrollable mess of high pitched screaming and chaos. It can be great to create cool effects if you’re able to control it, but most of the time we’re trying to...
