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Traditional guitar strings have been around for decades, but today guitarists have far more options when it comes to string tension. Not only can we choose from a wide variety of gauges and material types, but...

You heard right! You don’t always need to pay money for new gear in order to get a tighter guitar tone. No noise gates, no new amps, just some free (or cheap) and reversible mods to your guitar. What Are...

Getting awesome pedals is just the first step, you’d still got to figure out how to power them all! It may seem simple - just plug them into a power supply and you’re good… right? Wrong! Today we look...

With the current popularity of rhythmically dense music, having a guitar tone with incredibly clear pick attack has become an essential to help convey the riffing precision and unparalleled aggression these...

You thought learning Spanish in high school was a pain? Try learning how to speak “guitar tone!” I’ll be honest with you… guitar players are full of it. We use some pretty weird terms to describe...

What is true bypass? Do I need it? Why do some people love it and other people hate it? True bypass has gone from a feature, to a buzzword, to a misunderstood concept as quickly as it was created. It still...

The music industry has gone through a monumental change. Record labels have lost much of their power and importance, music sales have dropped, and the digital age has brought on a sea of independent...

Science has given us many incredible wonders: the International Space Station, the computer, the cell phone, and of course, the toaster strudel. But today’s science spotlight focuses on using nothing...

There are two types of guitar players: people who admit they aren’t always happy with their playing, and liars. No musician has avoided the feeling that they don’t like their musical abilities. Not just...

Allow me to introduce you to the incredible Brian Hood. Brian is a professional audio engineer who has worked with many notable artists in the metal and hardcore genres such as Gideon and Sworn In....