When to change Guitar Strings: 5 Signs of old Strings

How do you know when to change guitar strings? Well, first- if you haven’t already read it- I did a post a while ago about re-stringing your guitar in which I explained how to replace old guitar strings… …when they become old… …but how old is old? I don’t want to turn this into one [...]

April 26, 2013 at 2:01 pm | Equipment and Maintenance, How to | No comments

How to buy a Guitar

The first guitar I played was an old, beaten up classical guitar and, as such, I place more importance on learning to play guitar than having the best equipment available. It’s not what you have, it’s how you use it. Nonetheless, you’ll want to know how to buy a guitar so you don’t get ripped [...]

February 9, 2013 at 4:30 pm | Equipment and Maintenance, Music News and Opinions | 3 comments

Restringing Floyd Rose Guitars

Many people are asking me questions because they’re confused about Floyd Rose Guitars and similar bridges (sometimes miscalling them “tremolo” units). To be fair, they can be very confusing and frustrating- even for advanced guitarists! In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, I mean one of these: In this first video, I explain what [...]

December 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm | Equipment and Maintenance | 2 comments

What effects Pedals do You use?

I’ll be honest. I’m not usually a big fan of using lots of effects, but after watching a video on the “I Heart Guitar” blog about Steve Vai, it has prompted me to ask a few questions of myself and my attitude towards effects… I’ve always been a fan of Vai, and I couldn’t hope [...]

August 20, 2012 at 6:55 pm | Equipment and Maintenance | 2 comments

Zakk Wylde MXR ZW-44 Overdrive- Review

Here’s a review of a pedal that I’ve owned for years, but haven’t yet done a review on: the Zakk Wylde MXR ZW-44 Overdrive pedal. Essentially, this is an overdrive pedal as opposed to a metal style distortion effect. This means you shouldn’t expect too much in terms of outright gain (almost surprising, given the [...]

July 13, 2012 at 12:00 pm | Reviews | No comments

What kind of Guitar Effects Pedal should You get first?

So, you’ve bought your guitar, and your amp (if you’ve bought an electric, and if you have, this article is for you), where do you go next? Effects Pedals. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of using effects for guitar, but even I a few of them- even when playing live! There are even some [...]

June 6, 2012 at 8:00 am | Equipment and Maintenance | No comments

Scale Length of Guitar (finally explained)

What is “guitar scale length”, exactly? Its something do with how many notes in the scale, or how many octaves it has, right? WRONG! The “scale length” of a guitar has to do with the length of the guitar’s neck. Different types of guitar have necks built to different lengths. This actually has a greater [...]

May 28, 2012 at 3:38 pm | Equipment and Maintenance | No comments

What about Acoustic Guitars for Beginners?

A lot of the time, in my videos (and, when I’m teaching), I’ll be using my acoustic guitar. Now, acoustic guitars with steel strings are great for working on your fingerstregth and guitar technique, and many people start off playing an acoustic of some sort before “graduating” to an electric. …but, what about acoustic guitars [...]

May 26, 2012 at 10:00 am | Equipment and Maintenance | No comments

Guitars for Children: what You need to know

When considering buying a guitars for children, its important to buy the right guitar to fit them- and I’m not talking about the colour, or whether you’re getting them a Jimi Hendrix signature model or not! The important thing to remember about kids is that they’re much smaller than adults, and, as such, they require [...]

May 22, 2012 at 3:30 pm | Equipment and Maintenance | No comments

What are the Strings on Guitar?

I’ve never done a post just explaining the names of the strings on guitar. I’ve written about how to tune your guitar, and even gone in to some crazy alternate tunings at times, but there’s something I’ve missed out somehow. I guess, to people who have been playing for a long time, this is something [...]

May 15, 2012 at 3:30 pm | Equipment and Maintenance, How to | No comments

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