Taylor’s all-Hawaiian GT K21 stands out in its compact GT series for a number of reasons. The Koa’s bold look shining on its soundboard, back, and sides can turn heads, and the GT K21 certainly will, but I’ve learned that there’s more to this guitar than what there is. ‘we see. First off, if you […]
Coachella, California (May 7, 2015) – Ernie Ball Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of hand-crafted premium hand-crafted Ernie Ball Music Man guitar strings, musical instrument accessories, and Ernie Ball Music Man guitars and basses, announces the launch of its New Electric Bass Guitar Slinky Flatwound Strings. These highly innovative new offerings feature an “industry first” […]
When Fender announced the Joe Strummer Campfire Acoustic Guitar along with the rest of its 2021 Artist Series, the guitar giant announced that a celebratory electric guitar was also in the works. Now the Limited Edition Master Built Fender Joe Strummer Esquire has officially released in commemoration of the legendary co-founder and guitarist of The […]
Photograph 1. Photo courtesy of Andreas Schulz and leftover-visuals.de. Since the days of MTV unplugged, many working bassists who would normally rock to a solid electric body have broadened their sonic palette with an acoustic bass guitar. When it’s not practical for a band to play with a concert drums and backline – perhaps an […]
Last time around, we covered the basic equipment needed to record a guitar on your computer or tablet. Let’s talk about technique now! Compose your DAW. Install your DAW of choice according to the program’s instructions. Connect your interface and plug in your guitar. (If there is a line / instrument switch, choose the instrument.) […]
Nashville, TN (September 26, 2017) — With the new Blue Label electric guitar strings, Framus has paid particular attention to deep tunings such as Drop D, Drop C and Drop A as well as string sets for 7- and 8-string guitars . Sets for standard tunings, in Light, Custom Light, Regular and Heavy versions are […]
We can experience the greatness of Charlie Parker by watching these clips. Charlie Parker – It’s Time Where else to start than the blues? This is Parker’s classic blues tune “Now’s the Time”, which has become essential material for any budding jazzer. His economy of melody has become so codified that his solo intro has […]
These days, it is more and more difficult to find a unique guitar design. But apparently no one told Cort about it, who made an instant and unforgettable splash in 2020 with the radical and supremely edgy. KX300 engraved electric guitar last year. The new model features a sandblasted solid ash top with a radical […]
Photo courtesy of the artist It’s Women’s History Month and we wanted to talk to some of our favorites about their gear and sound setup (s). If you are not familiar with Guitar Girl Magazine’s “Tone Talk â€is where we dive into what makes the sound of different musicians’ setups unique to them. We unbox […]
United plugins announced the availability of QuickBass of Instant audio. Here is their press release with all the details … Having started their collaborative sound quest last year with Quick AG, an all-in-one acoustic guitar solution compatible with major AAX / AU / VST DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) applications on macOS and Windows as a […]
Led by the mighty mind of Bill May, Australian makers produced a number of electric guitars between the 1950s and 1970s that captivated local players, eschewing the proven shapes of pioneers like Fender and Gibson while still offering something of more elegant than the quirky designs launched by Japanese manufacturers such as Teisco or Guyatone. […]
Tasmanian-based musician Rose Turtle Ertler hadn’t come across a large group consisting entirely of guitars playing original music – until she created her own. The all-female group – insolently named Mapatazi – consists of 22 women playing electric guitar and bass of all ages and levels of musical experience. “Having so many guitars together was […]
Do you remember making cereal box guitars as a kid? Cardboard instruments are fun to make, but they don’t really sound too impressive. Malawian musician Gasper Nali is proof that some homemade instruments can produce amazing sounds. He plays what he calls the Babatoni – a handmade three-meter-long bass guitar – with an empty bottle […]
If you’ve been trying to buy a new electric guitar in the past six months or so, you may have noticed something quite strange: Guitar stores don’t have a lot of stock. While retailers are far from short of new electrical devices, popular lines seem to sell out in weeks, if not days, leaving those […]
The Beast, a six neck electric guitar created by Hutchins Guitars, will soon go under the hammer at an upcoming Gardiner Houlgate auction. The opening bid on the monstrous instrument has been set at £ 1,500, and it is estimated to sell for up to £ 2,500. The live online auction, which includes more than […]
In 2008, when MusicRadar was still in short pants, we were stunned by a guitar that arrived in the photo studio to be photography for Guitarist magazine. A six-neck electric guitar and the bass from the British manufacturer Hutchins. It was a beast – literally, that’s what it was called. Now the Beast has resurfaced […]
A legendary six-neck monster electric guitar designed by Gary Hutchins – aptly nicknamed The Beast – has been dropped and is now on sale at UK-based guitar auction house Gardiner Houlgate. Originally inspired by the five-necked model branded by Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, The Beast was designed to go “a stronger one†with a […]
There is no shortage of talent in India. And combining the western with a traditional Indian twist just might be an emerging genre. The video of a musician in a sari performing the cover of American progressive metal band Symphony X’s song “Sea of ​​Lies” on bass guitar has gone viral and has wowed people. […]
You can sometimes see a double neck guitar and a triple neck guitar, and of course we’ve seen these quadruple neck guitars in the Michael Angelo Batio movies and videos, but a sextuple guitar? I haven’t seen anything so crazy on this side of a Cheap tip performing Arts. Advertising. Scroll down to continue reading. […]
From the March / April 2021 issue of Acoustic guitar | By Martin Keith Question: “I recently had the action adjusted on my electro-acoustic guitar. The plugged-in sound is now very uneven: the E-high and E-low strings sound hollow and quieter than the others. What happened and what should I do to fix it? –Roberta […]
Dean Guitars is back with new models of Vengeance and Zero electric guitars as part of its Select series. These models add features demanded by players, such as stainless steel frets, phosphorescent side dot markers and Fishman Fluence Modern active humbuckers. The Vengeance and Zero models are mahogany-bodied guitars that come in three different finishes: […]
Hello everyone and welcome to the Dojo. This month we’re gonna do something rarely done and counter intuitive. We are going to put our electric guitar on the microphone in addition to the amp! Why? Because there is something to be gained. The Dojo is now open, so let’s get started. I remember hearing about […]
Kiesel Guitars unveiled its latest signature guitar for Jason Becker, the JBYY Jason Becker Yin Yang Tribute guitar. Where Becker’s previous Kiesel electric signature, the JB24 Numbers, took inspiration from a preschooler toy, it embraces the ancient Chinese philosophical concept of dualism for aesthetics. As Becker explains, the Yin Yang look was very inspired by […]