Gear Knowledge

So how do guitar pickups work anyway? It’s really surprisingly simple, even for those of us who didn’t do too well in high school science … Read more

If you’ve been playing electric guitar for any length of time and know anything about effects pedals, you have no doubt run into the terms … Read more

For the uninitiated guitarist, there is a tendency to use the terms “overdrive” and “distortion” synonymously; but it’s vital to know the difference between overdrive … Read more

Chorus pedals are one of the most essential and popular effect boxes for guitarists. What does a chorus pedal do? It splits your signal into … Read more

At one time or another it has happened to most of us. You hit that one note and … there it is, that buzzing sound … Read more

We all know that there is really only one way to sound like a guitar pro, and that’s to practice, practice, practice; but there really … Read more

Having lively, responsive strings is one of the most important elements in achieving a good guitar tone; but guitar strings have a finite lifespan, and … Read more