Guitarists are a fickle lot over technology. You’ve got a digital phone, digital computer/laptop/tablet, a digital radio, use on-line social media, stream music digitally but, you don’t want a digital amp – no way. You believe that something designed in the early 20th century is way better. Okay, at full...
Building a pedal board? Looking for inspiration? Spend just 30 minutes trawling the internet for advice on effects pedals and you will quickly be overwhelmed by all the different opinions and recommendations out there, let alone effects pedal makers - we have 120 featured on our...
Need to reduce the volume at home? If you are looking for a ‘bedroom amp’ or a small, fairly 'quiet' amp for use at home then you probably don’t need something too loud. Yes, I know we all love to...
Can a £200 electric sound good? Oh yes! Even with everything going up nowadays you can still bag a great electric guitar for around £200. With modern manufacturing, global supply of components and effective quality control a £200 electric guitar...
Looking to amplify your acoustic guitar? There is a great choice of amps out there for the acoustic player at the moment. From valve based through to fully digital you can get a great stage sound! Fantastic amps from AER, Fishman, Fender, Marshall, Roland and...
There are some great pedals out there for acoustics You may think that the sound you hear is the sound you get with an acoustic, but plug it in and that all changes. As well as using a great pickup or microphone the choice of acoustic dedicated pedals and...
Great fun and easier than you think! Not...
With so many to choose from where do you start? Playing an acoustic is easy – the sound you hear is the sound you get; okay you might get a bit more bass/middle/treble tone out of different guitars and you might add a bit of reverb and chorus,...
So why don’t more of us buy British gear? Okay, we buy mainstream Marshall, Vox, Orange and Blackstar amps, which are ‘British’ brands, but most of these are made in the Far East, although they will be designed here. Same with Faith, Tanglewood, Manson,...
