For many hundreds of years, almost as long as the idea of the guitar itself has been around, there have been modifications to the conventional design - sometimes this included an extra string! When you hear the term ‘seven string guitar’, your mind naturally wanders towards heavier, more aggressive styles of music. However, this is not always the case and we will be learning about some of those today. The modern seven string guitar as we know it, with a solid body and menacin

Desktop Guitar Amps: What They Are and the Models Worth Knowing If you mostly play at home, a full-size guitar amp can feel like overkill. It takes up space, needs to be turned up to sound its best, and often comes with more power than you’ll realistically use. That’s where desktop guitar amps come in. These are compact, self-contained units designed specifically for low-volume environments like bedrooms, apartments, or small home studios. They’re built to sound good at conve

Pickups are the part of an electric guitar that turn string vibration into signal. That signal then gets shaped by your amp, pedals, and playing style. While pickups don’t determine your entire tone, they set the foundation. If you get this part wrong, everything downstream is a compromise. Here’s a clear look at the main pickup types, what they really sound like, and where they tend to work best. 1. Single-Coil Pickups Single-coils use one coil of wire wrapped around magnets

Musicians tend to fall into one of two main categories; some people gravitate towards one instrument although they have rudimentary skill with other disciplines, and others seem to be equally at home with anything that you put in their hands. I find myself firmly in the former category, but I have met many people who align with the latter statement (I may or may not be a bit jealous!). In this blog post, I want to discuss how having some experience with other instruments asid