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How Can
I Keep From Breaking My Guitar Strings ?
First,
always handle new strings with care. If you bend or put a kink in a new
string when you’re taking it out of the pack, you can create a weak spot
in the string that will snap in the middle of your first solo every
time...
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Using Guitar Effects Effectively
You cannot set up your effects in your
practice area and expect them to sound the same in the club you will be
playing at this weekend. Room environments change the dynamics of your
effects...
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Why buy a Modeling Guitar Amp ?
Guitar Amps are like tools; you want
the right tool for the job. Which is better; a screwdriver or pliers? It
depends what you are trying to accomplish. If you play weddings,
casuals, covers, and need a very versatile amp, that is why modeling
amps deserve strong consideration...
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Optimizing your Guitar's Playability
Playing
guitar is a highly personal experience. Every player has different
needs, and that is why setting up your new guitar becomes a matter of
personal taste. We generally recommend taking your new ax to a luthier
for a proper set-up...
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Keeping
Your Tube Amp
working smoothly
They're
primitive technology, but then so is a Stradivarius. Despite
technological wizardry a half-century beyond tube technology, tone
purists universally agree that the fat, warm presence & gravelly
distortion of a genuine tube amp can't be beat...
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Setting
Up Your Solidbody Electric Guitar
So you've
picked up a decent guitar off a buddy for a great price. It looks cool
and sounds cool, and when your buddy played it last Halloween it sounded
GREAT. But when you get it home it doesn't quite play right. A few
simple tools...
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Avoiding
the dreaded 60 Cycle Hum
The prime
cause of hum is the ground loop, caused when the sound system has two or
more different ground points. This is easy to do if, for example, you
plug your guitarist's amp into the onstage socket,...
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What
are Phaser & Flanger Pedals ?
Phasers
and Flangers get their sound by creating one or more notches in the
signal's frequency. The notches are created by filtering the signal, and
mixing the filter output with the input signal. The filters can control
the location,...
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Recording Your Acoustic Guitar
As
always, you should experiment with different mics and mic placements to
find the sound that best fits your vision. Move the mic 5 feet away,
close-mic the headstock, or even use a completely inappropriate mic for
the job...
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Recording Music on a Laptop
If you go through withdrawal when
you're away from your studio, there's hope: Laptop computers have
evolved into serious music-making tools. Not only can they operate as
studios unto themselves, they make perfect "satellites...
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