There are a lot of musical instruments in the world and guitars are one of the most dominant among them all. Guitars, especially Les Paul’s, have variations with producing a unique sound when the strings are struck. The Different Weights Of Les Paul Guitars Many Les Paul guitars are crafted of mahogany, with swamp ash […]
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If you’re trying to realign gravity through the metallic force of your riffs or navigating long-distant galaxies on a pilgrimage of sustain, then there’s a good chance you’ll be using pinch harmonics. While there’s no arguing, vintage-style components can still add up to some glorious heavy tones, having pickups designed for metal and pinch harmonics
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Gibson’s first run of the Les Paul was considered to be a failure. This is inexplicable to a person today, given the price tag for an original Les Paul. Fender was actually winning the solid-body electric guitar sales competition with their Telecaster. However, Les Paul himself was the hottest guitar picker in the USA, and
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Mesa Boogie has become one of the most sought-after amp manufacturers of our time and is trusted by a massive list of professional guitar players, particularly in the hard rock and metal genres. The amount of artists that use their amps are endless, including the likes of Mark Tremonti, Dave Grohl, Adam Jones, Korn, and
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Whether you’re playing live to thousands or creating mixes in your bedroom, using EQ effectively can be an essential but elusive tool. While EQ may not be the sexiest subject when it comes to pedals and tone-shaping for guitarists, it’s probably one of the most overlooked factors. With that, let’s take a look at MXR’s
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Musicians, especially guitarists, have searched for ways to capture big amp tones at low volume, at least for the last few decades. Fortunately for many of us, solutions are plentiful as hardware amp emulators, faux-amp plug-ins, and—our focus here—load box/speaker emulators are there to help us capture the sounds of our favorite amps minus their
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Choosing from the different types of analogue distortion units and pedals can seem hard, as there are so many units available on the market. Let’s take a quick look at Boss’s NS-2 and the ISP Decimator Pedal to see which one would benefit you the most. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal Initially designed to be
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Marshall is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable amp brands out there. Their classic ‘British crunch’ tone has helped to serve many legendary guitarists to discover their signature sound. Due to the company’s long legacy, many generations of musicians have used Marshall’s signature tone to immortalize their famous records. Features: JCM 2000 DSL 401 Marshall
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If you have too many Strats and Les Pauls in your collection, then maybe it’s time to go for something different like a semi or hollowbody. Contrary to popular belief, these guitars aren’t only for jazz, old-school blues or stereotypically more sedate music – Josh Homme favours the midrange bite of semi-hollow guitars, while Jack
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First commercialized in the late 50s, semi-hollow guitars have been played by some of the greatest musicians of all time, including John Lennon, Johnny Marr, John Scofield, Freddie King, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton. The semi-hollow legacy has been continued by modern arena rockers such as Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher. Not only do the
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