Eddie Van Halen was born in the Netherlands in 1957, his brother Alex was born two years earlier in 1955. They, along with their family emigrated to The United States in 1965. They belonged to a musical family and both were trained to become concert pianists. However growing up in California exposed the Van Halen […]
Month: January 2012
Watts and Ohms
We have had several questions about guitar amps – what “watts” and “ohms” means, and that sort of thing. David Stewart’s Guide To Specs had a really good article that answered this question. Guitar amp watts and ohms. Here are three common and related questions. In guitar amps how do the “watts” and “ohms” relate […]
Writing Songs
A very common question for every beginner guitarist: How do I find musical ideas? How do I write music? Not an easy question to answer I would say! One of the challenges all musicians have is finding ideas for music. When you are creating original music it is important to have steady stream of inspiration. […]
Practicing Vs. Playing
Today we are going to have a look at practicing versus playing. You may be wondering what this means exactly. To simply define it; playing is when you are out on stage or in the studio by yourself or with a band. Practicing is when you are in a room by yourself or with your […]
Tips For Left Handed Guitarists
Left handed guitarists are not very common. I have always said that every left handed guitarist I know, is a great player! I do not know why, but every left handed guitarist I have played with or heard, is freaking awesome! We receive tons of emails from left handed guitarists asking for advice on how […]
Alternate Picking
Let´s start, for those of you who do not know what Alternate Picking is… It is a guitar playing technique that employs strictly alternating downward and upward picking strokes in a continuous run, it is just as simple as that. But now, playing this technique is a completely different thing. If you are having problems with […]
More Guitar Strings
Guitar strings can basically be divided into two types – steel and nylon. Nylon strings are used on classical and flamenco guitars; while steel strings are generally found on electric, flat top and arch top acoustic guitars. It is important to note that while strings are referred to as being steel or nylon, generally strings […]
Difference between Strats & Teles
This is actually a reprint of one of the longest running and hottest topics in all of guitar playing. Welcome to Questions Answered. Jim Miller also authors Tech Notes Online, a weekly Sweetwater column covering all aspects of today’s music, from stage to studio. Q: “Is there a noticeable sonic difference between Strats & Teles?” […]
BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss have been creating guitar and bass effects for over 30 years and in their own words are known as the company “that put the “stomp” in “stompbox”. Not only have they developed a wide range of individual stomp pedals dedicated to a single effect (like the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay pedal) or function (Boss […]
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