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Fender Eric Clapton Signature Amps

The Eric Clapton signature Fender amp series was announced for general release in October 2011 and boasts a range of options for the blues inspired guitarist and Cla…

Jangly rhythm guitar sound

If you know the “Byrds” you know what we are talking about here! Or even if you know about the New Wave sound or you were into R.E.M. back in the 80’s and 90’s – Tha…

What Is The Difference Between a 22 and a 24 Fret Guitar

Here is a really good question that we received: I was looking in the guitar store the other day and I noticed that some electric guitars have 22 frets and some have…

MXR Analog Chorus Pedal

Who hasn’t heard the “syrupy and liquid, sparkly and lush” sounds of a chorus pedal? There might be a few of you saying “I haven’t… – well, I don’t think I have!” Th…

AmpTweaker – TIGHTROCK

I’ve often wondered what goes into making an amp or FX pedal. To me it’s all just wires and knobs and it’s often easy to gloss over the science behind the sounds. On…

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…

Buying An Electric Guitar Amp

There is an ongoing argument among guitarists over the relative importance of a good guitar as opposed to a good guitar amp. It simply comes down to money. Not every…

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 Not…

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…

Which Guitar To Learn On?

Because there are many types of guitars; being Classical, Acoustic and Electric the three main ones, I wanted to have a look at what guitar is the best one for you t…

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 picki…

A whole bundle of guitar lessons & tools

Question: What do the following products have in common? Answer: They are all part of an exciting bundle that is now on sale. For a limited time, you can get access…