REVIEW – Guitar amps have continued to get smaller and while there’s nothing quite like playing through a vintage amp and 4×12 cabinet, not all of us have the space, sound-proof rooms or family that will put up with it. Positive Grid sent their Spark NEO and while using this product and writing this review […]
Positive Grid Spark Neo Wireless Smart Guitar Headphones review – These absolutely rock! Read More
NEWS – Whether you like to crank it up to 11, or you’re more of a mellow guitarist, the soon-to-be-available Positive Grid Spark NEO wireless guitar practice amp looks pretty sweet. This pair of premium headphones is actually an app-driven rig that features a suite of 33 amps and 43 effects that you can choose
You can wear this guitar amp on your head! Read More
NEWS – I tried playing slide guitar – once. I found it incredibly awkward to have one whole finger unable to fret notes due to wearing the slide on my ring finger. So, I never tried again and have since switched to playing the ukulele, but that’s not the point of this post. The point
Slide guitar is easier with this Slide Ring! Read More
NEWS – No guitar player on the planet hasn’t dropped a pick at least once (or dozens of times). TIK PIKs have been designed to make it much harder to drop your guitar pick because they feature a nano-suction pad on both sides of the pick to give it a non-slip grip. But that’s not
TIK PIK guitar picks don’t suck your blood but they do stick to you and your guitar! Read More
NEWS – Last week I wrote about a violin-like bow for guitar players and that article went nuts and is still getting over 2000 views per day. The success of that post has me on a quest to find even more interesting guitar accessories and today I want to show you the SamJam. It looks
Add a snare drum directly on your guitar Read More
NEWS – When was the last time you thought it would be cool to play your guitar like a violin or a cello? How about never right? Well now that I’ve put that idea in your head, you’ll be interested in knowing that the Pickaso Bow will give you a new way to play your
Here’s the most unique guitar accessory that you’ve ever seen! Read More
NEWS – Did you get a guitar as a holiday gift this year? If so, you’ll probably want some guitar picks and I think these picks from Bog Street are worth looking at for their unique features. As you can see, the picks have a hole in the center as well as specially engineered contoured
If you got a guitar for Christmas, check out these picks! Read More
REVIEW – Guitar news typically focuses on the artists themselves (and why shouldn’t it) or the core equipment (guitars, amps, strings, pedals). However, there is an unsung component that rarely gets mentioned… the guitar pick. It could be that it’s just taken for granted, relegated to band merchandising or that everyone assumes a pick is
Acoustik Attak review – Technical guitar picks that add unique qualities to your sound Read More
NEWS – Guitar players can take their music to the next level with the Guitar Ring from Muca. It might look like an ordinary ring that has been designed to be worn on your thumb, but it’s actually a percussive instrument. Check out the video below to see/hear what I mean. The Muca website doesn’t
Thumb rings might look weird, but this one makes music Read More
NEWS – My husband and daughter like to leave a guitar each sitting out on a stand, ready to play. I’m fine with it, but I don’t like seeing the guitars collect dust. After all, you can’t exactly dust them off with Pledge. I’ve been thinking about making them a couple of dust covers to
Protect your guitar from dust with a GhostCover Read More
If you play a stringed instrument, there’s one thing that you always do before you play a song. You make sure the strings are in tune. If you aren’t blessed with perfect pitch, you own a tuner. Tuners come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but most of the ones you see today, clip
Roadie 2 guitar tuner review Read More
This beautiful stool with built-in guitar stand is handmade in the US by fillingham, an Etsy store. The Guitar Stool/Guitar Stand is made to order from “wood, walnut, ash, felt, cork, and yacht braid.” fillingham says: “Hardwood surfaces (walnut and ash) are finished with a custom, hand rubbed finish that improves with age and use.
This guitar stool/stand is for the guitarist with deep pockets Read More
I’ve been using D’Addario NS Micro clip-on tuners on all of my ukuleles for a few years now because they are small enough to leave on the head stocks of my instruments without getting in the way of my playing or when the ukuleles are stored in their cases. D’Addario have a new version of
D’Addario’s NS Micro tuner keeps shrinking Read More
Guitar players who don’t want to hide their favorite instrument in a case or on a boring old metal floor stand can now hang it on the wall in style. GuitarGrips are wall-mounted guitar hangers that are shaped like human and in-human hands. GuitarGrips come in several styles that include male hands in a variety
Let the undead hold your guitar Read More
I’ve been playing acoustic guitar for more than 40 years. Same guitar, but I’m hopefully a little better for the years of practice. A decade or so ago, I had my guitar retrofitted with an internal pickup, since I was playing regularly into a sound system. Recently, however, I’m more interested in getting that sound
IK Multimedia iRig acoustic guitar microphone review Read More
You’ve probably seen analog speakers for phones, and tablets that amplify sound not by electronic speakers, but by routing sound waves through a plastic funnel type device. Now you can do the same thing for your electric guitar. The DelSonix clip on guitar amplifier is a specially designed “speaker” for your electric guitar that doesn’t
Enjoy playing your unplugged electric guitar without an amp Read More
My husband, Butch, has helped me review a few methods of directly recording guitar music into music-recording software. Some methods required an interface between the guitar and the computer with the software, and he also reviewed the Squier by Fender Strat guitar with the USB interface built in. Both methods worked well, but having the
Many guitar tuners have graced the pages of The Gadgeteer over the years, but the Roadie is possibly the new benchmark and the only one you’ll want in your gig bag. It is a Kickstarter-funded creation that pairs a handheld auto tuner–the Roadie device itself– with a corresponding mobile app. With the app you can
The last guitar tuner you’ll ever need Read More
A couple of months ago, we told you about the Stretcha, a tool that would stretch out new strings and prevent tuning problems. I ordered a couple of those for my husband and daughter, and they do help you stretch out new strings. Stretchas are pretty big, though, and they don’t always fit in
This Planet Waves string winder incorporates a string stretcher Read More
I’ve tried to learn to play guitar a couple of times in my life, and I’ve learned a few things. 1) When you’re only five feet tall, holding an acoustic guitar feels like clasping a baby grand piano to your chest. 2) Electric guitars are heavy, and you must have a strap to help you hold
Comfortable, neoprene straps for almost any musical instrument you can think of Read More