REVIEW – When I was very young, I discovered the music books that my mom had used when she took piano lessons as a child. I used those books along with very minimal help to teach myself to play a few songs on the Baldwin piano that we had in our living room. I later …
NEWS – This exciting new LEGO Ideas set is a collaboration between Fender and LEGO that will be available in October. But before you get too excited, I have to let you know that you can’t actually play this Strat, but you have to admit that this 6-inch tall model looks incredibly cool and would …
NEWS – At one point in time, I owned 6 or 7 ukuleles because I kept wanting to try different sizes and different woods to test different tones. I think electric guitar players will flip over Reddick’s Voyager Modular Guitar which has interchangeable pickups and interchangeable pickup controls for easy customization. Want your guitar to …
Reddick’s Voyager guitar lets you swap out components like LEGO bricks! 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
REVIEW – Learning to play guitar, and getting to a point where others might want to listen, can be a very large gap. Even when you sound really good, the required repetition to nail a lick can take a toll on anyone listening. Headphones have long been a great solution for this, but without good …
Fender Mustang Micro guitar amp review – Your guitar’s new best friend Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – If you’ve ever purchased an electric guitar and then later wished you’d picked a different c0lor, you will appreciate this guitar from Bryan Guitars. It’s filled with liquid! That’s right, the guitar’s body is made of PETG and is clear and hollow so you can just dump the liquid and refill it …
This electric guitar can be any color you want in minutes Read More
NEWS – Carbon Fiber makes everything better including ukuleles, banjoleles, and now guitars! The creators at Outdoor Ukulele have just added a new 20″ scale guitar to their rugged instrument offerings. Made of Carbon fiber polycarbonate, the Outdoor Guitar won’t crack from lack of humidity or warp from too much humidity. Heck, you can use …
The folks at Outdoor Ukulele have added a guitar to their lineup Read More
REVIEW – Learning to play guitar is on a lot of bucket lists. It’s a skill set that you can continually improve upon your whole life and like a lot of other skills can be immensely frustrating and rewarding at the same time. Condensing the learning curve would go a long way for a lot …
NEWS – When Roland releases a new product, it’s always worth checking out. Just announced is their BTM-1 speaker, tuned for Bluetooth playback from your phone and direct guitar input. Roland takes their audio quality seriously so we’re looking forward to hearing this in action. Controls on the top look to be; Power, Bluetooth and …
Roland’s BTM-1 speaker lets your phone and guitar take center stage Read More
The ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System is designed to help you learn to make chords as you learn to play guitar. The ChordBuddy attaches to the neck of electric or acoustic guitars and guides you through learning basic chord fingering positions. It works in the key of G and makes the G, C, D, and Em chords. …
ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System is training wheels for your guitar Read More
These agate guitar picks are handmade in Pennsylvania by Seth Maranuk, a jewelry designer and craftsman. When he randomly found a tumbled stone chip that was shaped like a guitar pick, he began working to develop a “carefully shaped pick with just the right contour that allows for precision picking”. These agate picks 1.2″ long …
Agate guitar picks resonate in a way plastic cannot Read More
There are lots of ways to hang a guitar on a wall, but most of them won’t have the aged patina and beauty of curved oak barrel staves. The wood used in these racks was reclaimed from barrels used in Napa Valley wine production. Brad Evans crafts these curved barrel staves into beautiful, protective guitar …
A lot of people who enjoy playing guitar for fun and profit don’t just own one instrument. They are always seeking something new, better and different. The problem is that owning multiple guitars takes a lot of money to buy them and a lot of space to store them. Somnium guitars look like they could …
Reconfigure your guitar effortlessly with a Somnium modular guitar Read More
Fender, the iconic guitar manufacturer, has released an Android version of their Fender Tune guitar and bass tuner application. Larry talked about the iOS version of this app last summer, and now it’s available for free for Android devices. The app uses the mobile device’s microphone to listen to a plucked string’s pitch and then …
We like to cover IK Multimedia products because they consistently offer powerful tech music accessories that are fun and easy to use. Today they announced the iRig HD 2 pro-quality digital guitar and bass interface for iOS. The iRig HD 2 features 24-bit analog-to-digital conversion and 96kHz sample rate. The device connects directly to your …
IK Multimedia announces iRig HD 2 for iPhone 7, iPad, Mac & PC Read More