Guitar Tutorials

Home›Guitars›Guitar Tutorials

Learn from the pros

Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
April 19, 2019
byScott Kahn

My Modeling Amp Sounds Like Dirt

An amp modeler is not the equivalent of a room full of tube amplifiers and effects products. Does this scenario sound familiar? You just purchased ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
December 14, 2014
byScott Kahn

Guitar 101: Transforming Your Sound with Piezo Acoustic Pickup-Equipped Electric Guitars

The following is an excerpt from Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic's Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects, second edition, by Scott Kahn, published by ...

Read More
Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
March 14, 2013
byDan Erlewine

Guitar 201: Adjusting the Truss Rod

The following is an excerpt from How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great, second edition, by Dan Erlewine, published by Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard Performing ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Drum Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Keyboard Tutorials, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials
July 4, 2010
byScott Kahn

Getting an Endorsement Deal

Is a formal relationship with your gear maker right for you? Endorsements are a marketing tool that manufacturers use to help them sell more products. Your ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
May 10, 2010
byScott Kahn

Racks 101: The Rack is Back!

Renewed Interest in Rack Gear Means Numerous Options for the Modern Guitar Player Many things in the music industry are cyclical, as evidenced by the ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
April 10, 2010
byScott Kahn

Amps 101: Knowing Your Head From Your Combo

With all the talk about amps, preamps, heads, stacks, tubes, and so on, a few readers have written to us with questions about the basics. ...

Read More
Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
September 6, 2006
byScott Kahn

Pickups 201: Pickup Replacement

If you play mid-level guitars, one area where some manufacturers try to save money is in the quality of the pickups they install. Fortunately, replacing ...

Read More
Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
September 6, 2006
byMatt Pinson

Pickups 101: A Primer on Passive Electric Guitar Pickups

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood components of the electric guitar is its pickups. Ironically, pickups are one of the most untapped resources for custom ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials
March 14, 2006
byScott Kahn

Racks 201: MIDI Foot Controllers

For many serious guitar players, stomp boxes running into the front end of an amplifier do not provide the audio quality or effects-programming flexibility that ...

Read More
Bass Tutorials, Guitar Tutorials, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials
February 12, 2006
byMatt Pinson

Studio Miking for Electric Guitar: A Comprehensive Study in Capturing the Magic – Part ...

Hi all, and welcome to the first installment of a multi-part series on miking for electric guitars. Throughout this series, we’ll take a look at ...

Read More