Category: Equipment

Guitar Accessories Under £100: Effects and Recording

Finding the ideal gift for the guitarist is a tricky thing to do for someone not entirely sure what they’re looking for or at. Sometimes just listening to the blah blah blah of your average guitarist as he/she talks about about that new fangled gadget or wotsamacallit can lead you nowhere. Anyway here are a […]

Guitar Accessories Under £50: Gadgets

Lookking for the perfect additional present for a guitarist sometimes tales a little exploring, that said how do you know what to look for if you’re not a guitarist yourself. Here are some ideas for presents/gifts as we lead up to christmas. Everything from guitar effects to USB recording devices to mini amps to DSP […]

Guitar Accessories Under £20: Tuners

Basically this article covers a few chistmas/birthday present ideas for the guitarist. From tuners to stands, hangers to straps and cases and anything else that would be an ideal stocking filler. Every item here is under £20. Tuners Under £10 Harley Benton GT6/200 guitar/bass tuner – LED display, integrated microphone, jack input. Includes 2x 1.5V […]

Guitar Primer: Plectrum, Fingers and TAB (pt4)

Previous article: Guitar Primer: Plectrum, Fingers and TAB (pt3) Continuation of guitar primer lesson involving how to hold plectrum, how to read tab and which fingers to use. Click above picture to play sequence… This is the TAB that is being played, A few tips to try: ‘Alternative picking’ V = Down Stroke X = […]

Guitar Primer: Plectrum, Fingers and TAB (pt3)

previous article(pt2) Hopefully you’ve read the previous free guitar lessons giving you a few ideas and tips on correctly holding your plectrum. This the 3rd article in this primer will talk about fingers in relation to TAB or tablature. —Dealing with TAB— Reading guitar tabulature: Lines = Strings The ‘Bottom E’ is the thickest string […]