Thin-neck guitars are a godsend for certain people. After all, comes to any guitar being easy to strum and jam on, neck width plays an absolutely crucial role. It is a general rule that slimmer and thinner necks allow more control over the fretboard, easier chord grabbing and positioning, as well as faster soloing, and […]
Continue reading →When buying a drum set, the snare drum is one of the most important parts of the kit and an item you should arguably focus on the most. This is because snare drum is crucial for the set’s overall sound, so if you’re thinking about taking the budget-friendly route, you better make sure you know […]
Continue reading →A 12-string guitar can be intimidating to an inexperienced player. With twice the strings, it seems as if it must be twice as complicated to play. In truth, if you can play a 6-string you can play a 12-string, and while you do have to get used to the new feel, it’s more similar to […]
Continue reading →If you were to ask us what is the best company that makes bass guitars, we’d have to ask you your genre of preference. But if you weren’t too specific and narrow in your options and wanted a fairly versatile bass that is capable of covering a decent chunk of musical ground, we’d say Ibanez. […]
Continue reading →As musical instruments go, pianos are large, heavy, and expensive, both in terms of initial investment and in the long-term costs of maintenance and tuning. Yet they’re also one of the most versatile instruments, and a wide range of people—from parents of children with musical interests to professional musicians—may want to own a piano even […]
Continue reading →Guitars can be a bit of a tricky beast to tame, especially if you’re going for musical versatility. Every style and every technique have their own ways of being properly played, and they all require different setups or even different guitars. This means that you should choose your instrument wisely if you want to utilize […]
Continue reading →It can be tempting to take the cheapest route when buying an instrument for a beginning player, especially if the student is a child. While it’s certainly not necessary to run straight out and buy a Steinway, it is important for a new player to learn on a well-made instrument. A professional pianist can work […]
Continue reading →Playing guitar on Rocksmith can be both more fun and more affordable than immediately going the private instructor route. Playable on Xbox or Playstation systems—or on your PC or Mac—Rocksmith lets you plug in an actual guitar, rather than using the controller-style instruments that came with games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. While it […]
Continue reading →Although there is a fine selection of top-quality beginner drum kits on the market these days, every musician reaches the point where a newbie set simply won’t cut it anymore. There are plenty of reasons why you have to advance to a higher level, and the main one is that a cheap drum kit simply […]
Continue reading →The cajón–versatile, easy to transport, simple in its design–is arguably the perfect busking instrument. This can likely be traced back to the Afro-Peruvian drum’s humble origins. The Spanish word cajón means box, crate, or drawer, and the first cajóns were just that: shipping crates or dresser drawers converted to instruments by early African slaves as […]
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