Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a very common issue and there's no one answer because guitars are all about variables. But there are definite factors and ...

When I catch up with Eagle Rock–based instrumental rock guitarist Felix Martin, he is three days away from flying to the East Coast for a two-week tour. “I travel light. I don’t pack at all. I just ...

There can be many possible reasons why your guitar isn't playing or sounding as good as it could be. A regular guitar setup can help with this, and central to that is something called intonation. When ...

How often should guitar strings be changed? There isn’t a simple answer. Because strings wear out at different rates based on your environment, how you play and even your body chemistry, I can’t tell ...

The incredible guitar virtuosity from the likes of Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Stanley Jordan all rely on their string-picking proficiency being registered by the instrument's pickups. These ...

Creating music is a perfect hobby for anyone into hacking, and the amount of musical hacks and self-made instruments we come across here makes that supremely evident. It’s just a great match: you can ...

Inventor Paul Vo‘s latest crazy musical innovation is a hand-held wand that changes the sound of guitars like magic. Hold it up to a guitar string, and it’ll vibrate forever. Depending how you use the ...