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How does each part of the guitar effect your tone? Including Acoustic guitar and electric guitar parts and how they create your sound.

The amplifier you choose can dramatically influence your guitar's sound, shaping your tone, and, by extension, your musical identity.

For some guitarists pedal chaining is an art form or an exact science that should be done correctly. And of course, some do not care what order their beloved pedals are in. It just makes noise, right?

Preparing for your local gigs.. A quick list to remember when preparing your week.

As we journey beyond the fretboard and into the world of digital technology, it is evident that modern tools are not merely reshaping guitar music collaboration but revolutionizing the music industry as a whole.

A walk down memory lane through the history of the most legendary guitars and stories of the people who played them.

Everything you need to play like Bill Kelliher. From chords and rhythms, to tuning for Mastodon songs plus a little Bill Kelliher guitar story.

From the electricity in the wall, converted by your power supply and resonating in your output. F&T Merson Capacitors are long lasting and devoted. And that’s why we use them.

Today we are interviewing Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, talking all things music economy, his Hellbender pickups, and what's next for him.

Not sure how to dial in the sound on your amp? Here's the ultimate guide for the different music styles

Then in December, I got a phone call from John Mayer’s tour manager – asked if I’d like to come out and do a show with John at Webster Hall in New York City at the end of the month.

Comparing our Lite Series Small Speaker Cabinets. 6 different small speaker cabinets compared.

These days, it seems more and more rare to find a successful band with the staying power of North Carolina-founded ‘Between the Buried and Me.’ This grammy-nominated band was formed in 2000, and has since released twelve full-length studio albums, along with a number of live albums; they continue to tour regularly and are constantly pushing the boundaries of the metal genre by infusing their music with a diverse array of influences.

I came right out and told Stevie and his production manager, Byron Barr, that I didn’t know anything about the road. I knew nothing at the time about ohms, about amperes, and all that, because I’d never had to deal with these technical things about electronics at Charley’s Guitar Shop in Dallas, where I worked beforehand. Charley Wirz had done all the electronic stuff there.

By the start of ’85, Stevie and I, along with Charley Wirz who owned the shop, were getting to know each other. Stevie would often stop by the shop to say hello when he was in town.

In the last episode, I talked about the time in the 80s when I was working as the repairman at Charley’s Guitar Shop in my home town of Dallas, Texas. One special day, Stevie Ray Vaughan came into town to play at a local bar and Charley Wirz, the shop’s owner, suggested we should go down and check him out.