How Dirty Is Clean for J Mascis?
In an interview with Reverb, J Mascis sat in a glitzy, perfectly branded room set to talk about his philosophy when approaching dirt pedals. Mascis, the mastermind behind the legendary alt-rock band...
What Voltage and Amperage Do I Need for My Effect Pedals?
Short Answer Guitar pedal power supplies need to match the voltage of your pedals. The power supply's voltage cannot exceed what the pedal can take. Guitar pedal power supplies can exceed the...
Growing Up with Pop Punk
The lyrics have gotten angsty, the riffs have gotten sugary, the belts have gotten studded. It was only a matter of time before punk rock was packaged for a mainstream audience. Pop...
Powers Goes Electric
The Scoop Andy Powers, CEO, President and Master Builder of Taylor Guitars has introduced a side project of his, Powers Electric – a new electric guitar brand. The new brand hearkens to...
What Is a Pedalboard Amplifier?
Short Answer A pedalboard amplifier is a guitar amplifier shaped like an effect pedal that can operate as either a guitar amplifier or an effect pedal. Pedalboard amplifiers can produce sound through...
What Fires the Phasers for "Captain" Kirk Douglas?
In an interview on Malcolm Gladwell's Broken Record podcast, "Captain" Kirk Douglas sat in the Roots' 30 Rock rehearsal room and listed his many guitar heroes. As the lead guitarist of the...
What Is the Best Order to Put My Effect Pedals In?
Short Answer There really isn't one. There are certainly some general norms that you'll find among people's pedalboards. You'll usually catch tuners before EQs, EQs before drives, and drives before time-based effects....
Waxing Poetic with Alt-Country
Too alternative for country, but too country for alternative, we have alt-country. Alt-country, or “alternative country”, was born at the crossroads of a ‘90s confluence of slackerism unlike ever seen before. The...
Is the Grass Always Bluer For Billy Strings?
To adopt a name like “Billy Strings” is to assume quite a bit of responsibility in the guitar world and it’s with this responsibility Billy Strings wields great bluegrass powers. What was...
What Is Coil Splitting?
Short Answer A way to get single-coil tones out of humbucking pickups. Many modern guitars with humbucking pickups offer this specialized way of tone shaping for added versatility. Long Answer Okay, so...
What Colors Yvette Young's Canvas?
There are levels of technicality that will never not make your head spin – luckily for the fortunate few who don’t get dizzy, these are the levels at which Yvette Young thrives....
How Does Humidity Affect My Acoustic Guitar?
Short Answer It affects your acoustic guitar quite a lot, in fact, and there are simple methods and products to help stabilize humidity and protect your precious wooden friends. Long Answer If...