PRS was founded in 1985 in Maryland USA. Started by Paul Reed Smith who had started building and repairing guitars in his attic at home 10 years earlier. Smith build his guitars around the principles of playability and looks and took it on himself to get his guitars into the hands of artists in the…
Playing electric guitar without a pick opens up some whole new ways to play your instrument When you first start learning to play without a pick it can feel like a bit of a step back in your skill level. This is because fingerpicking on your guitar requires you to develop a whole new muscle…
Ibanez is one of the most iconic guitar brands in the world. Originally sold out of a book shop in Nagoya, Japan they had risen to immense popularity amongst guitars by the end of the 80s with their unique designs and features. Known for their popularity amongst metal guitarists, they were one of the first…
John Suhr went from fixing guitars in the boiler room of Rudy’s Music Shop in New York to being hired as the master builder for Fenders Custom Shop in Los Angeles before he started his own company. He aimed to improve upon the designs of Fender and fix the problems found after years of working…
Fender are one of the most well known and loved guitar brands, used by famous artists worldwide for many decades. Epiphone, although a well known brand, aren’t considered in the same league as Fender. However is that just general perception – or is there more to it? Epiphone electric guitars are cheaper than most Fender’s,…
Yamaha have a reputation in the music industry for making good quality guitars, including some great acoustic-electric guitar models, and you can get them for very reasonable prices. You could argue that the best acoustic-electric guitar is the one that costs the most, but really the best one is the guitar that fits into your…
You have probably heard the loud humming that can happen when a guitar is played too close to an amp or other electrical equipment – but what can you do about it? Sometimes it is question of where you play your guitar, and how important a clean sound is to you or your audience. If…
Electric guitars have strings just like acoustic guitars, and if you pick or strum the strings they will vibrate and make noise. The body and neck will resonate with the strings and will amplify the sound to a degree. So yes, you can play electric guitar without electricity. But What Happens When You Play Without…
