Browsing: Electric Guitar

D’Addario has been a long-time major player in the guitar string business. Chances are great that you have played a guitar with their strings on it, whether you've purchased the strings yourself or just tested out a guitar at a store and unknowingly made some music with them. I first started hearing about the D’Addario…

Mallorca, Spain. (March 30, 2018) -- UltraTrem VT1 is the first product of VegaTrem: A floating tremolo/vibrato that fits in the original cavity of any Strat-style guitar with no modification. The double-action VT1 UltraTrem vibrato system is a downsized unit that allows bending strings up and down, but without microtuners or any modification to the block…

In this article we’re going to go over the basics of an electric guitar setup. As I mentioned in a recent article, Tone on a Budget, learning to do your own setup is a great way to save some money. Like most things in life there is more than one way to do this, so…

Richmond, VA (March 21, 2018) -- The Fralin Pickups Hum-Cancelling P90 with Alnico Rods is a cleaner, more articulate noiseless P-90. Lindy Fralin designed this pickup to achieve the perfect balance of a fat, thick midrange with the sparkle commonly found in Alnico 5 magnets. Players can expect a noiseless, beefy Single Coil tone with more…

Stevensville, MD (March 5, 2018) -- The PRS Silver Sky is the result of a close collaboration between Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith. More than two and half years in the making, the Silver Sky is a vintage-inspired instrument that is both familiar and uniquely PRS. This model, which has been a…

Picking a favorite guitar was very difficult. There are so many great manufacturers out there. We found extremely great guitars ranging from $800 to $4000 but our favorites of the NAMM show came from Jennings Guitar Co. Most of their guitars landed in the $1750 to $2500 range but we absolutely loved their original takes…

Schaller has been making strap locks since I was in diapers and have, for the most part, remained un-changed, until this year. These new Schaller strap-locks have taken everything that was annoying about their previous version, as well as other manufacturers locks and created an absolutely stunning product that you have to try. The first…

There is a lot of cool guitar gear on the market these days. It’s never ending, and in my mind that’s a good thing as it gives us so many options to choose from. The problem is though that gear can get expensive and all those fancy pedalboard photos online can make some of us…

Lakeland, FL (November 20, 2017) – Sublime Guitars’ flagship model, the Tomcat, sees a major upgrade with the new Tomcat Deluxe. With a new production method, upgraded electronics and player friendly price-point, the Tomcat Deluxe is set to Sublime’s best blend of quality and value to date. The Tomcat Deluxe retains Sublime’s take on the…

A compact semi-hollow that punches above its weight class Lakeland, FL – November 6, 2017 – Sublime Guitars is set to launch their latest version of their semi-hollow line with the new Chieftain Deluxe. With a new production method, upgraded electronics and player friendly price-point, the new Chieftain is set to be their best version…

Practice. It’s perhaps one of the most important things about playing any instrument, yet often so difficult to fit into a busy lifestyle. The reality is that most of us praise and worship guitarists are juggling family and jobs and other commitments so practice time can be scarce. If you’re like me you've been trying…

Matchless. It is perhaps one of the most revered names in amps and known worldwide for it’s C30 models. Strangely enough, their most recent offering, the SC Mini, has flown under the radar ever since it was first introduced at Winter NAMM 2015. After scouring the internet for nearly two years looking for information and…