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Listen to any decent guitar library and you will hear multi-layered sampling in action where different sounds creep in, the ...
Strymon has modelled the new pedal on a unit in its possession: an EP-2 that was modded by the legendary technician Cesar ...
Basic guitar chords can translate easily to the keyboard, and if you choose one of your DAW’s stock guitar sounds – we’ve used Logic’s Acoustic Guitar, but most DAWs ship with something appropriate – ...
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 ...
Anthony Dickens had an idea for a new kind of guitar for more than 10 years, but work on a prototype only started two years ago. Now with the help of engineers from London's Makerversity, the ...
Sam Ash announces its guide explaining how modern metal aficionados can replicate a classic death metal sound by securing the ...
That's how you make — and recognize — speech sounds. The same principle applies for making a musical instrument sound like a voice.
Justin Kennedy builds out-of-this-world guitars for customers looking to break with tradition and shred something a little ...
I'm going to look at some of the ways you can minimise tuning issues on your guitar, and even get ahead of them. Because if your guitar isn't in tune you'll never sound good.
Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977. From the moment guitarists heard the album hit “Sultans of Swing,” it ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela about their new album, which features a full orchestra.
The $400 UAFX Amp Emulator pedals are the most convincing recreations of tube amps I've played.