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Have you ever had a song get stuck in your head without knowing what it was or who performed it? Even with the Internet’s help today, it isn’t always easy to identify a tune when the only thing you have is the melody. One of today’s top questions about music […]
Epiphone amplifiers offer one of the best investments you can make for your practices and live performances. It’s a brand that stands for quality above everything else, making it a popular choice for professionals for several decades. When you need a small amp to use at home, the Epiphone Galaxie […]
The Gouzouki or Bouzouki is an instrument that goes by several different names. You’ll discover the most common one is the bouzouki. Although it looks like an acoustic guitar at first, it doesn’t take long for you to see that it has eight strings instead of six. The body shape […]
When you start learning how to play the piano, the 88 keys you have to learn can seem overwhelming. How do you know what ones to play? If you have trouble remembering which key corresponds to each note on your keyboard, one of the best learning strategies is to label […]
With the various Peavey amp models available online today, it can be easy to confuse one model with another. If you have a Peavey Classic 100, what you own is an EL84 amp from the current series. It’s a versatile item to add to your collection, delivering a fantastic overdrive […]
During the 1980s, it was almost impossible to read guitar magazines or music publications without seeing a massive ad for Carvin amplifiers and instruments. If you stepped into your local music store, massive posters bearing the Carvin named were plastered all over the walls. Although we’ve forgotten a lot about […]
Have you ever run a bow across violin strings? If you did, the chances are that the sounds you created didn’t match your expectations. That’s because violinists use rosin while playing their instrument. When it is applied correctly, the bow can run across the strings more consistently to produce the […]
An “audiophile” is someone who loves high-fidelity sound. They work hard to reproduce the auditory experiences from live events by installing equipment and improving room acoustics to create hi-fi bliss. Since most playback systems, especially those that are affordable for the average household, operate on a single track, it can […]
Have you ever heard someone use the terms “sharp” and “flat” when referring to musical notes and wondered what they meant? While overall quite simple in theory, this concept might come across as a bit complicated at first. Sharp and flat notes are used in music of all genres and […]
When you start shopping for a new bass guitar, you’ll discover that many of them come in various styles. Although every brand offers some potential to meet your playing needs, many musicians find themselves picking between two brands: Ibanez and Fender. Let’s be clear. Unless the manufacturing processes are terrible […]