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  • Top 5 Tone Tips For Improving Your Tone

    Top 5 Tone Tips For Improving Your Tone

    By Stefan Vos
    In Aug 20, 2019
    On Amps, Effects, Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitar & Technology, Guitars, Practice Tips
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    Acolytes of Tone, gather round, as I share with you my top 5 tone tips for improving your tone! Let me preface this, however, with a disclaimer: tone is, by its very nature, a very subjective thing. Often, tonal differences come down to the individual player’s personal taste. Don’t stone me for my suggestions, rather let your ears guide you and go with what makes you want to pick...
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    Top 5 Fender Tele Tone Tips

    By Stefan Vos
    In Feb 5, 2019
    On Electric Guitar, Guitar & Technology, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars
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    Some background before we dive into my top 5 Fender Tele tone tips: When Leo Fender introduced the Fender Telecaster, early in 1951, it was derided by some as a “boat paddle” and “snow shovel”. You may still hear modern players affectionately refer to their Telecaster as a ‘plank’. Little did Leo or anyone else realise what a monumental shift this humble electric guitar signalled for the future of...
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  • Fender Strat Tone

    Top 5 Fender Strat Tone Tips

    By Theo Young
    In Jan 11, 2019
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitars
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    The legendary Fender Stratocaster is the electric guitar that has set the industry standard for the modern age of music since the 1950s. It is set as the face of the electric guitar through the iconic artists and songs that we have come to know. Here are my top 5 Fender Strat tone tips for your Fender Stratocaster guitar. Now, assuming you own a Strat or if you’re considering...
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    Top 5 Electric Guitars

    By Jacques Bekker
    In Dec 18, 2018
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitar & Technology, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars
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    The universe of guitars can appear to be overwhelming to explore. Every guitar has a soul of its own, so it can be hard to choose when buying a new “axe”. However, there are guitars that have become staples of the music industry. Here are the top 5 electric guitars that I recommend checking out: 1. Fender Stratocaster (Bolt-On Neck) Designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and...
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  • SA Guitar and Music Expo 2018

    SA Guitar and Music Expo 2018

    By Erick Gerber
    In May 22, 2018
    On Events, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars, News
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    The SA Guitar and Music Expo is an event held at the Wanderer’s Club in Illovo, Johannesburg. Some say that this is South Africa’s equivalent of the NAMM Show in the U.S. because it’s one of the only events (at least, that we know of) that allow many different music and audio communities to come together. This strengthens the South African music products industry and promotes music instrument retail...
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  • SA Guitar and Music Expo 2017

    SA Guitar And Music Expo 2017

    By Erick Gerber
    In May 3, 2017
    On Events, Guitar & Technology, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars
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      We had an interview with the man behind the annual SA Guitar and Music Expo, Manie Grove and got to ask him a few questions regarding this wonderful event that is so needed in South Africa. Hosting an event like the SA guitar and music expo takes a lot of planning and work. How did it all start for you? Manie: It started about 20 years ago –...
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    Improve Guitar Tone – 5 Smart Tips

    By Stefan Vos
    In Mar 10, 2017
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Gig Guidance, Guitar & Technology, Guitars, pedals
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    Jeff Owens from Fender offers some cost-effective tips on how you can improve guitar tone, no matter what guitar you play. Check out his five tips below:   HAVE A WELL-ORGANIZED PEDAL BOARD Effects pedals are a terrific way to develop your own tonal identity. One basic thing to remember while turning your pedal board into your sonic playground is that certain types of effects sound best when placed...
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  • Setting up your own electric guitar

    Setting Up Your Own Electric Guitar

    By Erick Gerber
    In Jun 2, 2016
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitar & Technology, Guitars
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    Many of you new guitarists out there who can only afford basic entry-level electric guitars, get really disheartened when you pick up your friends’ guitars that are 3 times the price of yours and realise that theirs feel much nicer to play on. Although it’s true that you get what you pay for and there’s a good reason for the price difference, it doesn’t mean that you can’t make...
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    Practicing Guitar Without a Guitar

    By Erick Gerber
    In Apr 8, 2016
    On Guitar Lessons, Guitars, Playing in Time, Practice, Practice Tips
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    Most pupils really just don’t have the time for practicing guitar as much as they would like to. What most people don’t realize, however, is that practicing guitar is as much about training your mind as it is about training your fingers and that there are some aspects of your mind that you can practice without a guitar. So how do we do this? Check out these useful tips and tricks below:...
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  • Open Major Chords – A, E & D | Guitar Lesson

    By Craig Goudge
    In Apr 7, 2016
    On Chords, Guitar Lessons, Guitars, Online Guitar Lessons, Open Chords, Practice Tips
    2 Comments
    These basic open major chords give us a strong foundation to start off with. There are hundreds of songs that use these same three open major chords, so by getting them under your belt, you will be able to start playing your favourite tunes in no time. The reason why they are called ‘open chords’, is because they make use of the ‘open strings’, which are the strings you see in the...
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