Guitar tuners vary a great deal, but they’re all are supposed to do the same thing. However, don’t be surprised if you buy a tuner set to A 440 and find it’s not calibrated perfectly. It happens sometimes. All this means is that you’ll make the rest of the band crazy because you’re slightly detuned or tuned sharper than everyone else. Sometimes it subtle, but it can really mess with your ears. For years, musicians relied on tuning forks. The tuning fork is struck on your knee or some soft but firm surface and it gives you the note the tuning fork is created to give. You then tune the prospective string to that pitch. Also, pitch pipes found their way into a lot of guitar cases.
Acoustic Guitar Parts: Where Can I Find Them?
- January 26, 2017
- Guitar Accessories
No matter what guitar you play, maintenance is an ongoing part of owning a guitar. Obviously acoustic guitars are very different than electric guitars, but both require unique and individual attention. For example, you don’t have to adjust the saddles of the bridge on an acoustic but you do have to keep a good saddle that isn’t chipped. Maybe you don’t worry about the switches and pots on an acoustic, but if you have electronics, there’s still plenty of things that can go wrong on your acoustic guitar. Just keeping the input jack tightened is a task. The good news is that most acoustic guitar malfunctions can be fixed at home if you have just a little bit of know-how. Where can you find acoustic guitar parts? We’ll see, but first…
Acoustic Guitar Strings: A Review of the Best
- January 6, 2017
- Guitar Accessories
You may remember picking up a set of Black Diamond strings for $5 back in the day, but acoustic guitar strings have come a long way since then. Now there are dozens of brands looking to be your first stop for buying new strings.
There’s silk and steel, phosphor bronze, nickel wound, pro steel, half wounds, wax coated strings and even more. Then you have the gauges. There’s extra light, light, medium, heavy, and mixtures of all the above sizes to get you just the right string for your style or taste.
Let’s look at a few of our favorite acoustic guitar strings.
The Best Acoustic Guitar Picks to Have
- December 6, 2016
- Guitar Accessories
There are many styles and approaches to playing guitar. In fact, there are differences in playing acoustic and electric guitar. The way you choose to play guitar with your picking hand is where the difference lies. Right-handed or left-handed, your picking or strumming hand plays the biggest role on guitar. You can note all day or hold a shape with your chording hand, but if you do not strike the strings, you will get little to no vibration. Yes, you can hammer on, tap, or slap at the strings, but those are all techniques. True guitar form requires you to pick with your fingertips or nails or use a guitar pick or picks to make the strings vibrate, causing you to hear the notes or chords being played.
Best Guitar Accessories - What Should Be in Your Bag
- November 28, 2016
- Guitar Accessories
All serious guitar players have their bag of tricks. Like a magician, you need all the little things that make you better. A cool bag that fits in your case or a small backpack will usually get it done. No fanny packs please! Those need to stay in the past. We’ve all been on the stage and suddenly realized our “whatever” is missing. You either left it on the music stand at home or in the studio somewhere but you’re in the moment and can’t find your dang capo. Oh, but wait, you remember borrowing your friends last week when this happened and you think it’s still in the gig bag. Don’t be that guy running off stage to find what he’s looking for. Here are a few of the best guitar accessories every player needs. Time for inventory.
