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Author: Martin Holland

Buyers Guides 

7 Best Short Scale Guitars (2023) That Sound Full!

February 10, 2023February 11, 2023 Martin Holland 20 min read

Short scale guitars scratch an itch for anyone who grew up pining after Kurt Cobain’s killer mustangs, but they’re also ideal for younger players looking for a comfortable first guitar. We walk through seven of the best options on the market.

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Buyers Guides 

7 Best P90 Guitars [2023] Awesome Guitars With P90s

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Martin Holland 21 min read

The best P90 guitars give you that distinctive sound of the body of a humbucker with the bite of a single coil. Here’s our pick of the best.

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Buyers Guides 

7 Best Low Latency Audio Interfaces [2023] with Buyer’s Guide

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Martin Holland 21 min read

Low latency audio interfaces are the heart of any modern recording setup. We walk through 7 of the best for all budgets.

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Buyers Guides 

7 Best Noise Gate Pedals [2023] No noise, all tone

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Martin Holland 18 min read

We help you find the best noise gate pedal for your situation and budget – keep all your tone, lose all that unwanted noise!

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Les Paul Upgrade Guide
How To 

Ultimate Epiphone Les Paul Upgrade Guide [2023] Best Les Paul Mods

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Martin Holland 5 Comments 20 min read

In our Epiphone Les Paul Upgrade Guide, we go through every option for Les Paul mods, helping you fix only what needs it.

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Buyers Guides 

7 Best Les Paul Pickups by Genre [2023]

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Martin Holland 22 min read

Putting the best Les Paul pickups for your style of music – from Jazz to Thrash – will help you zero in on that LP magic!

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Buyers Guides 

7 Best Guitar Preamp Pedals (2023) With Great Tone

December 14, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 19 min read

The best preamp pedals mean you can leave your amp at home! Imagine the freedom, and the amount of stage it frees up!

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Articles Buyers Guides How To 

How and when to use a thumbpick [2023] With Buyer’s Guide

November 23, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 9 min read

If you’re not a thumbpick player, it can be a fun skill to add to your arsenal. Even metal players can improve their hybrid picking by spending a little time with a thumbpick. We go through when and how to use one, as well as our best recommendations.

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Reviews 

Seagull S6 Original Acoustic Guitar Review (2023)

November 18, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 10 min read

Seagull’s S6 is making waves as a killer guitar at a very attractive price, but can it hold up to the hype? We put the guitar through it’s paces.

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how to promote your music
How To 

How to Promote Your Music in 2023 w/ Music Industry Insights

November 18, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 12 min read

Promoting your music can be quite a minefield as what feels like millions of other bands are treading the same path, trying to get heard. To give you a leg up, we talked with several music PR veterans to find out what actually works in 2022.

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Reviews 

Orange Micro Terror Review [2023] – 20 Watts of Orange Goodness

November 18, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 16 min read

We review the amp that changed it all – the Orange Micro Terror, giving you monster tones on a Micro budget!

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Reviews 

Fender Mustang I V2 Review (2023) – Feature Packed Budget Practice Amp

November 18, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 19 min read

The Fender Mustang I V2 has been around for years, and often gets overlooked for some of the newer modelling amps on the market. However, for the money this is still a great practice amp – as long as you steer clear of it’s weak spot. We take a look.

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Guide to 7-string tuning
Articles 

The Ultimate Guide To 7 String Guitar Tuning

November 7, 2022December 1, 2022 Martin Holland 4 Comments 11 min read

In our guide to 7 String Guitar Tuning, we discuss some of the most popular tunings, bands that use them, and songs to check out!

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Reviews 

Boss Katana 50 MKII Review (2023) – Best In Class

November 4, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 17 min read

In just four years, the Boss Katana has quickly established itself as the number one choice for the budget minded guitarist. Now with the MKII series, Boss has extended the Katana’s capabilities to make it something that appeals to all. We take a look at this amazingly versitile sub $300 amp.

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Should I learn to play the guitar Right or Left Handed?
Articles 

Should I Learn to Play the Guitar Right or Left Handed?

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Martin Holland 6 min read

If you’re wondering should I learn to play the guitar right or left handed, we walk you through every consideration!

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Reviews 

Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus, Thinline and Short Scale Telecaster Review (2023)

July 17, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 17 min read

We look at the Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus, Thinline and Short Scale Telecaster – one of the most interesting tele lines!

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Buyers Guides 

9 Best Metal Guitars for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Players (2023)

July 16, 2022January 9, 2023 Martin Holland 28 min read

We walk through the best metal guitars on the market today, touching all price points and all skill levels along the way!

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Eric Clapton Woman Tone
Articles How To 

What is the Woman Tone? How to recreate it on the guitar?

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Martin Holland 6 min read

If you’re wondering how to get Clapton’s “woman tone” – or even just what it is – we have all the answers!

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guitar amp radio signal
How To 

How can I stop my guitar amp from picking up the radio?

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Martin Holland 6 min read

Electrical interference is annoying at the best of times, but if your guitar amp is picking up the radio, it makes it pretty much unusable. We discuss how this happens, and how to solve it.

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Slash Delays
Articles Famous Guitars 

What Delay Pedal Does Slash Use?

August 27, 2021November 6, 2021 Martin Holland 5 min read

We take a look at Guns N Roses guitarist Slash’s rig, focusing on his delay pedals.

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how to turn a guitar riff into a song
Articles How To Theory 

How to turn a guitar riff into a song

June 19, 2021November 29, 2022 Martin Holland 0 Comments 10 min read

Songwriting is an art, but for many people, it starts and ends with a riff they love but don’t know what to do with. We walk you through a lot of the ways you can flesh out that riff into a full song of it’s own.

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guitar scale length
Articles 

Ultimate Guide To Scale Length

March 13, 2021July 24, 2022 Martin Holland 13 min read

Understanding scale length and how it effects a guitar’s playability can be a key component of buying the right guitar for your playing style – you probably don’t want a baritone for country, or a short scale guitar for djent. We walk you through scale length and how it effects you.

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Guitar Truss Rod
Articles How To 

All About Truss Rods – adjustments, intonation, tools and more

March 7, 2021October 25, 2021 Martin Holland 13 min read

One of the most daunting steps for guitarists who want to start doing their own maintenance is dealing with the truss rod, but really you’ve got to go out of your way to mess it up badly. We go over what a truss rod is, and how to use it to fix what’s bothering you.

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Should a first guitar be acoustic or electric?
Articles How To 

Acoustic vs Electric Guitars: Advice for Beginners

February 13, 2021January 1, 2022 Martin Holland 10 min read

With so many guitars for sale theses days, it can be hard to know where to start. We walk you through some of the basics as far as choosing which type of guitar to start with.

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How to Choose the Right Guitar For Your Child
Articles How To 

How to Choose the Right Guitar For Your Child

February 12, 2021January 28, 2022 Martin Holland 10 min read

Buying a guitar for a child can be tricky – trying to get the right size guitar, one that plays well, and one ultimately that will help them discover a love for guitar. We walk you through some of the key considerations when getting your child into music.

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How to Clean Guitar Strings?
Articles Buyers Guides How To 

How to clean guitar strings – the complete guide to extending your strings life

January 16, 2021November 6, 2021 Martin Holland 11 min read

One of the things that can quickly kill strings is they pick up dirt from your fingers and from the air. For that reason most people in the know will wipe down their fretboards every time they go to put their guitar away. We walk you through some of the steps you can take to extend your strings lifespan.

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nylon strings on steel string guitar
Articles 

Can you put nylon strings on a steel-string acoustic guitar?

December 11, 2020November 6, 2021 Martin Holland 9 min read

One of the great things about music is there are no rules, right? Well, almost. Many people think of acoustic and “classical” guitars as a close paring, but swapping out the strings can be risky business. We go over the reasons why.

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chorus before or after delay
Articles 

Do you put chorus before or after delay?

November 13, 2020December 6, 2021 Martin Holland 0 Comments 6 min read

Chorus seems to have fallen out of fashion in the last few years, but with a resurgence of grunge and shoegazing, it’s making a resurgence. We discuss the effect (no pun) of putting it before of after your delay pedal.

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EQ before or after compression
Articles 

Do you put EQ before or after compression?

November 3, 2020December 6, 2021 Martin Holland 0 Comments 6 min read

Some pedal orders make total sense, and then some are really a matter of taste. EQ and compression is one of the latter, and while most go compression first, we’re going to arm you with the knowledge to decide what works best for you.

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reverb before or after delay
Articles 

Do you put reverb before or after delay?

November 2, 2020July 22, 2022 Martin Holland 7 min read

The next in our series of pedal order articles, we look at two of the effects you’ll find most often on people’s pedal boards. As always these things are down to personal preference, but we give you the knowledge to find the sound you’re looking for!

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Compressor Before or after wah
Articles 

Do you put a compressor before or after Wah?

October 31, 2020December 6, 2021 Martin Holland 6 min read

In the first of our series on individual pedal order, we look at how swapping wah and compressor in the signal chain will alter your final sound. Conventional wisdom says wah first – but what happens if you go the other way with it?

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Jason Becker
Articles 

Jason Becker – The Gleason of Guitar

October 1, 2020January 1, 2022 Martin Holland 10 min read

What happens when a gifted guitarist’s promising career is brought to its knees by an incurable degenerative disease? Does he succumb to his vegetative fate of confinement to a wheelchair? Or does he go on to write music that becomes a beacon of hope for a new generation?

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Articles 

The Deciblog – How Loud is a Guitar in Decibels & other must-know trivia

September 30, 2020January 1, 2022 Martin Holland 11 min read

There’s a point where music is loud enough to blow your hair back, but there’s also a point where an amp is loud enough to blow your eardrums to shreds. We walk through the mechanics of loudness, and talk about the volume of some classic amps.

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6L6 vs 6V6
Articles 

6L6 vs 6V6 Tubes – Differences, stats and buyer’s guide

September 15, 2020May 9, 2022 Martin Holland 3 Comments 8 min read

Many players look to change the characteristics of their amps by swapping out tubes to get a different warmth, or in some cases more headroom – or even less. We walk you through the differences between two of the more popular tubes on the market, the 6L6 and the 6V6.

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OHSC - Original Hardshell Case
Articles 

What does OHSC mean in a used guitar listing on Ebay or Reverb?

September 11, 2020November 22, 2021 Martin Holland 7 min read

OHSC is a common term in guitar listings – especially when you’re looking at mid four figures and up – but for newbies it can be confusing. We walk you through what OHSC means, and why it’s important.

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GIBSON VOS
Articles 

Gibson VOS: The Golden Age Experience

July 28, 2020June 7, 2021 Martin Holland 11 min read

Gibson’s VOS line represents the custom shop’s passionate tribute to the golden era of Gibson guitars. We walk you through all of the aspects of the VOS line that make it so special.

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Reviews 

PRS SE Standard 24 Review

July 13, 2020July 22, 2022 Martin Holland 14 min read

The PRS SE Standard 24 gives you the opportunity to own one of the best guitar brands out there, but for a “Student Edition” price. But does this affordable model live up to the fabled Paul Reed Smith brand?

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