Are reeds made from bamboo? No. Reeds are actually made from the Arundo Donax plant, a member of the grass family, sometimes referred to as “giant cane.” It grows naturally in the Mediterranean Basin, where Vandoren also manufactures their reeds...
The Telecaster from Fender is one of the truly iconic guitars. The first mass-produced solid body electric, the Telecaster has been used in across multiple genres, equally at home in rock, pop, country, blues, funk and even jazz. The range...
That sparkly, glassy, full yet clean tone…found in the playing of Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix, SRV, John Mayer and more.
It is almost a clean tone, and certainly by some standards it is, but has plenty of body and sustain.
So how do we create it?
From July 15-20 I (Scotty Burford) will be attempting to set the world record for the longest guitar playing marathon. The official record is currently 114 hours and 6 minutes, but since I applied for the opportunity to take on the...
Overdrive Dirty guitar tones come in many different flavours, and even some ‘clean’ tones still have an element of dirt to them. For the guitarist, dirt pedals come in three types; overdrive, distortion and fuzz. Some would argue that clean...
