Audio Noise and Grounding
So that’s why I would sometimes get shocked by my mic. This is a really informative series of videos from Taylor music explaining audio noise and grounding. Watch it to learn how to get rid of that annoying buzzing as well as avoid being electrocuted. I came across it on a DIY FX pedal site […]
Evolution of the Delay Pedal
The popular Andy, from ProGuitarShop goes through the history of the delay pedal. Starting with the earliest tape echoes through the current digital offerings. A very interesting and informative piece.
DIY Masterpieces -‘HoboCastor’ Basses
I’m heavily into the DIY guitar scene, sometimes I think I spend more time building and tweaking then playing. So I thought it would be cool to start highlighting some of the incredible work I find in the forums and websites where like-minded guitarists congregate. I plan on making this a kind of ongoing series […]
How to “Smash” a Guitar
I read about these smashable guitars from Japan a while ago. They are engineered to smash easily and you can then collect up the pieces to be recycled into a new “Smash”guitar. Apparently this is the instruction video that comes with them. This just takes it to a whole other level.
Learn to Play the Firefly Themesong
Over at wired.com on the geekdad blog, John Anealio has started a series of guitar lessons teaching sci-fi themed songs. First up is the theme from the cult favorite “Firefly”. I recently re-watched this whole series with my kids, now that they’re old enough to appreciate it, and it was even better then I had […]