Category: Guitar|Bass|Amp
Electronic Projects for Musicians – How to Update with Modern Parts
Here's how to find substitutes for two difficult-to-find parts in the book Electronic Projects for Musicians.... Read More
Avoid Frustration with Program Changes and Amp Sims
Program changes are a convenient way to call up different amp sim settings—at least in theory. Let’s find out if reality actually matches the theory.... Read More
Arturia’s…Guitar Sythesizer?!? It’s Amazing What a Vocoder Can Do
Vocoder V is indeed a cool vocoder, but it has a feature of special interest to guitarists: a voice-to-pitch converter that works with monophonic audio.... Read More
Better Guitar Sounds from Piezo Pickups
Piezo pickups don't have to sound overly thin or boomy—find out how to improve your acoustic guitar tone, live or in the studio, with the right EQ... Read More
Mess Up Your Guitar Sound with this Lo-Fi Project
Sometimes a trashier guitar sound is a better sound—and dulling the highs can make happier-sounding distortion. Here’s how to make your own lo-fi converter.... Read More
How to Check Input Impedance
Improve your guitar or bass’s output and tone by making sure it’s feeding the correct input impedance—which you can find out with this simple test setup.... Read More
How to Choose Guitar Strings: Tone and Action
Find out how to choose the right strings for electric, acoustic, and nylon-string guitars—because strings affect how you play, and how you sound.... Read More
Transient Tamer DIY Project
Improve your guitar sound when feeding digital effects—this project costs under $2 in parts, and is small enough to fit inside a guitar or 1/4” plug. ... Read More