Do you like to play your music loud but are worried about the potential disturbance it might create for your neighbors? Are you tired of getting awoken each morning by the sound of construction crews, industrial blowers, trash trucks and other outside noise? If so, you may want to take some steps to soundproof your … Read more
So you finally got the drum set of your dreams, set it up and began to jam. The only problem is the complaints from other people in your house—and the neighbors—who claim your drumming is just too LOUD. Now you have two options. You can just ignore them and risk eviction, nasty remarks and some … Read more
There are a few situations where one might need to play guitar through headphones rather than through a normal tube amplifier. The most common situation is shared living quarters with other people. Sometimes your spouse works an opposite shift than you do and needs to sleep during the times when you have available to practice. … Read more
An amplifier is typically designed to make a solid-body electric guitar sound louder. As the name clearly suggests, amplifiers help boost a weak sound’s signal. When it comes to amplifying the sound from an acoustic guitar, things are bound to get a tad complicated. When plugged in, the amplified sound from an electric guitar is … Read more
Selecting a pickup suitable to your acoustic guitar is just as important as selecting a great guitar. High-end microphones and expensive studio equipment is required in the studio when capturing accurate acoustic guitar sound, so in a live environment, it may seem hard trying to recreate the acoustic guitar sound of studio quality. Pickups today … Read more