How to build a “VideoBass”
OK, I’m not too sure about the whole ‘videobass’ concept. But this guy, Michael Egger, it’s inventor, certainly has a lot of building skills. Fascinating to watch if your are interested in making your own instruments. Building the Videobass from Michael Egger on Vimeo.
Get Your Guitar Questions Answered
What are the actual notes of each natural harmonic? What do they mean by ‘This amp has alot of headroom’? What do you do when a string breaks or you drop your pick on stage? What did Petrucci mean? Guitarists have a lot of questions. And there’s tons of sites willing to try and […]
Amplitude Custom Shop
IK Multimedia just updated their Amplitude software to version 3.5. Amplitude is computer software that emulates real world amps, effects, speaker cabinets, microphones and some rack effects. It’s very useful for recording your guitar giving you a wide selection of high quality sounding gear that most us couldn’t afford to have all of, or the […]
How to Solder
Being into the DIY part of guitars means knowing how to solder. From swapping pickups and pots to building and modding stompboxes and amps, it’s an essential skill. And it really isn’t that hard. Soldering correctly is all about the details. If you approach it with the mindset of ” gluing” the parts together with […]
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 […]