1. Buying a vintage Gibson g...

Just got married few months ago and my wife and I decided to go on a U.S road trip as our honeymoon. For me it was really an excuse to buy myself another acoustic guitar (honey, I hope you don’t read this). I already had two...

2. All about Hollow Body Ele...

First a little history The first electric guitars Gibson made were completely hollow like an acoustic guitar. The ES design consisted of such hollow models like the ES-175, ES-125, etc…(Gretsch made them this way too) Fender was...

3. Introduction to acoustic ...

This primer will help anyone to get started, and also to understand my own point of view. In the following posts I will dig deeper and cover more specific issues. I hope you find this useful. The acoustic guitar is probably the most...

4. Problematic Traits of Sou...

My dear fellow guitarist, Do not smash your guitar just yet! This post deals with the subjectivity and the problematic traits of sound and the tone of the electric guitar. Ready? “a one, a two, a one two three...
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Nick Drake

Nick drake was a par-excellence finger picker, with most of his recordings don’t have a full rhythm section. Therefore, he had no need for a large bodied guitar. He used a Guild M-20, which is all...

Bob Dylan, Donovan, and James Taylor

Their main guitar for their first albums was a Gibson J-50. This guitar is similar to Gibson’s most classic model– the J-45, but with a natural blond finish rather than sunburst. It’s a basic...

Neil Young

Neil is known for a very special and a unique strumming technique. It consists of hammering and pounding on the strings accompanied by palm muting the strings. He usually plays individual bass notes, separate...
Introduction to Acoustic Guitars- Part two

Introduction to Acoustic Guitars- Part t...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tetsumo/ / CC BY 2.0 In this post I will reveal the weapon of choice of famous singer / songwriters from the 60’s and early 70’s. I will also explain how their...

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about us image I'm Sagi, I'm a musician and I can talk about guitar sound, guitar equipment and guitar reviews all day long (and I do!). I'm also a founder of Tonepedia.com, which I'm working on to be the ultimate resource for us gear freaks.
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