Acoustic EBow: Insane, or Merely Crazy?

EBow on a Dobro? Oh, yeah!

If you’ve screwed around much with an EBow—you know, that battery-powered plastic thingie that you slide against your guitar strings to magnetically invoke infinite sustain—you may have also noticed that it works on steel-string acoustic guitar, especially on the unwound first and second strings. It’s hardly an […]

UPDATE: Amps vs. Models Contest

UPDATE, Friday Sept. 23: The contest is now closed! Read the results here.

Yet another thing you could be doing instead of practicing.

I knew it would be hard, but I didn’t think it would be that hard!

The Amps vs. Models Contest is still very much in progress. Yes, yes, yes—you […]

The Forbidden Guitar Mic!

Lavalier mics: Not just for talking heads!

UPDATE: You’ll find a reworked version of my article on the “forbidden” guitar mic here at the online guitar magazine Pure Guitar — along with a ton of other great stuff. It’s still free! :beer:

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Theft—or Musicology?

Excuse me, Mr. Beatle, but Scotland Yard would like to speak with you about your illicit treble content.

DISCLAIMER: I am not encouraging any illegal activity. Just sharing some observations.

Over the last few years, just about every musician I know has been spellbound by a series of illicitly leaked recordings. These […]

Think You Can Tell Amps from Models?

UPDATE, Friday Sept. 23: The contest is now closed! Read the results here. But although the prizes have been claimed, but you can still challenge you ear for fun here!

Listen and win — if you dare!

Ready for some fun, kids? [Evil clown laugh.]

Join the Amps vs. Models Contest! The winner […]