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Stefan has been playing guitar on and off for about 20 years, with 10 years of teaching privately and one year in the professional program of the "Future Music School" in Aschaffenburg, Germany. When playing guitar Stefan usually plays a lot of blues and blues-influenced (classic) rock, but when writing songs, he ends up writing rock and even pop songs.

Loup Garou

What is the effects loop? And what are the basic rules about the order of effects you are using. This article will try and spell these things out for you.

Breaking The Law

Murphy’s Law says that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. The more electronics and gear you use, the greater the chance of something not working.

GAS Powered

Many guitarists end up buying gear compulsively. This disorder is known in music circles as GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome.


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