I'm with Arjen: take your time. Take that guitar you have and try it out with various amps and pedals. Even if you had exact copies of what the guys i...

Another thing that greatly affects the way you play standing up is how high or how low you hold your guitar. Hanging way down looks really cool, but y...

The sounds do come from your soundcard's MIDI capabilities. I've been working with GuitarPro for years and haven't found a way to make the sound much ...

Last year, Janis Ian gave us an interview (click in the interviews section) and we spoke of the subject. She told me she'd put a bunch of songs for fr...

Yep, Steve's is the best, although Italmelody are pretty good too; depends on what you're looking for. Don't go to Archambeault; crappy stuff with big...

I'd also check out the Drive amps. They're new in Canada and sound pretty good for their price. They have a wide range. Check out

I agree that you get a lot more control with more knobs, but the question to ask yourself is will you use it? Personally, I keep all my knobs at max a...

George L you can buy just about anywhere. Digiflex is available everywhere in Canada and soon in the US. Spectraflex should be easy enough to find, sa...

You guys are going to have fun with my cable comparison review coming online next week or the following (as soon as Paul has finished moving his stuff...

I've been using it for years to write: sure everything is step-by-step so it doesn't sound like real musicians playing, but it lets you lay down serio...

The hook is in the first line, not the second. Changing the hook defeats the purpose. People remember: "la la la la Hotel California/la la la la la, l...

Try this: I'm in the process of reviewing those tapes and the book, as well as several other things from his company, Breezy Ridge.

I agree with Gunslinger. Except if you have a really good hook, then you should keep it the way it is all the time; it's more efficient. If not, you c...

Problem nowadays, and this has been confirmed to me by someone at Behringer and a Canadian distrubutor, is that one way or another, when it comes to s...

In my old interview with Rik Emmett he discusses this very subject. He's left-handed, but plays a righty guitar and feels this is one of is advantageo...