Tips and How-To's

Should Musicians Play For Free?

4 Underrated and Inexpensive Alternatives to the American Fender Strat

Learn To Play: Foo Fighters' "Congregation"

Five Laws of Productive Band Practice

Learn to Play: Riffs in the Key of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

How to Nail Gilmour’s “Comfortably Numb” Solo

Building an Upright Bass with Nick Lloyd

How to Create Classic Amps from Pedals

How to Make Money Selling Pedals on Reverb

Drum Tricks with Mark Guiliana: Making Acoustic Drums Sound Electronic

Cleaning Up Your Pedalboard with MIDI

5 Pickup and Pedal Matches Made in Heaven

Tips For Moving An Instrument Collection

Software Sequencers: Integration and Composition

5 Underrated Tube Amps Under $500

5 Parametric EQs for Precision Tone Sculpting

5 High-Gain Pedals for Regular Amps, Part One

How To Choose The Right Bass Strings

In Defense of Real Horns: Why Software and Samples Are Not Always Worthy Substitutes

Clean Blend Overdrives: The Unlikely Path to Tonal Nirvana

Learn To Play: Fleetwood Mac's "Never Going Back Again"

Can A Band Survive As A Democracy?

Dave’s Corner: Six Ways To Give An Old Amp New Life

Learn To Play: Diminished Chords