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We had such a great time last year hosting Steve Miller and raising over $50,000 for Notes for Notes that we have decided to do it again. This year, we will have the Grammy award winning rock band Los Lobos with special guest Joe Bonamassa. 100% of all the proceeds will go to Notes for Notes which is…

The pulverizing tone that defines Slipknot and Mick Thomson is now available in a 7-string pickup, just like our regular Blackouts. Mick was already a Blackouts fan before we collaborated on his signature pickup. “Blackouts have a lot more tone than your typical active pickup,” he says. “They sound more real. It’s a bigger sound,…

Pickups come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and with so much tonal variety that it can be a daunting task for a novice to find out what pickup would suit their needs. It is imaginable that a player who plays predominantly jazz would rather have a pickup with a very clear and articulated…

Many popular guitars contain pickguards that use parchment, a color that is an off-white with a tan. We have been getting many requests for this color so people could match their pickups with their pickguard. We are happy to announce that this color is now available for all regular spaced humbuckers.        …

You inherit a rather old guitar, made by a known guitar manufacturer in Kalamazoo, somewhere in the seventies. You play the guitar on every occasion you get: at home, in band practice and on stage. Your band gains some momentum and the venues get bigger and bigger and suddenly you are being struck with a high-pitched, shrieky noise coming from your amp.

Warming up Exercises Start at 120 BPM and increase the tempos as you feel better each time. 1) Chromatic exercise from E 6th bass string. (DOWN- UP PICKING) With bar from fifth fret. Move the bar at fourth, third, second and first fret as you feel better at each time. (DOWN- UP PICKING) From 1st E…

There are plenty of myths out there about scalloped fretboards. They help you play fast. They can make you play out of tune. They weaken the neck. What’s the truth? And what on earth are they for?

For many people adjusting the height of the pickup or the polepiece is an unknown procedure and some players are even scared to adjust the height of their pickup or polepiece!

On the song “Surge Of Pity” I wanted to make a song that combines the ethereal chords of a ballad mixed with melodic lines and some cool riffs with major minor, 7, sus 2 approach to them so they fit the overall vibe of that particular song. It’s one of my favorite Nightrage songs and…

Recently, we asked our Facebook fans what they thought the greatest album cover of all time was. We decided to take a look at ten of the most popular album covers that were brought up. 1. Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd Easily the most popular was Dark Side of The Moon by Pink…