Picture this: you’re DEEP into a video guitar lesson, sitting down with favorite guitar. You reach over to your computer with your picking hand to pause the video, and you try to grab your coffee with your left hand. Next thing you know, your guitar slips off of your lap and the headstock smacks you in the jaw. The coffee flies out of your hand and…

People keep asking about this Telecaster every time I use it, so here’s the down low on what it is and why it sounds the way it does.על ידי Anthony Stauffer

I’m a Fender Strat player at heart. That’s the sound I know and love. But sometimes I like to step outside my comfort zone and play other things. I recently bought an Epiphone Firebird VII to use in a Johnny Winter soloing course. For several weeks I’ve been playing this guitar a lot, and now I’ve got some thoughts about where it fits in my collect…

If you want to record a stereo effects pedal IN STEREO, you should have two identical amps, each mic’d with an identical microphone, then recorded onto a stereo track. OR…. just run two guitar cables into your interface and let Amplitube 5 do the rest. In this video I’ll show you how to configure Amplitube 5 to record a stereo signal from your peda…

You can hear the “sound” of high volume guitar amps on live recordings, but I’ve always wondered how volume REALLY affects your tone if you keep everything else constant. I figured out a way to do this using my Fender Tone Master Super Reverb, and the results are more subtle than I expected. In this video I’ll give you A/B comparisons and explain w…

If you’ve ever had a fuzz pedal that absolutely had to be first in the signal chain or it sounded awful, this video is for you. Certain fuzz designs only work if there’s no low-impedance circuit (like a buffer or engaged overdrive pedal) in front of it. So they only work if they’re the first pedal in your chain, OR if every pedal before it is true-…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! In this weeks episode, I take a look at the Tom Bukovac Kemper Profiles by 3rd Power Amplification. These profiles belong to the Hitmakers Volume One Kemper Profile Pack and they are killer! From cleanish to pushed amp tones, the Hitmaker Volume One pack is a collection of over 70 profiles,…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Today I run through 5 Reasons why you need Nashville guitarist Tom Bukovac in your life! With so much great content online, where do you go to get your musical education? I have been loving my daily dose of Tom Bukovac and it seems I'm not alone! Thousands of guitar enthusiasts and lovers o…

Hi and welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! How To Succeed In The Music Business - On Your Own Terms with Mark Hughes Melbourne singer/songwriter Mark Hughes is a veteran of the Melbourne music scene. He's been an independent artist and gigging musician and he's learned a heck of a lot along the way. I have known Mark professionally…

Recording At Home Tips with Studio Engineer Brendan Marolla. Recording at home is something we have probably all done and for many of us, it's very normal. But what are the guiding principles that distinguish well-recorded tracks from problematic ones? Are there tips for recording at home that consistently gives us better results? What studio recor…

Today we review a Classic Delay Pedal. The Line 6 DL4. Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! It's a digital delay that looks analogue and recreates the classic sounds of vintage analogue delay units and pedals. But what's so great about the Line 6 DL4 and why is it still seen on so many players pedalboards? Watch our pedal revi…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in!Does Pedal Order Matter? What about where overdrive pedals are concerned?In our first 'Does It Really Matter?' video I explore some ideas around why I prefer overdrive pedals at the start of my signal chain. Pedal order is largely a personal decision and there are all sorts of reasons why yo…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Justin Yap is a Melbourne blues, soul and funk guitarist. He is a founding member of the hard-working band Rambal and he's a super-nice guy. What was meant to be a crash-course in playing the blues turned into something way more compelling! In a crude attempt to get me 'gig ready' for a Blu…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Today we're trying to keep up with Anthony Taylor, country music guitarist as he blazes through some crazy licks and country riffs! Last week Anthony was kind enough to stick around to show me how he constructs his country guitar solos. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, as you will see!…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Today we're chatting with Anthony Taylor, country music guitarist and singer. It was a sweltering day in early February when I met Anthony in The Guitaring Show car park. I had been trying to tee up this interview for sometime but the touring musician can be a very elusive breed! I've known…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Today we take a quick look at three simple ways to layer your guitar tracks. Super handy when recording guitar parts, trying to find space in a mix or even working around what your band mates are playing. This is by no means an exhaustive list of options, but it's a solid start! 👇 Do you ha…

Hi, 👋 Welcome to The Guitaring Show. Thanks for tuning in! Today we're chatting about our goals for 2020. We've each given it some thought and reveal the top five things we want to achieve before this year's out. You might be surprised by what we came up with! Plus Lyndon goes all fanboy over Shawn Tubbs, Andy Timmons and Tom Bukovac and Zach has s…

Welcome and thanks for listening to The Guitaring Show! Please subscribe to our channel and support us on Patreon. Last December we sweated it out to record a bonus Christmas episode. I tried to bury it along with the cheap Aldi hats. Instead it lay dormant, waiting for it's time to shine. We hope you enjoy the episode. If so, please subscribe. Sha…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show Podcast! Please join us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/theguitaringshow HX Stomp Unboxing | First Impressions | plus Worst Gigs Revealed! In this weeks episode we unbox the HX Stomp and sample a few of the amplifiers. We spent quite a bit of time scrolling through amp models and seeing what inspired us. Very …

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! Please subscribe to our channel! The audio for this episode was lifted from our YouTube show. When I was a teenager I had only one pedal...for years. A Boss DS-1 and a Gorilla amp. Yes it was called a Gorilla?!? It was rubbish. So when my son left his pedals lying all around the house I decide…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show Podcast. The audio is taken from our weekly YouTube show. Please subscribe to our channel! Lovell Music Lab | Tim Lovell Interview | Melbourne Guitar Show 2019 This is our final instalmentand pedal of our time at the Melbourne Guitar Show earlier this year. In today's episode, we chat to the man behind Lov…

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! Please subscribe to our channel! Back in August, we headed to the Melbourne Guitar Show to meet some friends and find some new ones! It's been a while coming but we finally dug up all the footage from that weekend and this podcast is the second instalment of three. The audio for this podcast h…

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! Please subscribe to our channel! Vander Custom Guitars | Melbourne Guitar Show | Custom Guitar Builder Back in August we headed to the Melbourne Guitar Show to meet some friends and find some new ones! It's been a while coming but we finally dug up all the footage from that weekend and this vi…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! This is the audio taken from our YouTube Show which you can watch here. Please subscribe to our channel! BOSS SY-1 First Look | Top 6 Sounds BOSS SY-1 First Look | Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Awareness Day | TGS Picks Arrive #bossSY1 OK. So I may have jumped the gun creating this episode's thumbnail. Perhaps…

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! This is the audio taken from our weekly YouTube Show which you can watch here. Please subscribe to our channel! Our Big Day Out at The Rock Academy Melbourne In today's episode, we drive into the heart of Melbourne to spend a day with The Rock Academy. Alan and his team run a school holiday pr…

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show! Please subscribe to our channel! Mississippi Dreaming | Custom Straps | Parlour Guitars | Delta Blues In today's episode, I interview Sue from Chopsueyinc. Sue makes wonderful leather guitar straps and her attention to detail is faultless. I visited to collect a strap Sue had made for me and s…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. Please subscribe to our channel! Aaron Schembri | Sideman To The Stars | Part Two | Chuck Berry Lesson This is Part Two of my interview with blues guitarist and singer, Aaron Schembri. Watch Part One here Watch This Episode I chatted to Aaron a few weeks out from his September 25 album launch at the famed…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. Please subscribe to our channel! The audio for this podcast has been taken from our weekly YouTube show. Watch the episode here! Interview | Aaron Schembri | Sideman To The Stars | Part One Aaron Schembri started gigging at the age of fifteen. Since then he has played alongside many of Australia’s most le…

Welcome! Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. This audio is taken from our weekly show on Youtube. You can watch the episode by clicking here Please subscribe to our channel! After an extended break we're back with Season Two. Hooray! A Lost Amp Reborn, The Legend of the Rex Bassking In today's episode, we put two Australian made Rex Basskin…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show Podcast. This audio is taken from our show on YouTube which you can watch here If you haven't already, please subscribe. We play our Matons | Melbourne Guitar Show | Zoom H1n | Micro Tuners Today we compare our beloved Maton guitars as we look towards the Melbourne Guitar Show. At this year's show, we will…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show Podcast. This audio is taken from our show on YouTube which you can watch here. Please subscribe to our channel! Chime MK II Part Two | EP Booster | AC Booster | Ibanez TS9 We loved the new Pettyjohn Chime MK II so much that we couldn’t help but try it out with some common boost pedals. Our mission, should…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. Please subscribe and visit our YouTube channel. This episode is available to watch now on YouTube. Click here! Today we put the Pettyjohn Chime MK II through its paces and compare it to the much-loved Chime. The Chime MK II has some major audiophile upgrades, silent soft-touch switching, higher headroom a…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. This is the audio from our YouTube Show which can be accessed here. Please subscribe to our channel :) In today's show, we look at a couple of ways to be heard in a mix, without turning up your volume. What does it sound like when mid-frequencies are EQ'd and boosted in your signal? Can shelving off the l…

Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. This is the audio from our show which can be found over on YouTube by following this link. https://youtu.be/srDqHM0dtGc Part Two of What’s In Your Gig Bag! Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel. No two gig bags look the same and in this weeks episode we discover that Lyndon’s bag couldn’t be more differ…

Is This The Worlds Craziest Gig Bag, Ever? Thanks for tuning in to The Guitaring Show. Please subscribe to our channel! This is the audio from our YouTube Show which can be found here The Guitaring Show This is Part One of What’s In Your Gig Bag! Today I rifle through Zach’s dubious looking gig bag and find some crazy things. If you thought you had…

Thanks for tuning in. This is the audio from our YouTube Show which can be viewed here https://youtu.be/yOu52D2-gjo Today Zach talks us through his hand-built guitar and explains the decisions he faced and the choices he ultimately made. Why did he build a guitar and is he happy with it? Please subscribe to our channel! Zach’s Custom Built Tele: Bo…

This is the audio from our YouTube Show. You can watch the show here https://youtu.be/dW8t12wQtgc Today we take a look at some classic gear from Australia's own Dave Ulbrick. He has made some killer hand-made gear over many, many years. Today we try the popular clean boost Megalodon, the classic tube-like drive of the 12AXE and we put both through …

Some practical benefits of using digital gear that you may not have considered.