Guitar & Bass

Record and produce guitar and bass at home. Amp and DI techniques, mic placement, tone shaping and the gear that gets great-sounding takes.Start here: The Best Guitar Amp Sims · The Best Free Amp Sims · The Best Amp Modelers · The Best Neural DSP Plugins.

How to Get a Metal Guitar Tone

Learn how to get a metal guitar tone at home: tight gain staging, a boost into a high-gain amp sim,…
How to Fit Guitars and Vocals Together in a Mix

Learn how to fit guitars and vocals together in a mix using EQ carving, panning, dynamic EQ and arrangement so…
How to Make Guitars Sound Bigger

Learn how to make guitars sound bigger in a mix using double-tracking, panning, layering amps and cabs, EQ and depth…
How to EQ Guitars in a Mix

Learn how to EQ guitars in a mix: the key frequency ranges, high-pass filtering, carving mud and fizz, and making…
How to Mix Distorted Guitars

Learn how to mix distorted guitars at home: gain staging, EQ, double-tracking, panning and carving space so heavy rhythm tracks…
How to Mix Electric Guitars

How to mix electric guitars at home — EQ, compression, panning, and effects — so your rhythm and lead guitars…
The Best Headphones for Guitar

The best headphones for guitar recording and practice, from Audio-Technica and Sennheiser to Beyerdynamic, plus open vs closed-back picks for…
How to Set Up a Home Guitar Recording Rig

How to set up a home guitar recording rig — interface, DAW, amp sims, and signal flow — so you…
Do You Need a Reamp Box?

Do you need a reamp box? A clear guide to what reamping is, how a reamp box works, when it…
The Best DI Boxes for Guitar

The best DI box for guitar and bass, from Radial and Countryman to reamp-capable units, plus how to choose passive…