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.
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How to Mix Electric Guitars
How to mix electric guitars at home — EQ, compression, panning, and effects — so your rhythm and lead guitars…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Best Audio Interfaces for Guitar and Bass
The best audio interface for guitar recording, from the Focusrite Scarlett to UA Volt, Audient iD, and IK AXE I/O…
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The Best Multi-Effects Pedals
The best multi effects pedals for guitar, from the Line 6 HX Stomp to the Boss GT-1000 and Headrush, plus…
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What Is a Tube Screamer?
What is a Tube Screamer? A plain-English guide to the Ibanez TS9 and TS808 overdrive pedal, how it shapes your…
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How to Build a Pedalboard
Learn how to build a pedalboard step by step — signal chain order, power, board size, and cabling — so…
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The Best Delay and Reverb for Guitar
The best delay reverb for guitar, from Strymon and Boss pedals to plugins like Valhalla and Soundtoys, plus how to…