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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Best Compressor Pedals for Guitar
Find the best compressor pedal for country squash, funk or always-on polish, from the MXR Dyna Comp and BOSS CS-3…
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Best Overdrive Pedals for Guitar
Find the best overdrive pedal for your rig, from the BOSS SD-1 and Ibanez TS9 to the Blues Driver and…
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Best Delay Pedals for Guitar
Find the best delay pedal for your board: digital, analog and tape-style picks from BOSS, MXR, TC Electronic, Strymon and…
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Best Distortion Pedals for Guitar
The best distortion pedal for your style, from the BOSS DS-1 and Pro Co RAT2 to metal-ready MT-2 and HM-2W,…
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Best Reverb Pedals for Guitar
Find the best reverb pedal for your rig: spring, plate, hall and shimmer pedals from BOSS, Strymon, EHX, TC Electronic…
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Acoustic vs Electric Guitar for Beginners
Acoustic vs electric guitar for beginners: playability, string feel, total cost, noise and style compared, plus starter models for each…
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Best Bass Amps for Practice and Gigs
The best bass amp for your needs, from small practice combos with headphone outs to 500-watt gig rigs, with tips…
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Best Acoustic Guitars Under $500
Our pick of the best acoustic guitar under 500 dollars, from solid-top Yamaha and Fender models to small-body and budget…
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Best Acoustic-Electric Guitars
Find the best acoustic electric guitar for gigs, recording and practice, from Yamaha and Fender value picks to Taylor and…
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Best Practice Amps for Guitar
Find the best practice amp for bedroom, desk or gigs, from Boss Katana and Fender Mustang to Spark and Yamaha…