Tapping (Part IV)
In this chapter we'll find three tapping exercises that will help us keep defining this technique. If in the previous chapter we told you that you'd already have a good idea of…
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Tapping (Chapter III)
In this chapter we begin with three exercises that will make us move and think through the movements of both the left hand and the tapping (right) hand. I'm being specific in this…
Go Tube!
We all agree: there is nothing like a tube-amplified sound: preamps, power amps, microphones, effects... It's hard to believe that an obsolete technology like this gives better…
The Flavor of Seven Strings: Tunings, Pros and Cons
In our day-to-day life as instrumentalists, we often run into difficulties that call for specific, efficient and complete solutions. For example, the typical case of not wanting…
Tapping (Chapter I): A Little History
We begin with a very special technique that I’m sure you’ve heard plenty about, or already know: Tapping. This technique is used by many guitarists, and surely by many of your…
Guitarists, Developing Your Technique IV
We've reached the home stretch of this series of exercises for developing guitarists' technical skills (and for keeping them, too), the main goal of these installments, along with…
Everything You Need to Know About Your Guitar Amp
The basics. As we all know, the electric guitar depends on an amplifier for its sound to be heard, and the amp boosts the signal sent by the pickups. The signal produced by the…
The Heritage: H-150CM and H-150CM P-90
In the guitar market there are countless brands, models, versions and so on. But deep down, it all usually comes down to a handful of sounds and shapes that keep repeating across…
Peavey Kosmos Pro Used on Bass
Super color for the bassist's harmonics. In live performances, details matter in producing a striking impression from your instrument toward those who are there to enjoy you and…
Kawai MP-4: Reasonably Priced Electronics for Serious Work
Its 88-key keyboard has internal hammers of advanced design. The feeling of force, pressure and key size under our fingers as we press each key is quite similar to what we would…
Korg Triton Studio
Talking about Korg in 2004 meant talking about revolution and consolidation. Throughout the history of the synthesizer over the last few decades, Korg has innovated a little more…
The Beginning of the Yamaha Tyros Family
Quite possibly the most complete and versatile keyboard the brand had ever made when it appeared in 2003. If you get the chance, “Believe your ears.” That's no exaggerated…
M-Audio ProKeys 88: A Master Keyboard Review
This is a master keyboard with 88 fully weighted keys and a playing feel very similar to what you'd find on a conventional acoustic piano (where hammers strike the strings to…
Yamaha Motif XS
Before this series, YAMAHA released a similar one: the "MOTIF ES." Now it "refines" its contents and brings us the "XS6," "XS7" and "XS8," with 61, 77 and 88 keys respectively…
Kawai ES4, Digital vs. Analog
Koichi Kawai was a Japanese man who in 1890 worked for the YAMAHA company, but who in 1927 struck out on his own and created his own company, giving it his surname, KAWAI, along…
PX-400R Keyboard. Casio Dresses Up: “PRIVIA”
For years we have seen keyboards made by CASIO by the millions, piled up even in big-box stores such as hypermarkets, because on display there they impressed people with their…
Casio Privia PX-330: Well-Priced Features
Casio started out with its "toy" keyboards many years ago, until, over time, it decided to offer "more serious" models with a more professional character, such as those in the…
Kurzweil PC3X: One of the Greats in Digital Synthesis Sounds
The most professional keyboard players I've talked with on the subject have always admired the personal style of the synthesized sounds that KURZWEIL has long achieved so…
Behringer UMA25S: A Small MIDI Controller for €118
It has almost everything you need to run a track, starting with a two-octave, 25-key keyboard (piano-style) that can be extended by another four octaves, two up or two down, just…
Casio PX-110: Simplicity Itself
This keyboard series comes in a variety of finishes. The PX-110 is one of the simplest in the range, but that doesn't mean it's short on features. Here are the different models in…