10 Scary Rock Records
In honour of Halloween, we thought we'd dust off some spooky classics and some slightly newer shocks to bring you 10 supremely scary albums...
The Audible Frequency Range and Describing Tone
As guitarists, most of us sooner or later find ourselves in pursuit of tone. A talented guitarist can find a way to make anything sound good, but there should be no doubt that our equipment and the...
A Photo Gallery of Alice Cooper Live in Milan
A spectacular show of hard rock which fired people up!
R.E.M. 1980-2011: Authentic Independent Innovators - Wistful Chart Toppers
It came as shock when R.E.M. announced their retirement in September, but now they’ve departed the world stage, it’s time to look back and reflect on their thirty plus year legacy.
Mr. Big Live At The Shepherd's Bush Empire
Mr. Big are back, and Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan haven't lost a step, but can the band contain their self-indulgent urges and please a contemptuous London crowd?
Guitar switches and output jacks
In Part 1, we discussed how pickups work. In Part 2, we discussed how potentiometers and capacitors work. Now let’s take a look at how pickup selector switches and output jacks work.
Origin Of Symmetry Live – For The First And Last Time
Reading Festival 2011 presented a real challenge for Muse; how do you make a set genuinely special when you headline festivals across the world each and every year? Retire your greatest album by...
Reading Festival 2011: Headliners and Highlights
With a surprise appearance from Brian May and a drunken duet shared by two of indie rock’s defining icons, Reading Festival dismissed six months of criticism and pressure with typically chaotic...
How guitar potentiometers and tone capacitors work
In Part 1, we discussed how pickups work. Now let’s discuss the lesser known, but certainly ubiquitous electronic components residing beneath your volume and tone knobs–potentiometers and capacitors.
Back in the band
After more than a decade away from playing live with other people, Guitar Planet writer Russ Thorne is part of a band again. What's it like to be back, and has anything changed apart from his hair in...
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