Here are some of the best tools you can use as a musician to move your music career forward faster. Some tools will save you time, others money. All will be useful, so have a look.
Lighting is a sometimes ignored but nevertheless important part of many types of events and performances. Small bars, pubs, clubs and coffeehouses may have limited lighting or no lighting at all. But if you want to enhance your performances and get your audience up and dancing, you should have quality lighting effects at your disposal….
Karaoke is so much fun. In Japan, it’s a favorite late-night pastime. And, it has caught on with the party crowd across the world. But going out night after night can be exhausting and sometimes expensive. Wouldn’t it be fun to bring that same experience to the comfort of your own home and invite your…
Maybe you’re thinking about learning the guitar or bass, but don’t have the money necessary to purchase an instrument just yet. Or, maybe you’ve heard that it’s easier to learn on something smaller like a ukulele, which to some extent, is true. In this guide, we’ll be looking at the best cheap ukuleles, especially for…
Banjos are most popular in folk, country and their subgenres. These days, however, they’ve found their way into a variety of different styles of music. Banjo can add a lot of flavor to just about any song, assuming the banjoist know what they’re doing. In this guide, we’re going to look at electrifying your banjo…
You might be looking for a saxophone for your youngster who’s joining band class. Or, you might be a complete beginner starting to play later in life, maybe just for fun. Whatever the case, tracking down the right instrument for the task and wading through the options can be a bit of a chore. Not…
Although there are many components you can swap out on your guitar that will have a noticeable effect on its tone and playability, none are quite as important as pickups. Pickups have a near direct relationship to the tone that comes out of your guitar. This doesn’t mean that your Tele will sound like an…
Guitars come in a variety of sizes. This is good news, because human beings were not created equal. Some of us have big hands while others have smaller hands. Finger length and thickness can also vary. If you have smaller hands, you should find an instrument that works for you. Fortunately, smaller guitars aren’t too…
The stock mouthpiece your clarinet came with probably isn’t of the highest quality, especially if you’re playing a beginner instrument. You may not have even thought about it in a while. It’s possible you thought it wouldn’t make any difference. Surprisingly, however, the mouthpiece is one of the most important components of your instrument. You’ll…
We’ve talked about pickguards in great depth on the blog. But in case you’ve forgotten, here’s a summary. Pickguards: a) affect how your guitar looks and b) protect your guitar’s finish from scratching. There’s not a whole lot more to it. But maybe you don’t want a stock pickguard. Maybe you want to make your…
Guitars are made up of a variety of parts. And, not all guitars are created equal because they don’t always come with the same parts. There can be variations in terms of volume and tone knobs, pickups, tuners, potentiometers and more. One part that makes a significant difference in terms of how a guitar looks…
At Music Industry How To, we’ve talked a lot about how to get the tone you want as a guitarist. One of the most important components that determines how your guitar sounds is your pickups. In this guide, we’ll be looking specifically at the best Stratocaster pickups, so if you have a Strat and you…
You know you live in amazing times when you can produce great piano songs using quality piano VST plugins. You don’t need to own a grand piano, or even spend the equivalent of one (thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars), to generate a comparable sound. All you need is a…
Whether you’re teaching yourself piano or taking lessons from a professional, you’ll probably end up learning from a piano method book. There are dozens of them out there, but there are a few clear winners. Your piano teacher will probably have a method book that they use as curriculum. If so, I would recommend using…
Audiophiles will often stop at nothing to get the best sound possible. This doesn’t just apply to music but all forms of media they consume – TV shows, movies, YouTube videos and more. There’s no denying that a compact 5.1 receiver can fill your media room with rich sound. In a way, they allow you…
The Klon Centaur, in case you don’t know, is one of the most expensive (it can cost about as much as a high-end guitar amp) and famous guitar pedals of all time. That’s because this is the pedal that changed how people thought about overdrive. To me, the Centaur has a warm, pure tone that…