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Professor Nicolas Gueguen from Université de Bretagne-Sud in France has conducted a study finding that women are more attracted to men who play guitar.

I found this interesting YouTube video where Alex Chadwick from Chicago Music Exchange attempts to present a brief history of rock in 100 riffs.

Today we have a guest article written by Joffre Essley about ways to soundproof a room.

A Comparison of Current Production 12AX7 Tubes 2013

Looking to start up a new band?

How does a rock star change over time? Is there an evolution that most go through, and what are some of the seven ages that they have to experience?

There are have been a many, many incredible guitarists over the years, each with their own incredible talents and unique skills. But what is a musician without the right instrument?

The development of guitars over time have seen the instrument build on early musical instrument designs to become a staple of 20th and 21st century music.

Many people find that picking a custom guitar is something of a dream, and for guitar players having their own instrument made is something that may happen once in a lifetime, if that.

Jim Marshall OBE, known as the Father of Loud for his influential Marshall amplifiers, passed away at the age of 88, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on April 5, 2012.

This round-up of cheap left handed guitars includes some respectable, if not impressive, quality instruments.

We have the answer to that, and many other vexing guitar questions...

I was watching a cover band in a pub one late Friday night. The band were pumping out the usual hits to the drunks, who were really getting into it.

Here are the best travel guitars to keep you company wherever you go, these are acoustic and electric travel guitars that are known for portability and reliability.

Purchasing a Guitar is one of the things I enjoy doing the most. I have 7 Guitars: A Fender Tele, Fender Strat, Fender P-Bass, A Danelectro Hodad Baritone Guitar, a Gibson Nylon String Guitar, a Regal Square Neck Dobro and an Ovation Acoustic Steel String with a neck that is exactly like a Classical Neck, joining the body at the 12th fret, and wide like a Classical Guitar Neck. I Played A classical Guitar Exclusively for quite a few years and wanted a Steel String Guitar with exactly the same kind of neck.

There are several ways to increase sustain and/or obtain controlled feedback.

I got myself a new guitar, a Strat, Purple, like Eric Clapton's Strat. However, my Strat is not an Eric Clapton Model, but it's still a great guitar.

Starr Labs' iTar Project is alive and kicking. This guitar shaped iPad dock is soon to be commercially released.

GuitarSite.com now has a page on Facebook and we've got some freebies to give away.

by Kurt PrangeWhat is a Potentiometer?

UPDATED: Fender is giving away the four-CD Jimi Hendrix Winterland deluxe-edition box set to 15 lucky winners.

D'Addario, in association with Ibanez, Planet Waves, Pro-Mark, and Pearl, has announced it's new sweepstakes promo - Creators of Chaos.

This handy little invention by Christian James Towner solves the two major problems that can occur when you try to install a Bigsby Tremolo.

by Kurt PrangePassive (i.e. battery-free) electric guitar circuits are relatively simple and the possibilities for customization are endless.

It seems Gibson can't catch a break when it comes to the Authorities and the tone woods they source overseas.