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How To Find Stylish Canvas Wall Art Guitar Pieces That Fit Your Style

February 11, 2025 / Blog, Guitar, Music

Canvas wall art featuring guitars is a fantastic way to bring a touch of music, creativity, and personality into your home. Whether you’re a musician, a music enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates the aesthetic appeal of guitars, these pieces can transform your space into a vibrant and inspiring environment. However, with so many options […]

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The Role Music Plays in Your Mental Health

February 9, 2025 / Blog, Guest Posts, Music

Music, in all of its forms, can be a therapeutic experience. Listening and playing music can make significant contributions to your mental health. Throughout history, however, we have endured the premature deaths of musicians that have been the result of struggling with mental health issues. So, how can music be proven to assist in good

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The Gamification of Music

February 8, 2025 / Blog, Gaming, Music, Music Business

The digital age we live in today is ruled by smartphones and tablets, with all sorts of apps that are useful as well as the apps that waste your time. We like to lump video games in with the apps that are considered time wasters, but a more contemporary perspective of video games is starting

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Sunshine and Learning: Crafting the Perfect Summer for Your Child

February 1, 2025 / Blog, Music

With summer just around the corner, the longer days and warmer weather offer a perfect opportunity to engage your children in a variety of stimulating and enjoyable activities. This season is an ideal time to blend fun with educational experiences that not only entertain but also contribute to your child’s growth and learning. From science

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The 6 Best Microphones For Recording Acoustic Guitar

January 26, 2025 / Guest Posts, Guitar, Guitar Gear Reviews

You might have the best, most beautiful sounding acoustic guitar but still get crappy recordings. Nothing is more frustrating. No, the problem might not be your mic placement. You’ve probably already mastered how to record acoustic guitar, so don’t start questioning your engineering skills. And your recording space could be treated perfectly. You see, the

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Travelling the World as a Musician: How to Guide

January 23, 2025 / Guest Posts, Music, Music Business, Travel

Making a living by travelling the world and playing music is one of the toughest things in this modern-day and age we live in. Thanks to the magical thing called the Internet, music is free and easily accessible in most parts of the world. This is exactly why people don’t have time and patience to

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The little things I miss about being in a band

January 19, 2025 / Blog, Guitar, Guitar Tips

Besides playing and practicing, I really miss all those little things that go with it…. Popping into a guitar shop whilst visiting a big city like Glasgow, Edinburgh or Leeds, browsing for pedals, pickups, amps, or that one guitar that would finally give you the ‘sound in your head’. When you’re not in a band, all

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2024: The Year I (Almost) Quit Blogging.

January 13, 2025 / Blog

As always, I’m starting this blogging year on a positive note. But for many reasons, 2024 was a tough one. So what happened? Well, first of all, this happened: Google’s March Update Blog traffic took a nosedive, and I documented my woes along the way… JetPack ruins WordPress Then to add insult to injury JetPack,

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Discovering the Fender Telecaster

December 17, 2024 / Blog, Guitar

I’ve encountered the Fender Telecaster throughout most of my guitar-playing life. But only now, 20 years later, have I begun to appreciate it. Here’s what I discovered. I’ve never got on with Fender telecasters, too bright, thin sounding, not enough sustain. A ‘country’ guitar. Not as comfortable or versatile as a Fender Stratocaster, and not

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