ESP is known for high-quality musical instruments. But like many other brands such as Fender and Gibson, they offer more affordable guitars and other instruments under the LTD brand. LTD MH-100 QMNT is a member of MH series guitars that offer good quality, amazing playability, and decent sound at a low price. This is a […]
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A strange blog to start off the year 2022 with perhaps, but here’s why this year I’m not rushing into any hasty guitar acquisitions …yet. Reason for Guitar Buying Guilt #1. The myth that is resale value Resale value is a myth and a marketing ploy. Although It’s true that vintage Fenders and Gibsons have
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Since its inception in 1954, The Fender Stratocaster has been described as The Perfect Electric Guitar. Its virtues are well documented, not least on these very pages, but does the image always live up to reality? Let’s look at my top 5 Fender Stratocaster myths… Fender Stratocaster Myths #1: It’s the easiest guitar to modify
5 Famous Myths of the Fender Stratocaster debunked! Read Post »
Really quick one, and probably my shortest ever blog, but here goes. I now have a brand new home/welcome page https:/adamharkus.com. My homepage has only ever been a ‘Lastest posts’ page, so I thought I’d put together a proper welcome page that puts across a clear message of what The Blogging Musician is all about.
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Introducing the Heavyweight Contenders In the left corner, we have the Gibson Les Paul, and in the right, we have the Fender Stratocaster. For comparison let’s not mess about with the myriad of different versions and go for the latest versions of each Standard USA model. Both champions, but which one is better? Firstly the
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While there are many musicians that start learning the guitar at an early age, there are also many excellent guitar players who start out in their 30s, 40s and even 50s. Some even start later, and manage to do an amazing job anyway. It’s not always right to start playing as a child, and learning
It’s Never Too Late to Learn Guitar Read Post »
Brian May has always been my guitar hero. He’s the reason I first picked up the guitar and I admire his work greatly. Any devout Brian May fans, look away NOW! This is an article I’ve really struggled with. This is, after all, Brian May, one of the most talented, influential, and innovative guitarists that
Brian May: Back to the Light? Read Post »
Selling guitars has always been a bit of a melancholic experience for me. Like saying goodbye to a faithful friend, or passing over a pet to a new, loving owner. But this time was a little different… Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and have more stuff to deal with, maybe it’s because I’m getting
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After many years away from the world’s most iconic electric guitar brand, my son was gifted a 20th Anniversary Squier Affinity Stratocaster. It would be rude not to at least set it up for him wouldn’t it? I’ve covered the topic of the Fender Stratocaster quite often on these pages, and in fact, had it
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