Tagged: beginners

High action makes learning guitar harder than it needs to be. Here's what action actually is, how to spot a bad setup, and what to do about it.

Your overdrive pedal isn't broken — your amp might just not be the right partner for it. Rob explains why amp type changes everything.

Gain, tone, level — three knobs, endless confusion. Rob breaks down exactly what each control does and how to set them as a beginner.

Confused by string gauges? Rob breaks down what those numbers actually mean, how gauge affects feel and tone, and which to choose as a beginner.

Confused about using an overdrive as a boost rather than a distortion? Rob explains the technique in plain English — no jargon, just results.

Wattage, channels, attenuators and pedal-friendliness — a plain-English guide to buying your first valve amp without overspending or over-volume-ing.

Solid vs laminate tops, body shapes, and the setup that makes or breaks a beginner guitar — a friendly walkthrough to buying your first acoustic.

Signal chain order, power, patch cables and the mistakes everyone makes first time. A friendly walkthrough to building a board that actually works.

Why a 100-watt amp isn’t twice as loud as a 50, why valve and solid-state watts aren’t the same, and how much power you really need at home and on stage.

The three families of guitar amp explained in plain English — how they sound, what they cost to run, and which one is right for you.