Tips & Advice

Hello! In this brief post, I will be talking about some of the best and easiest ways of keeping your drums looking and more importantly sounding their best. First thing, may seem a simple one but keep your drums clean of dust and grime, especially by the inside of the rims, as this can cause bacteria to form that can corrode away at the chrome rims and even eat away at the drum skins if left for long periods of time. Staying in the same area, your drum skins are... Read More

Lemon oil… What is it? Answer: a fretboard conditioner? Cleaner. Fretboard oils contain very little real lemon oil. The last thing any guitar product manufacturer wants is to damage their customer’s guitars. So, many of the popular guitar lemon oils sold by well-known guitar companies are comprised primarily of other oils–usually, mineral oil, which is a pretty good (and cheap) fretboard conditioner by itself. They contain only a small amount of real lemon oil, and the yellow colour comes from artificial colouring. In fact, some contain no real lemon oil at all. Instead, they’re just mineral oil... Read More

A guitar is a lot like a car, without a regular check-up you’re not going to get very far. There are many signs that your guitar isn’t up to standard anymore; You may notice that it’s not staying in tune as it once did, or perhaps the further up the neck you go the more out of tune it seems to sound. Maybe the action has changed when you put new strings on and now you find it difficult to press the string down. Has the output jack has become... Read More

The prospect of being in a rut with your progression is a definite struggle. You may be finding it hard to find the time in your day to do the hour or two of practice your teacher tells you to do, or you might be practising and it is taking you nowhere. The truth is, you don’t NEED to do two hours of practice every day to progress! Even if you take just twenty to thirty minutes out of your day, you can still progress and practising won’t seem like... Read More

Asking how long you should practice learning how to play your instrument is like asking how long a piece of string is – there is no solid answer to that question! It varies for everyone, whether you are a beginner, aspiring musician or a professional! How long and often you practice your instrument depends on your goals. If you are a beginner, you are more than likely going to practice less than a professional. So, as there is no solid answer to how long you should practice – there are... Read More

If you have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, now is the time to start! Learning an instrument is a lifelong journey that leaves you with the sense of achievement, it can be a challenge but that is always outweighed by the cons! Let’s take a look at the Top 5 Reasons To Learn How To Play The Guitar! Playing a Musical Instrument Relieves Stress Life can be stressful, regardless of your age or current life situation – we all need something that takes away that stress... Read More