Guitar buyer's remorse
Every guitar player at some point experiences guitar buyer's remorse. It's when you put a bunch of money into a specific guitar only to discover it's not the magical axe you thought it was going to be, and then the sinking feeling sets in of, "Oh, crap.. I spent way too much money on that guitar."
Have I ever experienced guitar buyer's remorse? Yes. But I learned from the experience and know not to do it again.
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The first question on your mind when it comes to recording with no computer is, "Why?"
Guitar shredding is one of those things that only metalhead kids and stuck-in-the-80s guitar shredders think is awesome, but in fact never was.
I've played enough electric guitars to know what's true and what isn't, and this is my top 5 list of electric guitar myths - as in things a lot of players believe to be true but aren't.
You'll notice I purposely put electric guitar in the title of this blog and not just guitar on its own. The reason for that is because when it comes to acoustic guitars, the woods chosen in the build absolutely matter.