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Why you need a mixer, and 5 good mixers for under $100

Behringer XENYX 1202FX Audio Mixer

Recording a single instrument to your computer is easy, but it can become difficult quickly if you don't have a mixing board, otherwise known as just "mixer".

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Do you shop by headstock?

What's the difference between the two headstocks (also known as pegboards) shown below?

Fender Stratocaster guitar Squier Stratocaster guitar

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Where's the solo?

stratocaster lightning pick guard

I watch a lot of YouTube videos just like so many other people do. And like a lot of musicians, I watch a ton of music videos.

A comment that you're sure to see on almost any popular rock song video where the song was made prior to 1991 is, "they don't make guitar solos like they used to", or something that sounds very similar.

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