Join The Guitar Sanctuary as we welcome back Monte Montgomery to The Sanctuary Music & Events Center on Saturday August 3rd at 8pm (doors open at 7pm) with special guests The Maylee Thomas Band. VIP Tables with seating for 4 directly in front of the stage are $200 per table (SEE SEATING CHART) Downstairs Seats (First Come, First Served) are $35 each General Admission (Standing Room Only) Tickets on the upstairs balcony are … Continue reading
Understanding Impedance (or “How the heck do I hook this stuff up?”)
Speaker cabinet impedance, and how to properly connect your cabinet to your amplifier is one of the least understood parts of guitar rigs, and can be one of the most important in getting the proper tone and performance from your amp (as well as not blowing stuff up!) Here’s some speaker cabinet and impedance basics: Cabinets have impedance, Amps don’t. In short, the impedance is … Continue reading Understanding Impedance (or “How the heck do I hook this stuff up?”)
“Pick” Your Tone
In the same way that each craftsman has his respective tools of the trade, each guitar player will have his or her own tools that they use. A bluegrass player will want his powerful sounding dreadnought, a blues player may want a strat or a telecaster, each person has a guitar and a sound that suits them best. What is often overlooked however is the … Continue reading “Pick” Your Tone
Understanding Your Guitar: Fretboard radius
One of the most confusing specs you may read or hear about a guitar is the Radius…. Let’s try and break down some quick things to help you better understand A) what it is and B) why you should choose one over the other. What it is: The Radius is a measurement of the amount of curvature of the fingerboard (and therefore the frets themselves) … Continue reading Understanding Your Guitar: Fretboard radius
Humidity Love
So you’ve just bought that dream acoustic guitar and gotten it home. Aside from playing the heck out of it, how are you going to take care of that amazing new McPherson, Collings, Taylor, Breedlove, Gibson, or Martin? Humidification (or usually lack thereof) is the biggest care and feeding need that new acoustic has, especially here in Texas where as Shane Frame puts it “We … Continue reading Humidity Love
