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Guitar Center Unveils Premium Vintage Guitars and Basses
Guitar Center Vintage held a special, invitation-only vintage event at the Hollywood store to feature some of the most interesting and valuable guitars they've found over the past few years. We had a chance to pry Guitar Center Vintage Director Jack Hetherington and Nick Conte, one of their more experienced vintage buyers and appraisers, away from the preparations for a brief talk about some of the valuable pieces that would be available at this event.
  • If you've never had the opportunity to visit the Hollywood Vintage Room, prepare to be awestruck at your first glance. If there is a vintage guitar heaven, this may well be it. On this occasion, in addition to many of the guitars being displayed on the iconic wall behind the stage, some of the rarest were displayed around the room in open cases.
  • Three-time Grammy Award-nominated jazz drummer, composer and producer Nate Smith recently visited a full house at Guitar Center Hollywood, playing through original compositions and having an illuminating conversation about his musical influences, style, technique and equipment.
  • Guitarist, singer and songwriter Marcus King recently packed the house at the Nashville Guitar Center's Vintage Room for an intimate workshop and interview about his guitars, his career and his creative process.

Gear Tips

Five Ways to Care for Your Electric Guitar
While not quite the living, breathing entity that is an acoustic guitar, the electric still benefits from a little routine maintenance to keep it in top form. We’ll suggest five easy ways to care for your electric guitar, which are considered good habits that can keep your favorite instrument playing for years to come.
  • We’ll equip you with a few essential tips for sidechaining in your own productions, as well as cover the basics. Our aim is to inspire you to discover new and novel ways of deploying this technique to tighten up your mixes and give them a dynamic, punchy edge.
  • In this piece, we take a deep dive into the principles of gain staging and how to properly apply them to tidy up your mixes.
  • We're going to dive into some of the history of how the iconic KORG MS-20 was developed, why it is such an enduringly popular instrument, and look at some artists and songs that show off its capabilities.

Buying Guides

The Best Wireless Systems for Guitar and Bass
Whether you’re holding down an intimate weekly gig or routinely embarking on international tours, the perks of a cable-free guitar or bass rig are undeniable. We’ll cover some of our favorite, top-selling and best-reviewed wireless systems for guitar and bass to help you streamline your setup.
  • There's never been a better time to buy a Les Paul. The following guide will help you zero in on the Gibson Les Paul that has your name on it—figuratively speaking, of course.
  • In this guide, we’ll take a series-by-series look at MESA’s current amp head, combo and cabinet offerings, spanning the California Tweed, Fillmore, Mark and Rectifier Series. No matter your style, whether you’re chasing the sounds of your idols in your bedroom studio or embarking on a world tour, there’s a MESA rig—or multiple (who’s counting?)—to suit your pursuit of tone.

Interviews

Modern Classics | Fender Player II Series
We’re excited to have Allen Abbassi, Fender Director of Product Management for electric guitars and basses, onboard to give you a deeper look at the nearly 80 models the company is bringing to the re-energized Player II series.
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