Tips & Advice from Gear4Music

At Gear4music we understand that you want to get the most out of your musical instruments.

Our tips & advice section gives you detailed information covering everything from choosing new musical equipment to developing your knowledge of how to set up and care for your instruments.

Whether you are a new musician or a confident player we hope that this resource will help you develop your skills with your chosen instrument.

Brass Instruments

• A beginner's guide to buying a trumpet (Category: Trumpet)

• A beginner's guide to buying a trombone (Category: Trombone)

Guitars

• Guitar Maintenance: Adjusting Pickup Height (Category: Electric Guitar)

• How to record the electric guitar (Category: Electric Guitar)

• A beginner's guide to the bass guitar (Category: Bass Guitar)

• A beginner's guide to the acoustic guitar (Category: Acoustic Guitar)

• Guitar Maintenance: Adjusting the intonation (Category: Electric Guitar)

• Guitar Maintenance: Floyd Rose Tremolo String Tuning (Category: Electric Guitar)

• Guitar Maintenance: Truss Rod Adjustment (Category: Electric Guitar)

• A beginner's guide to the electric guitar (Category: Electric Guitar)

• A beginner's guide to effects pedals (Category: Electric Guitar)

• Guitar Maintenance: Floyd Rose Tremolo String Changing (Category: Electric Guitar)

Woodwind Instruments

• A beginner's guide to the flute (Category: Flute)

• A beginner's guide to the clarinet (Category: Clarinet)

• A beginner's guide to the saxophone (Category: Saxophone)

Amplification

• A beginner's guide to guitar amplifiers and amps (Category: Guitar practice amp)

Computer System

• Buying an Audio Computer (Category: Audio Desktop)

General

• A beginner's guide to handheld audio recorders (Category: Recording & Computers)

Drums

• A beginner's guide to acoustic drum kits (Category: Acoustic Drum kit (Do Not Use))

Electronic Drums

• A beginner's guide to electronic drum kits (Category: Electronic Drum kit)

FX / Outboard Units

• Compression: what it is and how to use it (Category: Dynamics Processor)

Keyboards / Modules

• Buying guide: professional keyboards and workstations (Category: Synthesizer / Sampler keyboard)

Live Speaker Types

• A beginner's guide to PA speakers (Category: Passive Speakers)

Microphones

• A beginner's guide to microphones (Category: Dynamic microphones)

MIDI Hardware

• A beginner's guide to MIDI keyboards (Category: MIDI Keyboard)

Pianos

• A beginner's guide to digital pianos (Category: Digital Piano (without stand))

Software

• Cubase 5: Using Reason in Cubase via Rewire (Category: Sequencer)

• How to Arm a Track and Record in Ableton (Category: Sequencer)

Soundcards

• A beginner's guide to audio interfaces (Category: Firewire Soundcard)

String Instruments

• A beginner's guide to the cello (Category: Cello)

• A beginner's guide to the violin (Category: Violin)

Studio equipment and accessories

• A beginner's guide to buying headphones (Category: Headphones)

Studio Monitors

• Studio Monitor & Speaker Placement (Category: Active Monitors)

• A beginner's guide to studio monitors (Category: Active Monitors)