Author: Doug Knight

Our “Man on the Street” reporter, with his “What’s New in Music Stores?” series, resides in Coos Bay, OR. You can find him on Friday nights at The Small Events Center at OrCoast Music in Coos Bay.
Modern Guitar Tuners
DIY Featured

Guitar Keeps Going Flat? Try This.

Does your guitar keep going flat? Here’s a simple remedy if you’ve tried everything else and it continues to happen.

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Godin Montreal Premier
Editorial Guitar News

NAMM 2014 Headlines

In the closing weeks since Winter NAMM 2014, Doug Knight took the liberty to supply a documentation of a lot of the new guitars, effects, and amps announced.

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Marshall
Gear

NAMM Amp News: Peavey, Orange, and Marshall

Between Peavey’s Revalver, Orange’s Dual Dark series, and Marshall’s Custom Shop Tattoo series, 2014 has some interesting amps worth looking into.

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SGJ
Featured Guitars

NAMM 2014: So Many New Guitars – So Little Time

At NAMM 2014 Gibson and Martin had revealed a cluster of new guitars, themselves. Here is a taste of what to expect from them within the year.

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Chapman Guitars
Featured Guitars

Chapman Guitars Announces the Chapman Special Run Guitars at NAMM 2014

Doug Knight covers the details on the new Chapman guitar models, the six-string models ML-2 Classic and ML-1 Hotrod, and the seven-stringers ML-7T and ML-7S

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NAMM
Guitar News

NAMM 2014: Predictions, Speculation and Rumors

With Winter NAMM 2014 just one day away, Doug Knight gives us some quick predictions on what to expect from the upcoming weekend of new Guitar gear.

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Pedals
DIY Lessons

Pedal Chain Basics: The Pedal Order

Continuing his series of pedal chain articles, Doug Knight takes a look at the order of pedals and recommends a tried and true order to get you started.

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DIY Lessons

Pedal Signal Chain Basics: Bypass, Buffered, And Effects Loop

Find out what the difference is between bypass and buffered guitar pedals, and more about your effects loop.

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DIY Featured Lessons

Effect Pedal Chains – Signal Basics

Doug Knight takes on the topic of taste – guitar effect pedal chains – and demystifies some facts about signal chains that may shape your pedal layout.

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DIY Lessons

Late Night DIY: Repairing Minor Dents In Your Guitar

Doug Knight demonstrates a surprisingly simple technique to cover up and repair minor dents that your guitar may have accrued from years of use and abuse.

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