Michael Molenda
Writer at Guitar Center
Editor in Chief, Guitar Player Founder/CEO, Guardians of Guitar
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2 weeks ago |
guitarcenter.com | Michael Molenda
Posted in Buying Guides onIt’s conceivable a stylistic aficionado with a fervent devotion to history might peek at a blues guitarist’s pedalboard with disgust and outrage. But while plugging a scruffy old guitar directly into a busted-up amp pays homage to some of the early legends of electric blues, such a minimalist approach is likely impractical (due to the potential expense of vintage gear) and monochromatic (as blues has evolved sonically since the 1930s).
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2 weeks ago |
guitarcenter.com | Michael Molenda
Conventional wisdom has assigned the similarly designed Shure SM57 and SM58 microphones for distinctly different jobs. But while one is called a vocal microphone, and the other is considered an instrument mic, these two siblings are actually pretty slippery when it comes to explicit designations. For example, I once interviewed producer/engineer Brendan O’Brien for Electronic Musician about the recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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1 month ago |
guitarcenter.com | Michael Molenda
Posted in Buying Guides onIt was a sound of unbridled rage, but simultaneously uplifting and joyful. In a mall record shop in the San Francisco suburbs, I was hearing Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols for the very first time. That guitar sound changed everything. It gave me the courage to play guitar for real, write original songs, start a band and buy my first Marshall half stack (Don Wehr’s Music City) and Gibson Les Paul (Guitar Center).
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1 month ago |
guitarcenter.com | Michael Molenda
Fender is a never-ending story. On the surface, the brand has celebrated the legendary instruments forged by Leo Fender and his team in the ’50s and ’60s for almost 80 years now. But Fender has also improved, refined, revitalized and/or reenergized those original designs with astonishing consistency. If Leo were still tinkering in his workshop today, he’d be doing the very same thing.
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2 months ago |
guitarcenter.com | Michael Molenda
It may be hard to believe in a world where practically every musician has a home studio that there was a time when gatekeepers—professional audio engineers working in commercial recording facilities—held dominion over the sounds artists put on their tracks. When working in pro studios in those days, I routinely had my hand slapped away if I dared reach for a fader or EQ knob.
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Thanks to @Line6 and @BarryCleveland for inviting me to participate in the company's MODEL CITIZENS blogsite. I hope you enjoy my "anti-mix tips." Hahaha. https://t.co/xzCCPWwPdK
Quick, post-rehearsal test of the @GuardiansGuitar Punk-Rock Pup pedals with @TTWM guitarist Sam Haun. It was fun to rev 'em up — even for a short jaunt. Working with Tulpa FX designer Kevin Aparicio to really dial in these puppies and get then barking at the world! https://t.co/cFwKtdEqBe
The Punk-Rock Pups—Agent Danger and Poly Esther—are doing their "Treat or Treat" visitations early this year. Please be careful out there my lovely ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. Avoid all spells by witches and warlocks and stay healthy!!! https://t.co/u1YrShys3X