Tyler Larson
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Guitar Amp Simulators: Better Than Real Amps?
By Tyler Larson published
Amp purists and Dumble collectors beware: you won’t like what you’re about to read.

Why Are There So Many Annoying Guitar Players?
By Tyler Larson published
We all know him. He's the guy who's never wrong. His opinion is fact. He’s so sure of himself, he doesn’t believe he’d roast John Petrucci in a guitar battle—he knows it.

What’s More Important: An Expensive Guitar or an Expensive Amp?
By Tyler Larson published
In a fantasy world where we can choose to have an expensive guitar and an inexpensive amp or an expensive amp and aninexpensiveguitar, which would you choose?

Why Every Guitarist Should Master the Harmonic Minor Scale
By Tyler Larson published
Titans of the guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen swear by the sound of the harmonic minor scale.

How to Find the Key of Any Song
By Christopher Scapelliti published
How do you find what key a song is in?

The Difference Between Scales and Modes
By Christopher Scapelliti published
If music theory sounds scary and confusing, here’s a short lesson in scales and modes that’s easy to follow and gives you useful information.

Why (and How) We Should Learn Slash's Guitar Habits
By Tyler Larson published
A king’s crown is not always made of gold. Sometimes it’s made of black, majestic leather and sits atop a frazzled mane hiding a face us mere mortals are unworthy to completely glimpse.
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