Gear, Tone & Setup

Gear matters, but only when it helps you play better, sound better, or solve a real musical problem. This section helps guitarists make smarter choices about guitars, strings, pedals, tuners, tone, setup, maintenance, and practical gear decisions.

You don’t need 26 guitars

Wouter Baustein showing how to tune your guitar with or without a capo

Tuning guitar with(out) capo?

Wouter Baustein demonstrating the main guitar riff from Måneskin’s HONEY (ARE U COMING?)

Måneskin – HONEY (ARE U COMING?) guitar

Wouter Baustein explaining how to avoid background noise when recording video vocals

Remove Background Noise Pt. 1

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Does Neck Wood Matter?

Beginner starter guitars – electric, acoustic and classical side by side

Best Starter Guitar

Pedal Order Essentials

Experienced guitarist playing a white electric guitar on stage – choosing the right type of guitar

Buy Electric, Acoustic or Classical

Woman wearing hearing protection and shooting glasses symbolising the dangers of extreme volume for musicians and the importance of protecting your ears

Playing Loud vs Hearing Safety

Close-up of different electric and acoustic guitars hanging side by side

Types of Guitars Today

Guitar pedalboard with multiple stompboxes and multi-FX unit for electric guitar

Multi-FX vs Stompboxes

Wall of Fender and other electric guitars in a guitar store

Buy a Guitar That Inspires

Close-up of a hand tuning the headstock of an acoustic guitar

Tune to Standard E

Close-up of a guitarist replacing strings on an acoustic guitar

How to Change Strings

New Guitar or Technique

How to Store Your Guitar

Electric & Acoustic Parts

Guitar Tuners Types

Use Gear as a Tool, Not as an Excuse

Many guitar players keep buying more gear because it feels like progress. A new guitar, pedal, amp, or plugin can be inspiring, but gear does not replace practice, technique, timing, or musical control.

The right gear can help you play more comfortably, sound better, stay in tune, protect your instrument, and make better musical choices. The wrong gear obsession can keep you distracted for years.

In this category, you will find articles about guitar types, beginner guitars, strings, tuners, pedal order, stompboxes, multi-effects, guitar storage, setup choices, tone, and practical gear decisions.

Better Tone Starts With Better Choices

Tone is not only in the gear. It is also in your hands, your timing, your touch, your muting, your setup, and your understanding of what the music needs.

That is why this category connects gear to playing. The goal is not to collect equipment. The goal is to choose tools that support your sound and your development as a guitarist.

Start Here Before You Buy More Gear

If you are not sure which guitar to buy, how to set up your pedalboard, how to tune properly, or whether new gear will really help, start with these articles.

Good gear decisions save money, reduce confusion, and help you focus on what actually improves your playing.

Want to Improve Your Playing, Not Just Your Gear?

If you want to turn practice, technique, tone, and structure into real progress, explore Personal Guitar Training or High Performance Guitar Coaching.

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