Live Sound Month at Sweetwater!
We’re celebrating Live Sound Month at Sweetwater! For over three decades, our passion has been helping performers take the stage with... Read more »
Bass News
Mar 8, 2016, 1:24 PM
Feb 29, 2016, 6:29 PM
Strymon MultiSwitch and Firmware Updates
The Strymon MultiSwitch adds a lot of creative power when combined with the company’s TimeLine, Mobius, or BigSky pedals. In most cases,... Read more »
Feb 23, 2016, 6:51 PM
Pedalboard Essentials: Loop Switchers
I’ve been using pedals in my guitar rig since back in the Dark Ages, when they were steam powered. (Keeping the fire stoked with logs under the... Read more »
Feb 22, 2016, 7:11 PM
Fresh Tones: Wah at the End of the Pedal Chain
The classic position for a wah pedal is as the first pedal your guitar sees (or second, if you use a vintage fuzz pedal that doesn’t deal well... Read more »
Feb 18, 2016, 7:30 PM
What’s the Difference Between Resistive and Reactive Loads?
It’s not safe to operate a tube guitar amplifier with no speaker connected. The amplifier needs to see a “load” — normally from a speaker — that... Read more »
Feb 17, 2016, 6:26 PM
Cool Tool: Ansmann Work Light
Shed a little light on the subject! There’s nothing worse than trying to set up on a dark stage or fiddling around in the dark inside or behind... Read more »
Feb 12, 2016, 8:53 AM
Can I Use Rubbing Alcohol to Clean my Strings?
We don’t recommend it. Rubbing alcohol may dry out the wood of the fingerboard, and may damage certain plastic materials on the guitar, and in... Read more »
Feb 11, 2016, 6:52 PM
Disc Makers Guide to Marketing for Musicians
Our friends at Disc Makers have published another free guide: The Complete Marketing Process for Musicians: Creating and Executing a Music... Read more »
Feb 9, 2016, 4:41 PM
Recording Secret: Mute Unplayed Strings
Strings on stringed instruments resonate. That’s what they are supposed to do. When you’re strumming open chords that may be exactly what you... Read more »
Feb 8, 2016, 7:33 PM
Get iZotope DDLY Free — Limited-time Offer
Free never sounded so good! Get iZotope’s new DDLY Dynamic Delay Plug-in absolutely FREE from Sweetwater, no strings attached! Limited-time... Read more »