by Shane Sanders | Nov 29, 2023 | Learn
From composition to studio recording to marketing, the path toward a sustainable music career involves many factors When you part with your hard-earned money for a concert ticket, an album, or merchandise like posters and clothing, it means a musician and/or a...
by Shane Sanders | Oct 2, 2023 | Artists, Learn, Video
“When I play live, I probably use the volume and tone pots 100 times in an evening” Few would dispute that Joe Bonamassa is a modern-day master of the Gibson Les Paul. And if you want to sound like him, there’s sadly no substitute for thousands of hours of...
by Shane Sanders | Sep 7, 2023 | Gear, Learn, Video
Take the Sweetwater Distribution Center tour Here’s a fun fact: when you purchase from Sweetwater, your Gibson guitar goes through a 55-point inspection. But did you know that you can also have your new guitar modded and even get old guitars repaired and restored? In...
by Shane Sanders | May 24, 2023 | Gear, Learn
Its single-cutaway body shape, carved maple top, and set-neck construction are iconic Beginning with the very first Les Paul electric guitar First introduced in collaboration with legendary artist Les Paul in 1952, the Gibson Les Paul™ electric guitar has a long and...
by Shane Sanders | Mar 31, 2023 | Learn
An ongoing series to inspire you toward productivity—part one We all need a strategic to-do list that originates from someone else from time to time. Because we’re all so different from each other in what we encounter in our education (there’s so much information out...
by Shane Sanders | Mar 17, 2023 | Learn
Pick the ideal guitar pick for your playing style or try new sizes and materials for a host of tonal variations Guitar picks, AKA plectrums, are typically the first conduit between your hands and the guitar, the initial physical element of expression. However, some...
