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I've recently seen a multitude of cymbal stacks, mis-matched hi hats, 'choppers' and other "fx" cymbals that all sorts of drummers have been adding to their set ups.

Some useful information about tuning to open chords for slide guitar.

A quick guide to drum notation.

A guest blog by Musiclab student, Simon Dray

When talking about snare drums there are two different drum specifications to take into account.

Someone sent me this recently and I thought it was very interesting.

Some advice about re-stringing your guitar.

When I first started looking to buy my first cymbals, I had no idea what to look for or whether the price of the instrument was proportional to how good it sounds, and looks.

There is a huge stigma about ear plugs, this is similar i imagine to the way people reacted to seatbelts before they became the law.

At the end of November, Paolo, Dom and I were very privileged to be given the opportunity to run a music workshop at Amwell View School in Stanstead Abotts. The school specialises in education for young people with severe learning difficulties.