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How-to Guides

Practical guides and hands-on advice to improve your sound, sharpen your skills, and explore techniques and ideas you can put into practice. Whether you’re playing, listening, or creating music.

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BeginnersBeginners

Understanding basic EQ: How to shape your guitar tone

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Small venuesSmall venues

Wattage Guide: How Much Power Do You Need for Small Venues?

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BeginnersBeginners

A beginner’s guide: Setting up your guitar amp

Image of the Origin20 amplifier taken from the top

BeginnersBeginners

Key amp maintenance tips for beginners

A guitarist studying and adjusting his sound on Marshall CODE50 Combo

Playing at homePlaying at home

Easy soundproof tips for amp practice at home

Man playing guitar in a music studio surrounded by Marshall amps

RecordingRecording

How to record your guitar for great tone

A musician playing in a small venue with a green light on top of him

Small venuesSmall venues

How to Get Gigging

A musician playing guitar using a Marshall Origin50 Combo in a Studio

RecordingRecording

Essential guitar re-amping guide