Top Ten Selling Electric Guitars, Week 23, 2009

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: top sellers

Here are the most popular electric guitars, for Week 23, 2009.
Budget guitars are electric guitars in the $300 - $500 range. Mid-Range means $750-$1,000 electric guitars. High-End means $1,500 - $2,000.

Budget Electric Guitars
The Fender Standard Telecaster Ash is new on the Top Sellers list this week.

Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93
Epiphone Les [...]

Electric Guitar Nuts - Trends

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: nut

By electric guitar nut, I mean that part of the guitar, not you personally.
The nut of the guitar lives at the top of your electric guitar’s fretboard, on the opposite end from the bridge of your guitar.

Along with the guitar’s bridge, the guitar nut’s job is to guide and support the strings above the fretboard.
Traditionally [...]

Guitar Amplifier Trends

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: amplifier trends

In the early 1950’s guitar amplifiers were low powered tube amps.  These amps were louder than a big acoustic guitar, but only by a small margin.

As the 1950’s progressed, guitar amplifers became more powerful. By 1959, Fender was manufacturing the Vibrasonic and Concert models, both of which were rated at 40 watts RMS.  Still electric guitarists wanted more [...]

Top 10 Selling Electric Guitar Pickups, Week 22, 2009

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: top sellers

Here are the top 10 selling electric guitar pickups, for Week 22, 2009

EMG EMG-ZW Zakk Wylde 81/85 Humbucker Set
EMG-ZW Zakk Wylde 81/85 Humbucker Set
EMG EMG-81 Humbucker
Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded Humbucker Set
Seymour Duncan Blackouts Active Humbucker Set
Gibson ‘57 Classic Humbucker
Fender Hot Noiseless 3 Pickup Set
Seymour Duncan SH-1 ‘59 Model Electric Guitar Pickup
EMG-85 Humbucker
Seymour Duncan SH-1 ‘59 [...]

Top 10 Selling Electric Guitars, Week 22, 2009

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: top sellers

Here are the most popular electric guitars, for Week 22, 2009
Budget guitars are electric guitars in the $300 - $500 range. Mid-Range means $750-$1,000 electric guitars. High-End means $1,500 - $2,000.

Budget Electric Guitars
Fender has replaced Ibanez on the Budget Electric Guitars Top Sellers list this week.

Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93
Epiphone [...]

The P Word

Author: guitartrends  //  Category: practice

Folks who are serious about playing guitar better, practice playing guitar.  I have read many interviews with famous guitar players, and all of them say you have to practice guitar, to get good at playing guitar.  Most people reading this blog, understand this aspect of guitar playing.
This is one electric guitar trend that will never go away. If you [...]

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