Accessories & Care
Tuners, metronomes, stands, strings, cases, and cleaning kits
How to Use a Metronome: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Berklee-trained multi-instrumentalist Julian Reyes (MM) explains how to use a metronome: what BPM and time signatures mean on the dial, how compound time like 6/8 actually works, a tempo-ladder method for getting faster, subdivisions, advanced click drills, and the mistakes that keep players stuck.
0 products reviewed · Updated Sep 20, 2026
How to Clean a Guitar: Fretboard, Body, Strings and Hardware, Step by Step
Berklee-trained multi-instrumentalist Julian Reyes (MM) explains how to clean a guitar safely: the 60-second wipe-down, the deep clean at every string change, how to identify your fretboard wood and body finish first, cleaning steel, coated and nylon strings, electric hardware and pickups, and the products that permanently damage an instrument.
0 products reviewed · Updated Sep 13, 2026
How to Restring a Guitar: Acoustic, Electric and Classical, Step by Step
Berklee-trained multi-instrumentalist Julian Reyes (MM) walks you through restringing a guitar — bridge pins on an acoustic, through-body and tremolo on an electric, the tie-block knot on a classical — plus how often to change strings, the winding technique that keeps them in tune, and the mistakes that cost beginners a string.
0 products reviewed · Updated Aug 9, 2026
How to Hold a Guitar Pick (The Right Way, Explained by a Pro)
Berklee-trained guitarist Julian Reyes (MM) shows you exactly how to hold a guitar pick — thumb and finger placement, how much tip to expose, the right angle and grip pressure, why you keep dropping it, and the fixes that make picking feel effortless.
0 products reviewed · Updated Aug 3, 2026
8 Best Electric Guitar Strings of 2026 (Every Style & Budget)
Berklee-trained gear buyer Julian Reyes (MM) reviews the 8 best electric guitar strings of 2026 — nickel-plated steel, pure nickel, coated, and flatwound — matched to your genre, gauge, and budget, from beginner sets to metal and blues.
8 products reviewed · Updated Oct 26, 2026
9 Best Guitar Picks of 2026 (Beginner, Acoustic, Metal, Jazz & Bass)
Berklee-trained multi-instrumentalist Julian Reyes (MM) reviews the 9 best guitar picks of 2026 — matched to your instrument, genre, and grip, with a plain-English guide to thickness and material for every playing style.
9 products reviewed · Updated Oct 21, 2026
10 Best Guitar Tuners of 2026 (Clip-On, Pedal, Strobe & More)
Berklee-trained gear buyer Julian Reyes (MM) reviews the 10 best guitar tuners of 2026 (clip-on, pedal, soundhole, strobe, and automatic) matched to your instrument, rig, and budget, with accuracy in cents for each.
10 products reviewed · Updated Oct 11, 2026
How to Tune a Guitar: A Complete Beginner's Guide (Standard EADGBE)
Berklee-trained teacher Julian Reyes (MM) shows you how to tune a guitar in standard EADGBE — with a clip-on tuner, a phone app, or by ear using the 5th-fret method — plus how to read the tuner, why your guitar won't stay in tune, and the mistakes every beginner makes.
0 products reviewed · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Guitar String Notes Explained: The 6 Open Strings (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Berklee-trained teacher Julian Reyes (MM) explains the six guitar string notes E-A-D-G-B-E — the names, numbers, pitches, and frequencies, how to remember them, why the guitar is tuned this way, and how the notes map to the fretboard and piano.
0 products reviewed · Updated Jul 12, 2026
8 Best Acoustic Guitar Strings of 2026 (Every Player & Budget)
Berklee-trained gear buyer Julian Reyes (MM) reviews the 8 best acoustic guitar strings of 2026 — phosphor bronze, 80/20, coated, Monel, and silk & steel — matched to your playing style, tone, and budget.
8 products reviewed · Updated Oct 4, 2026