Dan Coplan

A look back at last weeks NAMM Show. We toured around the event looking for interesting subject matter and it wasn't hard to find!

A Look Back at NAMM 2012: Guitars, Gear, Gadgets, Gigs and Girls!

January 21, 2013

A look back at last weeks NAMM Show. We toured around the event looking for interesting subject matter and it wasn’t hard to find!

bootsy collins, duesenberg guitars, Ernie Ball, fender custom shop, gretsch guitars, Namm, schecter, Seymour Duncan, Taylor Guitars, vigier guitars

What is the true value of a guitar? Is it the cost? The sentimental value? Something indescribable?

THE VALUE OF A GUITAR

January 6, 2013

What is the true value of a guitar? Is it the cost? The sentimental value? Something indescribable?

Features, Guitar Collecting, Guitars

buying, collecting, Guitar, Guitars, Vintage

EverTune stays true to the guitar community with an authentic mechanical solution to spending less time tuning and more time making music.

SMG Review: EverTune Bridge

September 6, 2012

EverTune stays true to the guitar community with an authentic mechanical solution to spending less time tuning and more time making music.

bridge, EverTune Bridge, Guitar

What's the best equipment for keeping up with playing guitar while traveling? SMG staff writer, Dan Coplan, discovers a few key pieces of gear while on the road.

HOW TO GET YOUR JAM ON WHILE TRAVELING

July 23, 2012

What’s the best equipment for keeping up with playing guitar while traveling? SMG staff writer, Dan Coplan, discovers a few key pieces of gear while on the road.

aria sinsonido, baby taylor, travel guitars

Chicken Picks are similar in size and shape compared to standard picks but that’s where the similarity ends....

SMG Review: Chicken Picks

May 18, 2012

Chicken Picks are similar in size and shape compared to standard picks but that’s where the similarity ends….

8mm, ChickenPicks, deep purple, Plectrums

Shopping for pedals through the virtual store is fun and the fact that you can upload a wide variety of stomp boxes to a real pedal you can integrate with your board opens up options for changing your effects preferences on the fly…