STRING THINGS
Excuse me, Butler, please assist with these guitar strings!
Let’s take a look at a simple solution to an age-old tuning problem for our beloved Les Paul style instruments!
Weekly Riff with Mateus Asato / A FRET12 Pick From the Depths of YouTube
Melodic guitar god Mateus Asato jams over The 1975's smash hit "Somebody Else"
Ramble On... Gotta Find The Queen (or the Tone) of Our Dreams
Join legendary music producer Rick Beato as he teaches us how to chase down the tones of the most iconic recordings of all time.
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti is a significant part of our Fret12 legacy, and it's only right that we throw it back to our first The Sound and the Story DVD in which he taught his iconic solos from Alter Bridge's opus: "Blackbird."
Tremonti VS Tremonti: A Deep-Dive Into the Signature PRS Guitars
With so many guitars to choose from, let's take a deep dive into everything about the family of PRS Tremonti models - featuring a special breakdown by AJ from Modern Guitars.
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Troy Stetina
This week's riff features guitar virtuoso/all-around musical mastermind Troy Stetina performing the guitar parts from his band Second Soul’s song: Shine Down.
#AtHome – A Tour of Keith Merrow's Guitar Lair
Behind the scenes and inside the creative space of one of the guitar world's most popular YouTubers: Keith Merrow
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Josh Rand - "Gone Sovereign”
Josh Rand performs his guitar solo from “Gone Sovereign”, the lead single from 2012’s “House of Gold & Bones – Part 1” by Stone Sour
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - John Connolly
John Connolly plays through the riff-centric, down-tuned, Drop B goodness that is “Pieces” from Sevendust’s 2005 studio album: “Next.”
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Alter Bridge
This week we're bringing you the instrumental playthrough of the Alter Bridge song "Waters Rising" from the band's fourth studio LP: Fortress. This track is the very first Alter Bridge song to feature Mark Tremonti on lead vocals, and was the third single from the 2013 album. In this playthrough however, we'll focus on just the riffs as both Mark and Myles play their studio guitar parts along to the track. Don't fret, Mark will still slay that awesome solo at the end, too!
Glassy Tone, Literally: The beauty of glass guitars with Morningstar
But why these woods? Hell, why wood at all? Good thing you asked! Some manufacturers have turned to more exotic and unique materials over time - sometimes to find something even more resilient than wood and other times to experiment with new tones. In this “experimental” world of exotic necks, we’ve come across more exotic woods like bubinga, koa, pau ferro, wenge, and others. Then there are necks that venture into the non-wood territory, such as necks built out of acrylic, aluminum, injection-molded (polymer), fiberglass, graphite (Flea) ... you get the picture!
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Clint Lowery
This week, we'll be shining the spotlight on one of the music world's most underrated talents: Clint Lowery. While he is largely known for his main bands "Sevendust" and "Dark New Day", he has also put out plenty of solo material. We'll be showcasing the fast-paced riffs and solos for his 2012 single: "Biggest Fan".