
Distortion and Fuzz Guitar Effect Pedals: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to guitar effects, most guitarists will begin their journey with distortion, fuzz, or overdrive. So what’s the difference? Guitarist and gear fanatic Mark Hopkins weighs in.
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Best Guitar Pedals According to Berklee Instructors
If you could only use one pedal for the rest of your guitar-playing life, what would it be, and why? That is precisely what we asked a number of the course authors in the Berklee Guitar department. Their answers may surprise you!

Neil Larocque on Getting Through 2020 with His Guitar
Student Neil Larocque talks about being separated from his family in China during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how playing guitar helped him through.

Acoustic Guitar Techniques to Move Past Beginner Level
To get your acoustic guitar sounding like Joni Mitchell’s, Nick Drake’s, James Taylor’s, and Lindsey Buckingham’s, here are three acoustic guitar techniques that you can start practicing today.

Eddie Van Halen in His Own Words: Remembering a Rock Legend
Steve Morse reflects on the death of Eddie Van Halen with seven quotes that he collected throughout his three decades as rock critic at the Boston Globe.

How to Play Acoustic Blues Guitar
Learn the history and techniques to start playing acoustic blues guitar with these four tips from Berklee Online guitar instructor Dan Bowden.

Ritzy Bryan of Joy Formidable Talks Music Business, Relationships, and Finding Her Sound
Ritzy Bryan of the Joy Formidable discusses why her Welsh heritage is so important to her music, how her time on Atlantic Records helped inform her understanding of the music business, and how her guitar acrobatics hurt her Fender as well as the forehead of Joy Formidable bassist Rhydian Dafydd.

Nano Stern Talks Life on Tour and Musical Traditions
Chilean artist Nano Stern stopped by Berklee Online on the eve of his sixth US tour to play some music, discuss life on tour, and talk about musical traditions from Latin America.

Guitar Scales 101 with Boston’s Rush Hour Rockstar Peter Wolfe
A feature in the Boston Globe raised Peter Wolfe’s profile, and now he’s being recognized on the street and local politicians are asking to take selfies with him. Berklee Online signed him up for a complimentary course, and now he’s a brand ambassador.

Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) on the Guitarists That Shaped Him
If the name Michael Melchiondo does not ring a bell, it’s because he is known professionally by his stage name of Dean Ween. Click to check out what Deaner was talking about. (That’s a Ween reference!)