Guitar Maintenance
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Maintenance — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Instrument Cleaning Cloth for Beginners: A Complete Guide
If you've just acquired your first guitar or violin, one of the simplest yet most important habits to develop is cleaning it regularly with a proper instrument cleaning cloth. Many beginners worry abo...
Guitar Cleaner: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Most guitarists buy too many cleaning products. Learn what cleaners are essential, which add value, and how to select products that protect your guitar without waste.
Guitar Pickguard Stratocaster for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Your Stratocaster's guitar pickguard protects the finish and defines its look. This guide explains what it does, how to choose one, and how to maintain it properly.
Acoustic Guitar Tuners for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Tuning your acoustic guitar doesn't have to be intimidating. This beginner's guide explains tuner types, recommends the best option and walks you through tuning step by step.
Common Superstrat Mistakes to Avoid
These are the mistakes that trip up superstrat players most reliably — fix them before they cost you time, money or a bad-sounding guitar.
The Complete Guide to Guitar With Labels
Understanding a guitar's anatomy is essential for playing well and maintaining your instrument. This guide labels and explains every part from the headstock to the body, helping you appreciate your gu...
Cleaning A Guitar Neck: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying supplies for cleaning a guitar neck needn't be complicated. This guide covers essential products, fretboard types, what to avoid, and how often you really need to clean.
Common Gibson Les Paul Mistakes to Avoid
The Les Paul is a brilliant guitar, but it has a few specific ways to go wrong. Here are the most common mistakes owners make, and the straightforward fixes for each one.
Electric Guitar Strings: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical buyer's guide to electric guitar strings covering gauge, materials, coatings, price tiers, and the pitfalls to avoid when making your next purchase.
The Complete Guide to Telecaster Guitar Neck
The Telecaster guitar neck is an iconic design that has remained virtually unchanged for over 70 years. Discover the specifications, profiles, and unique characteristics that make it beloved by player...
Guitar Cleaner for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Keeping your guitar clean is easier than you think. This beginner's guide explains which guitar cleaner products to use, how to clean safely, and the simple routine that keeps your guitar beautiful.
Common Guitar Nut Mistakes to Avoid
Most guitar nut problems come from a handful of predictable mistakes. Here's what goes wrong and what to do instead.
Fender Guitar Cable for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Choosing the right fender guitar cable as a beginner saves you frustration and money. This guide covers length, connectors, shielding, and practical maintenance—everything you need to make a smart dec...
Fender Telecaster Frets: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical guide to selecting and purchasing fender telecaster frets, covering specifications, what to check, common pitfalls, and different price options.
The Complete Guide to Guitar Fretboard Cleaner
Proper fretboard maintenance using quality guitar fretboard cleaner products keeps your instrument in peak condition and extends its lifespan significantly.
Frets Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Those thin metal strips on the neck do more work than almost anything else on a guitar. Here's what frets are, the types you'll meet, and how to spot when yours need attention.
The Complete Guide to Cleaning Guitar Strings
Cleaning guitar strings regularly extends their lifespan by 30–50 per cent whilst restoring the tonal brightness and sustain that makes your guitar sing. This simple maintenance skill requires only ba...
Cleaning Frets On Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Discover how to clean frets on your guitar with confidence. This beginner-friendly guide covers the essential tools, simple steps, and mistakes to avoid when maintaining your fretboard.
Bass Strings for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need to understand every option to buy a decent first set of bass strings. Here's the short version, aimed at getting you playing.
Common Gibson Firebird Mistakes to Avoid
Most Gibson Firebird problems aren't the guitar's fault — they're a mismatch between how it's built and how it's treated. Here's what to get right.
Common Acoustic Guitar Strings Mistakes to Avoid
Everyone makes acoustic guitar strings mistakes. Here are the most common pitfalls — and how to avoid them the first time, or fix them if you've already fallen into the trap.
Common Half Size Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Most young learners struggle not because of lack of talent but because of avoidable mistakes made at the buying and setup stage. These are the ones that matter most.
The Complete Guide to Gig Bag Electric Guitar
A quality gig bag for your electric guitar balances protection with portability. Discover the key features, types, and best practices for keeping your instrument safe while on the move.
Common Ibanez Jem Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of avoidable mistakes trip up Ibanez JEM owners again and again. Here's how to sidestep every one of them.
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Acoustic Guitar
An acoustic guitar is a versatile steel-string instrument for strumming, fingerstyle, songwriting and live performance.
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Epiphone
Accessible guitars with classic styling, covering electrics, acoustics and semi-hollows for players at every level.
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ESP
High-performance electric guitars with fast playability, strong output and a bold look suited to rock and metal.
Fender Acoustic Guitar
Fender acoustic guitar options for dependable tone, comfort and everyday musical use.
Fender Telecaster
The fender telecaster delivers bright, punchy electric guitar tone with dependable playability for stage and studio use.
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Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary electric guitar known for sustain, power and classic rock-ready tone.
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Gibson Sg
The Gibson SG is a lightweight, high-output electric guitar with fast playability and bold stage appeal.
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Les Paul
Iconic solid-body electrics known for sustain, thick tone and a classic rock and blues feel.
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