Mistakes To Avoid
Everything published on Viyolens under Mistakes To Avoid — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
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 Stentor Music Co Ltd Mistakes to Avoid
A guide to avoiding common pitfalls when purchasing and maintaining Stentor instruments, covering setup, sizing, strings and maintenance essentials.
Common Headphone Amp Mistakes to Avoid
Most amp disappointments aren't about the amp at all—they're about buying the wrong one for the job. Here are the eight mistakes that cost money and frustration.
Common Pocket Operator Mistakes to Avoid
Most Pocket Operator frustrations come from a few very avoidable mistakes. Here's what catches people out most often and how to deal with each one.
Common Vocoder Mistakes to Avoid
A muddy, lifeless vocoder patch is almost always down to one of a handful of repeated mistakes — here's each one, and the easy fix.
Common Flatwound Bass Strings Mistakes to Avoid
Flatwounds are low-maintenance, but not zero-maintenance. Here are the mistakes that catch players out — and how to avoid them.
Common Ibanez Electric Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Common mistakes people make when buying an Ibanez electric guitar, and how to avoid them. From tremolo choices to neglecting setup — here's what actually matters.
Common Baritone Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Baritone guitar mistakes often come from misunderstanding the adjustment period or ignoring hardware quality. Here are nine pitfalls and how to dodge each one.
Common Distortion Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Common Dac Mistakes to Avoid
Most DAC disappointments are setup problems, not defects. This guide shows the 10 pitfalls people hit and how to avoid them before wasting money.
Common Pedal Power Supply Mistakes to Avoid
Most pedalboard power problems come from preventable mistakes: using wrong voltage, undersizing current capacity, or daisy-chaining high-current digital pedals. Here's what to avoid.
Common Les Paul Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Les Paul mistakes happen to everyone, but most are avoidable. Here are the eight pitfalls people fall into most often, and exactly how to dodge each one.
Common Cable Management Mistakes to Avoid
Most cable management problems aren't caused by lack of knowledge—they're caused by habits, assumptions, or not thinking things through. Here's what to watch for and how to fix it.
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Baritone Guitar
Baritone guitars offer a deeper tuning range, longer scale and powerful low-end tone for specialist rhythm and lead work...
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Distortion Pedal
A distortion pedal adds focused gain, sustain and punch for guitarists building classic or high-gain tones.
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Flatwound Bass Strings
Smooth, warm bass strings with reduced finger noise, ideal for vintage tones, jazz, soul and comfortable playing.
Ibanez Electric Guitar
Fast-playing electrics with modern styling, comfortable necks and versatile tones for everything from practice to profes...
Les Paul Guitar
Classic solid-body electrics with rich sustain, powerful tone and broad appeal for stage and studio work.
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Pedal Power Supply
Pedal power supplies provide reliable, tidy and quiet energy for guitar and bass effects boards of any size.
Pocket Operator
Pocket operator is a compact music device for portable beatmaking, sequencing and creative sound design.
Vocoder
Vocoders for robotic vocal effects, sound design and expressive electronic performance.
