Playing Technique
Everything published on Viyolens under Playing Technique — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
How to Set Up and Use Guitar Plectrums
The Complete Guide to Pick Fender
A humble guitar pick might seem inconsequential, but for millions of guitarists, the Fender pick is an essential tool that shapes tone, comfort and playing style.
Cool Plectrums for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A beginner's guide to cool plectrums (guitar picks). Explore materials, thickness options, grip comfort, and how to build your first pick collection.
The Complete Guide to Fender Plectrum
Fender plectrums profoundly influence tone and playing comfort despite their small size. Discover how thickness, material, and shape affect your sound and technique.
The Complete Guide to Bass Guitar Picks
Bass guitar picks come in varied thicknesses and materials, each affecting your tone and attack. Thick picks give bright control; thin picks produce warmth.
How to Set Up and Use Lap Harp
Pick Fender: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right Fender pick dramatically affects your playing experience and tone. This guide walks you through thickness, materials, shapes, and price tiers to find the perfect pick for your needs...
Common Nose Flute Mistakes to Avoid
Most nose flute problems come down to a handful of common mistakes — here are the ones to know about and how to correct them before they become entrenched habits.
Guitar Plectrums Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Pick Jazz 3 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Jazz picks are thicker, smaller, and shaped differently from standard picks. This guide helps beginners understand what makes them special, choose the right thickness, and develop comfortable techniqu...
Common Melodica Music Instrument Mistakes to Avoid
A forgiving instrument, but a few habits still slow players down or damage it early. Here are the common melodica mistakes, and the simple fix for each.
Electric 12 String Strings for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Electric 12-string guitars sound rich and shimmering, but beginners worry about playing comfort and string complexity. This guide walks you through understanding 12-string strings, choosing the right...
Common Handpan Mistakes to Avoid
A handpan is forgiving to play but unforgiving to mistreat — here are the habits that quietly cause the most damage and disappointment.
Cool Plectrums: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right plectrum affects your tone, speed, and comfort more than most players realise. Learn thickness, material, shape, and price options.
Common Agogo Bells Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of habits explain most problems with agogo bells. Here are six specific mistakes, why they happen, and the quick fix for each.
The Complete Guide to String Action Guitar
String action guitar height determines playability, comfort, and tone. Learn to measure, understand, and adjust string action to suit your playing style and hand strength.
Common Bongo Drumming Mistakes to Avoid
The most common bongo drumming mistakes are habits, not talent problems. Here is what to catch early, and the simple fix for each one.
Five-String Bass Guitars: A Complete Guide
Five-string bass instruments expand tonal range and creative possibilities. Explore the benefits, challenges, and techniques for playing extended-range bass guitars.
The Complete Guide to Picks For Electric Guitar
Picks for electric guitar are far more influential on tone and playability than many guitarists realise, directly shaping your sound character.
The Ultimate Guide to Stringing Electric Guitar
Choosing the right electric guitar strings influences tone, playability and durability. This guide covers gauges, materials and selection for every player.
The Complete Guide to Clip For Guitar
Discover guitar capos: how they work, which types exist, and how to choose the right one. Essential guide for every guitarist's toolkit.
The Complete Guide to Metal Picks Guitar
Metal picks are essential for aggressive guitar playing. Discover how thickness, material, and grip affect your tone, attack, and control.
Guitar Plectrums: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Guitar Plectrums for Beginners: A Complete Guide
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Agogo Bells
Add bright Latin-style rhythm and cut-through tone with agogo bells for stage, studio and percussion setups.
Electric Guitar Strings
electric guitar strings provide reliable tone, tuning stability and playing feel for everything from practice to live pe...
Five Strings Bass Guitar
A five strings bass guitar extends the range with a low B string, giving players more versatility for modern bass parts.
Guitar Capo
A guitar capo changes key quickly, helping players adapt chord shapes, vocals and arrangements with minimal effort.
Guitar Plectrums
Guitar plectrums help shape tone and technique, with different gauges and materials suited to different styles of playin...
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Handpan
Handpans combine melody and rhythm with resonant, hand-played tones for solo, ambient and acoustic music.
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Lap Harp
Lap harp instruments are compact, lap-held harps with a gentle tone, suited to learning, home practice and solo music.
Nose Flute
Distinctive traditional wind instrument with a soft, expressive tone for melodic and ceremonial playing.
