You are warmly welcome to Astia-studio’s blog. On this page you have all the guitar sound related blog posts. By reading these posts you will learn not only to improve the sound but also how solid and tight you play.
In addition you’ll gain knowledge on how to record your instrument as authentic as possible, how to improve the tuning along with many other important factors.
As a guitarist you surely must know how hard tuning a guitar can get. Sometimes you may press the strings too hard it can cause annoying detune. With this series I hope to help you with tuning-related issues, as I share my studio and live experience from the past quarter of a century. So let’s […]
As a guitarist you surely must know how hard tuning a guitar can get. The G string especially is always a bit out of tune when you play chords after using a tuner. With this series I hope to help you with tuning-related issues, as I share my studio and live experience from the past […]
As a guitarist you surely must know how hard tuning a guitar can get. But what to do when the tuner says your guitar is in tune, yet the ear disagrees? With this series I hope to help you with tuning-related issues, as I share my studio and live experience from the past quarter of […]
As a guitar player you surely must know how hard tuning a guitar can get. Especially if you play with aggressive touch and pluck the strings hard. With this series I hope to help you with tuning-related issues, as I share my studio and live experience from the past quarter of a century. So let’s […]
As a guitar player you surely must know how hard tuning a guitar can get. Enter the tuner to save the day, yet sometimes it may be the opposite. With this series I hope to help you with tuning-related issues, as I share my studio and live experience from the past quarter of a century. […]
Anyone can easily record the guitar in rehearsal room or even in bedroom. The quest for the ultimate guitar sound is where everyone aims, yet it’s very common to be dissatisfied with the sound quality. I will now help you to avoid this common mistake when recording guitar. My writing will help you as a […]
The Finnish folk metal ambassadors, Ensiferum, first came to me in 2014 to make recording, mixing and mastering for One Man Army album. I had worked, or actually “work” sounds too official so let’s change it to “had a blast” with Petri Lindroos (vocals & guitar) back when he was in Norther. We made three […]
Guitar players who recently recorded at Astia-studio share their experience about guitar sound and how different factors affect it. Some of them shed light to equipment and different recording approaches on the quest for the ultimate guitar sound. Let’s hear what Masi Hukari, Ivan Apikov, Markus Toivonen, Juho Koski, Matti Hovi and Rami Kinnunen have to say […]
Any guitar players out there who care about their sound? We would like to share our expertise in recording and mixing guitar-driven music for over a quarter of a century. This post will dig deep deep deep on the quest for the ultimate guitar sound. During the years we have found these tips very useful […]
Welcome to part two where members from Ensiferum and Stam1na share their expressions about the topic. This method will improve how your guitar and bass will get in tune. You will also save money on strings as you do not need to change them as often. Our instructional video shows how the coolest tuning tip […]