Don't Have Pedals? These Guitars Already Have Them Built In

A follow-up to the pedals guide for players who'd rather skip pedalboards entirely, covering two guitars with amp effects built straight into the body. The Strydom AU01 and Enya Xmari both run on the same Enya DSP chip, offering four onboard tones and matching ceramic HSS pickups, with silent headphone practice, USB-C recording, and Bluetooth app control. Highlights the app's AI assistant, which helps beginners build custom tones without needing to understand effects chains from scratch. Confirms both guitars are genuinely stage and studio ready, with a standard 1/4" output for live use and OTG recording support....

Choosing the Right Electric Guitar for Your Music Style – Rock, Blues, Metal & More

A visual, genre-first buying guide that helps shoppers pick an electric guitar based on the sound they want, not just looks, covering Metal, Blues, Rock, and an All-Rounder category. Each genre section explains what to actually look for (stainless steel frets and extended range for metal, HSS coil-split setups for blues, Stratway-style super strats for rock) paired with two real in-stock picks from Hex, SQOE, Strydom, and Donner. Includes a quick "Procraft Insight" callout on matching pickup type to genre before worrying about aesthetics. Ends with an FAQ section covering the most common genre-specific buying questions.