Accessories & supplies
The small things that decide the result
Twelve categories of accessories, judged the same way as the instruments: by what they change, and whether the cheap option is already good enough. Most disappointing first weeks come down to a mono cable, a dead string or a stand that will not hold a microphone still — not the instrument.
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Being written
These categories are being worked through. They are listed here so you know what is coming, and deliberately not linked until there is something to read.
- Guitar strings
- Picks & straps
- Mic stands & arms
- Pop filters & shields
- Keyboard stands & pedals
- Sticks, heads & pads
- Cases & gig bags
- Acoustic treatment
- Tuners & metronomes
- Effects pedals
- Music stands & lights