A simple, sturdy stands that keeps your guitar safe instead of lying on the couch where someone might sit on it!

For recording you'll want a fairly sturdy stand with an arm so you can record either voice or guitar.

This is a great piece of software. Good, workable interface, excellent onboard instruments, but my favourite is how easily you can record and edit multiple takes. This “take” ability is what made me give up my other software for Logic. It’s a steep learning curve at first, but once you get a hang of it, it really is great.

If you have a pickup on your acoustic guitar, or you want to tune your electric guitar, this is a great tuner. My life changed when I bought this. Much easier than trying to tune by ear and this baby is easy to read and accurate.

It can be hard finding a good set of headphones. These have a fairly flat response so they're good for mixing and they're light and comfortable. You won't have a headache after several hours of wearing them.

If you are into recording your own music, the Duet is excellent. Plug your mic or electric guitar into it and you’ll get great pristine sound. But even more exciting is you run your computer’s sound output through it and you’ll notice an amazing difference in sound quality.

And here's the perfect microphone for the Duet. The NT1-A with the pop filter and shock mount and you are good to go. I invested in this microphone for my last CD and the difference in sound quality was amazing.

When recording my guitar, I would move the arm of my mic stand down to the level of the guitar but the shock mount couldn't swivel up high enough to get a proper angle. I found this little adapter solved the problem perfectly. Just search online to find out where to buy it.

Another great device for people recording at home. You can use this to control your music recording program from a distance. A big help when you’re trying to find a quiet spot away from your computer.