(Used) Guitars Done Right
I’m just a guitar tech who likes to make inexpensive guitars play and sound as good as the pricier ones.
I won’t sell a guitar until I’ve checked it out end to end; leveled frets & dressed fret ends; professionally setup the guitar to factory specs; installed & stretched new (quality) strings; tuned and intonated so that the instrument is worthy of the time and effort you will put into it.
Squier P-Bass – How Cheap Can Fender Get???
I don't have much time this morning, so I chose a guitar that looked like it wouldn't need very...
Used Guitar Shopping on the Cheap
I'd posted a bass guitar on Marketplace for $120. I'd checked it out end to end, checked every...
String Height Measuring – Capo or No?
This morning, I had a customer tell me that I'm wrong to measure string height at the 17th fret...
Don’t Clean Your Pickups???
I love GuitarWorld.com but dang! I wish they'd stop selling voo-doo and pixie dust! Their latest article about Britney Howard's belief that filthy pickups are the key to her sound is a real disservice to its readers and guitar players everywhere. That crud can corrode...
Stupidest Guitar Article of the Week
it's title? The best electric guitars under $500: 10 top choice electrics for smaller budgets- guitarworld.com Despite the somewhat redundant wording of the title, the article promised to be an interesting read - and it was, but not for their intended reasons. The...
Superbowl Firebird & Shakira’s Other Custom Guitars
Shakira stunned the Super Bowl with a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird - but she has a surprising history of dazzling custom guitars. From a Fender Mustang to a Yamaha Revstar, Shakira is doing her part to revive the guitar's popularity. Read more..
Andy Gill, influential guitarist with Gang of Four, dies aged 64
The Gang of Four heralded Gill as “one of the best to ever do it … we’ll remember him for his kindness and generosity, his fearsome intelligence, bad jokes, mad stories and endless cups of darjeeling tea. He just so happened to be a bit of a genius too.” Gill’s guitar...
Renewed Epiphone Emphasis + Kramer Plans
Gibson CEO JC Curleigh says he is 'Really Putting Attention' on Epiphone Now, Talks Kramer Plans. Yup - they're bring back Kramer! Yay! For the video version, click this image - For the Cliff Notes version, click this link to Ultimate-Guitar.com
New Epiphone Models
Guitar World has an article detailing 28 new(ish) Epiphone models. The Cliff Notes version - The Original and Modern Inspired by Gibson guitars boast a host of classic and new features, including the more Gibson-like Kalamazoo headstock, as well as upgraded...
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