How To Put On Cufflinks Putting cufflinks on can seem like a tedious, frustrating task at first. However, a little practice goes a long way, so don’t get too discouraged if you struggle at first! By adhering to the steps below, you’ll be fastening your shirt cuffs like a pro in no...
Throughout the build, it’s important to keep the centerline reference on the top, back, and body until the neck pocket and pickup cavities are routed, and the bridge and tailpiece mounting holes are drilled. These need to be aligned with the neck so that the strings are centered on it...
Throughout the build, it’s important to keep the centerline reference on the top, back, and body until the neck pocket and pickup cavities are routed, and the bridge and tailpiece mounting holes are drilled. These need to be aligned with the neck so that th...
That is, they consume no power, and you don't have to plug them into a power supply. (Some do have "active" electronics powered by an onboard battery.) The vibration of the strings produces a signal in the pickup coil. That bare, unamplified signal is what comes out of the guitar ...
narrow a tone's dynamic range by limiting the attack on a note and amplifying its decay. Put your compressor or preamp at the beginning of your effects chain to send hot, clean, level signals to the rest of your stomp boxes. Slap a noise gate pedal at the end of your chain to silenc...
harmonious sound. Chord charts are one way for new guitarists to learn chords. These charts are a visual way to learn which strings and frets are used to form the notes to play a specific chord. They also show you where to place your fingers on the fretboard to strum a particular chord...
It’s a five-position blade-type switch mounted diagonally on the lower half of the pickguard on the treble-strings side, just forward of the control knobs. Its placement there is, like that of all Stratocaster parts, entirely deliberate—close enough to the strumming/picking hand to be with...
A single-coil-equipped guitar such as a Fender Stratocaster will deliver the goodies here. Your basic tone will be clean and transparent, and your soft-to-loud dynamics—when you switch from playing with more or less attack on the strings—should be translated clearly. You adore surf music....
These chords would work well if we put down the pick and tried fingerpicking too. Using your thumb, alternate between the lowest two strings of each chord, on the beat. Meanwhile, play the top note of the chord with your middle finger at the same time as the first thumb note, and then...
A truss rod is a metal bar (usually made from steel or graphite) that reinforces the neck of a guitar, bass, or other stringed instruments. When tuned up to pitch, the strings will put several hundred pounds of pressure on the neck –more than enough to bend it. A truss rod’s job...