"Normally I begin my mixes by working on the drums, and then the vocals, but in this case I began with the guitar and the vocals. The whole thing was about making these two talk to each other and making sure they weren't getting in each other's way. I wanted them both to have e...
you can replace the cavity cover. Be careful screwing the screws back into the body. Many people tighten them too much and strip the threads in the body. A trick I like to use is to coat the screws with wax before you screw them back into the body. The wax will help hold them in ...
I mean, it’s done. Kip wants me to replace a couple of solos. I had my guitar worked on and they put stainless steel frets in it and for some reason, it makes this weird tinge in the high end on certain notes, so Kip wants me to go fix those. There’s a song that John Rot...
As you have probably figured out, without this block, the springs will pull the bridge into the guitar body and bury the saddle screws. This is because of the string tension isn’t there to counterbalance the springs. Don’t worry. All you have to do is grab the whammy bar and pull t...
Some of the best stuff I’ve ever written came when I was just relaxing and noodling on the guitar or piano, enjoying myself. But if you combine that enjoyment, with a focused block of time that you’ve set aside to do music, there’s no limit to what you can write. ...