Of course, electric guitars vary in how they are strung up. Some guitars, like theFenderStratocaster, have strings running through the back of the guitar. Other guitars only require the string to be strung up through the bottom of the bridge (as seen on manyGibson-style Tune-o-Matic bridg...
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....
The pickup switch is the key to the Stratocaster’s time-honored tonal versatility, because it controls which pickups or which combinations of pickups are on at any given time. Since the Stratocaster is Fender’s sole three-pickup guitar, its pickup switch has an important job to do. It’...
In this piece, we'll break down everything you need to know to ensure you've got the right strings on your Stratocaster, Telecaster or any other electric guitar. String Gauges "String gauge" refers to the size of the string, as in how thick, measured in thousandths of an inch. The ga...
Most manufactures don’t actually write the production dates on the guitar in plain view. First let’s take a look at where to find ID numbers on a Fender guitar. Where do I find my Fender Serial Number? This article is intended to help you date your Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster, and...
Stick the template to the body and route the bridge cavity. Use a 5/64" bit to drill the holes for the pickup rings and then mount the pickups in the rings, and the rings to the body. Once they’re all fitted, remove them. Align the tailpiece with the...
To get an authentic sound, you’ll want an electric guitar with single-coil pickups and an amp with clean/light overdrive channels. You’ll also want a spring reverb effect. If you go deeper, it’s arguably a Fender slam-dunk: we’d recommend Stratocasters, Jags and Jazzmasters through...
The cheapest US-made Fender Stratocaster listed at £436, making the Squiers about half the price. And, not least, the Squier guitars offered the only way for a European guitarist to buy a new vintage-look Strat, Tele, P-Bass or Jazz. It got to the point where we were told as ...
How to Remove a Fender Inlayed Guitar Nut Most Fender Stratocaster and Telecasters have inlayed nuts. These nuts are glued into a notch or channel that is routed into the fretboard. The Slide Method As will all guitar repairs, there are multiple ways to remove this style of nut, but the...
LEARN ALL ABOUT CHORDSTRY FENDER PLAY FOR FREE “Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded” - JIMI HENDRIX LEARN YOUR FIRST SONG ON GUITAR One of the main reasons a person picks up a guitar is to play ...