In contrast, take a look at a Les Paul. If you decide to re-wire that you'll have to run cables up through the middle of the guitar; put the pickups in in the same way; do what wiring you can out of the guitar; and solder the rest - while not being very careful not to melt...
Should I Restring My Guitar Myself? Restringing your guitar is one of the very firstguitar maintenancetasks you should learn how to do. You could think of learning how to change your strings as a rite of passage that any serious guitar player has had to go through. ...
If you’re new to theStratocasterguitar, you’re bound to wonder about the workings of its pickup selector switch. 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...
An electric guitar can be a rewarding woodworking project that doesn’t require a bunch of experience. Compared to an acoustic guitar, whose body construction and materials vastly affect its sound, an electric guitar’s sound is generated by the parts screwed to the...
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...
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....
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...
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...
The layman's guide to understanding electric guitars and tube amplifiers. By Rob Robinette Have you ever looked at the guts of a guitar amplifier and wondered what all those parts do? Well, I'll walk you through the signal flow and discuss the components in this very simple but great sound...
In this article, we will show you how to adjust the trust rod on your guitar 🎸 and get it setup perfectly to tailor to your unique playing style. 🎸