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Tone woods for electric guitars
Originally written 2009. Updated 2023. NOTE: There are many other well-known tone woods used in the making of acoustic guitars. This...

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Nov 15, 202415 min read
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The ultimate guide on Floyd Rose tremolos for lefties
It's taken me a year to put this together, but I have finally written the absolute definitive guide on left handed Floyd Rose tremolos. I...

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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Why I like Tonerider pickups
I have a Tonerider Rocksong pickup in one of my personal Gaskell Explorers. The thing is a beast. I love it. But that is not the reason I...

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Feb 28, 20242 min read
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Left handed guitar knobs
One thing that all the major guitar brands utterly fail on when it comes to making left hand guitars (if they even do) is fitting them...

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Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Left handed guitar pickups
Is there such a thing? Do you have to think about this when buying or upgrading a lefty guitar? Electric guitars have two types of...

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May 2, 20233 min read
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Kahler tremolos for lefty guitars
Personally, I like Kahler® tremolos. I had a guitar with an original “patent pending” Kahler tremolo back in the 1980s. It was solid...

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Apr 7, 20173 min read
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Upgrading pickups
Although pickups are a major contributor to the final sound of any electric guitar or bass they are not the be-all-and-end-all of how a...

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Oct 19, 20163 min read
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Free left handed guitar knobs
I’ve just gotten in a new batch of left handed speed knobs. They aren’t always easy to get and to be honest, in the past, I haven’t given...

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Jul 5, 20162 min read
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