Take a second and give me a good vote when you get done reading. I'd like to move up in the review pecking order and that's the only way. There is a seemingly endless variety of pickups out there for electric...
For most people interested in guitar at one time or another you'll want to build a parts guitar or one from scratch. Some important things to know about guitar parts are quality and fit. With the many parts...
I have been looking at several of these auctions from China, and, as you might expect, they ARE too good to be true. Yes, you can get a Gibson or Fender for $3, but here is the catch....It's Fake, and the...
Buying a Fender Stratocaster - A Guide for the Novice Guide, Part II UNDER CONSTRUCTION (due to the length of the original guide, I have had to divide it into Part I and Part II. If you haven't read Part I you...
Hello Again! In our second part in the HOW TO BUILD A CUSTOM STRAT OR TELE series we are going to focus on NECK SELECTION. If you read our previous guide about starting your project you will remember we said...
The Fender Hwy 1 Stratocaster, what can I say about this instrument? It is reasonably low cost for a Stratocaster, and aimed at re-creating the vintage feel and sound of the early 1960's.......it is a great...
FINALLY. Here we are. If you have read all of our other guides leading up to this one, then you have selected the proper neck, body, pickups and hardware to make your custom made DREAM GUITAR a reality. Now we...
Now that we have built our custom made guitar, we should dial it in and set it up to play the way we want it to. We need a starting point regardless of how we want it to play. The bridge saddles should all be...
Out of all the expensive vintage guitar parts, capacitors are the least documented and easiest to mis-represent as a genuine Fender or Gibson part. Before you pay for a high-dollar cap, do your research. A...
Here we are again, this time to help you select the perfect guitar body. Much like the other steps in selecting the components of your DREAM GUITAR, we suggest playing many existing guitars to figure out what...