Your Guitar Needs Humidity! Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke BSEd, MA "songthief" Besides the structural and wood protecting aspect of using a humidifier, there are also sonic benefits.If you're interested in seeing...
There seems to be a growing trend for listings of "Gibson" guitars coming out of China. Most of these are easy to spot "fakes" (and thus, they are probably illegal, I am sure Gibson is not really happy to see...
Here's a few tips that I've found to work very well to help you get a nice fret surface;1. Protect the fretboard by "masking off" the fingerboard. Cheap masking tape works best because it peels of easier when...
I just read a guide warning luthiers about Eden parts. The writer said you don't need to be an expert to know that they are not good quality. Well, I am an expert and I have found most their parts to be good...
Background: In the early eighties, I used to go to pawn shops and auctions trying to find beater guitars to work on, fix up, paint or whatever. I didn't know much about guitars, I knew the name Ibanez and when...
Many choices abound for buying electric guitars, and the old ones are getting rare. Should I buy a "new" one, an old "non mainline" brand?? A "relic?" A "signature?"Keep one or two perspectives: am I buying it...
Lately a lot of Fake Gibson merchandise has been popping up on ebay, The newest items is Guitar Cases and Pickups, The cases are getting harder to spot, but the first tell tale sign is the inside, look at...
I read that Paul Stanley's guitar tech used this stuff called "Gorgomyte" to clean Paul's frets and fretboards. I had never heard of it. Of course I found a seller of the product on Ebay and gave it a try. ...
The fantastic thing about Ibanez Les Paul Custom designs of the seventies is that the hardware, held separately, is just standard rate. Yet the guitar remains playable in a very unique way. In many ways, the...