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How to Convert Your Axe to a Baritone
Although converting to a bari is a job just about any player can handle, there’s a lot more to it than just swapping the existing neck with a long-scale replacement. Here, ace Nashville repairman John LeVan walks you step-by-step through making yours sound spectacular and play like butter.

Features
Features 10 Pro Pedalboards Revealed
Features Lamb of God: No Barriers
Features 4 Unconventional Effects and How To Use Them WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features moe. - Happy Accidents
Features Forgotten Heroes: Jimmy Wyble
Features Rig Rundown: Kenny Wayne Shepherd WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Mike Robinson’s Wacky 1960s Electric Collection WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Roundup: 5 High-End Gig Bags Reviewed WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Heartless Bastards - Arrow WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Style Guide: Acoustic Blues Guitar WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Meshuggah's Mårten Hagström on "Koloss" WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Winter NAMM 2012
Features Keller Williams: Low-End Loop Master

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Digging Deeper
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Departments
Gigging & Recording
Cheapskate Collective: An Introduction WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Play to Your Strengths
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Dad’s Old Guitar
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Restoring a Prototype Gibson Cello Bass, Pt. 2
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Tweaking a Crate V33
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
March 2012 Staff Picks: Gear Abuse Confessions
Vintage & Upkeep - Bottom Feeder
Resurrecting a 1957 Supro Dual Tone
Tech Tips - State of Stomp
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer of the Gods
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Finding the Perfect Fretboard
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Covering The Tonal Bases Part 2: Amps
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Martin Style Types
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
How to Build a Recording Rig, Pt. 1
Gigging & Recording - Last Call
Unoriginal? Join the Illustrious Club
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1957 Gretsch 6022 Rancher
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
More Primary Tele Tone Mods
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Chord Charts 101 WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Modern Builder Vault
HeliArc Guitars
And Don’t Miss… - Your Feedback
March 2012 Letters
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
The Rock Bass Tone that Won’t Go Away