Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

DIY

Mod Garage Tonewood Teardown: Chasing the “Closet-Classic” Look
photo courtesy SINGLECOIL (https://singlecoil.com)
DIY

Mod Garage Tonewood Teardown: Chasing the “Closet-Classic” Look

Popular

Reverb Therapy, Part 2
Recording Dojo

Reverb Therapy, Part 2

My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps
Silver & Black

My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps

Meet the Brands Powering the DIY Guitar Revolution
Photo by Scott Marx
DIY

Meet the Brands Powering the DIY Guitar Revolution

Recent

Wood shavings on newspaper next to a green wooden block and a knife cutting into it.
SINGLECOIL (https://singlecoil.com)
Mod Garage

Mod Garage Guitar Makeover: Neck-Pocket Cleanup and DIY Routing

Mod Garage DIY Guitar Makeover: First Steps and Needle Files
DIY

Mod Garage DIY Guitar Makeover: First Steps and Needle Files

The tonewood teardown miniseries continues as our columnist sets to work on his T-style Harley Benton electric.

Close-up of a Lexicon 224 audio effects unit, featuring various knobs and buttons for adjustments.
Recording Dojo

​Reverb Therapy, Part 1

There are so many types of reverbs, so what distinguishes them?

A close-up of a person's hands adjusting knobs on a sound mixing console.
Recording Dojo

The Red Light Trifecta

Tonewood Teardown: How Good Can a Cheap Guitar Sound?
Mod Garage

Tonewood Teardown: How Good Can a Cheap Guitar Sound?

Get out your tool box and follow along over the next few months as our columnist overhauls a bargain-bin 6 string.

Feelings vs. Physics: What Matters Most for Electric Guitar Tone?
Mod Garage

Feelings vs. Physics: What Matters Most for Electric Guitar Tone?

If you want to know how your electric will sound through an amp, think about mass, not mojo.

How to Use EQ Like a Pro
Recording Dojo

How to Use EQ Like a Pro

What Are Your Tubes Really Doing?
Amp DIY

What Are Your Tubes Really Doing?

When you flip the power switch on your amp, they bring the heat.

Fender Amp Primer: Deluxe Reverb and Princeton Reverb
Silver & Black

Fender Amp Primer: Deluxe Reverb and Princeton Reverb

To those classic American amp beginners, here’s the scoop on how two of the most popular models compare.

Electric Guitar Tonewood Teardown: Can We Get Good Sounds From Cheap Guitars?
Mod Garage

Electric Guitar Tonewood Teardown: Can We Get Good Sounds From Cheap Guitars?

In the first part of a Mod Garage miniseries, our columnist sets some parameters on tone talk.

Amp Man’s Guide to Buying a Tube Amp
Gear Features

Amp Man’s Guide to Buying a Tube Amp