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Mod Garage: Working with Wire
December 28, 2018
What are the best tools and practices for wiring a guitar? And what’s up with “push-back” wire? Glad you asked.
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On Bass: Low-End Life Hacks, Part 3
December 26, 2018
Exploring more tips, tweaks, and work-arounds to make your low-end life even more enjoyable.
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Acoustic Soundboard: The Virtues of a Stiff Neck
December 25, 2018
The body usually gets most of the sonic credit, but the stiffness of an acoustic guitar’s neck plays a key role in producing a lively sound.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Fender Mustang 90 “Violet”
December 21, 2018
A reader uses Lego pieces to make his Frankenstang unique, but his tone simple.
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Dimed & Dangerous: Preamp Tubes—Little Bottles, Big Sounds
December 21, 2018
Obey the law—Ohm’s Law, that is—and avoid tube burnout!
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: The Curious Hepcat
December 20, 2018
Practicing the art of listening, sharing, and looking around for the sake of learning.
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State of the Stomp: How Much Is Your Art Worth, Dude?
December 19, 2018
Demystifying the cost of boutique pedals.
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Vintage Vault: 1967 Gibson ES-330TD
December 17, 2018
A hollowbody thinline guitar with a sound that appealed to jazz players.
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Signal to Noise: Demystifying the Tube Rectifier
December 16, 2018
Exactly how does this glowing bottle affect your tone?
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Tools for the Task: Guitar Racks
December 14, 2018
Fun fact: Instruments that are out of their cases and convenient to grab will probably get more playing time.
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Question and Obsession: Upside-Down Frown
December 13, 2018
Julien Baker of boygenius joins us in discussing songs that lift our spirits.
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Tone Tips: Attitude Equals Impact
December 12, 2018
Phil X talks about the approach, technique, and attitude needed for standing out and getting the gig.
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Last Call: Adaptation
December 10, 2018
In an ever-changing world, it’s evolve, resist, or both.
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Wizard of Odd: Stella—A Story of Strange Solidbodies
December 9, 2018
You may know that Charley Patton, Lead Belly, and Doc Watson played Stella acoustics built in New Jersey in the 1930s, but these oddball post-WWII electrics hail from Tokyo.
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Bass Bench: Marketing Madness
December 7, 2018
People want to sell the gear they make—that’s A-OK. But how far will some stretch the truth to make the sale?
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Tuning Up: The Vintage Legitimization Myth
December 5, 2018
Why do we love the lusted-after gear of yore? It’s a lot more complicated than we’d like to think.
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State of the Stomp: Save Your Dreams, Slay the Dragon
December 4, 2018
A lesson in how to adapt, survive, and thrive.
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On Bass: Handmade Tone
December 3, 2018
Most of us understand that much of our tone comes from our hands, but exactly how much is open to debate.
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Mod Garage: How to Shield Humbucking Pickup Covers
November 30, 2018
Metal covers offer shielding, but they also rob high end. Is there a way to get around this and have the best of both worlds?
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Meet the New Boss
November 28, 2018
Everyone wants lower prices and better quality when it comes to guitars and gear, but at what price?
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