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What Matters More in an Acoustic Guitar—Design or Tonewoods?
August 16, 2020
Skillful guitar design reflects not only an appreciation for quality materials, but a nuanced understanding of how they behave.
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Killing the Bass, Part 1
August 14, 2020
Interpreting memories, wrangling frequencies, and exploring the importance of well-designed studio rooms.
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Billy Bought a Guitar ... Company
August 9, 2020
This is what happened when Nashville hit-maker Billy Grammer decided to fund his own “perfect” flattop.
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DIY: Relic’ing Tuners, Part 1
August 7, 2020
Our relic’ing series continues. Here’s an easy way to age the metal casings of guitar tuners.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: "Hot Wonderful" Circuit-Board 6-String
August 3, 2020
A guitarist finds a shipping shortcut through Amazon and tries out a no-frills, peel-and-stick body customization.
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Dialing 9-1-1 for a Hoyer 725
August 2, 2020
Resuscitating a quirky, heavily damaged ’60s-era electric is made possible by a skilled technician and friend.
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Recording Dojo: Understanding Compression, Pt. 2
July 31, 2020
Epic settings for industry-standard compressors.
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Last Call: Why We Like Distortion
July 30, 2020
While researching guitarists’ obsession with tone, I found a fascinating take on why heightened sound frequencies excite humans.
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Prepare for Takeoff on the Modular-Synth Spaceship
July 27, 2020
Looking for the otherworldly? Here are some devices and concepts that point the way.
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Jol Dantzig’s Esoterica Electrica: Walking the Simulated Sonic Runway
July 19, 2020
If a plug-in can make a Strat-like sound out of a Les Paul, or a hollow jazz box out of a Tele, what does it mean to be a guitar builder today?
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A Rock ’n’ Roll Survivor Beats the Odds Again
July 12, 2020
Time and a tornado can’t stop this 18-watt Gibson GA-20 Minuteman—or the little Nashville guitar shop that’s selling it.
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The Anatomy of a Bass String
July 10, 2020
Taking some time to explore a bit deeper than the winding.
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The Woodshed Chronicles
July 9, 2020
Songwriter/guitarist Lauren Strange, PG editors, and our reader of the month share the guitar projects they’ve embarked on during the pandemic.
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This Father’s Day I Was in Lockdown. Two Years Ago I Was Hanging with Robert Plant (Sort Of).
July 5, 2020
How the pandemic has reshaped my perception of that first live experience with the Zep legend.
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The Fascinating Peavey T-60 Tone Circuit
July 3, 2020
With out-of-phase and coil-switching options, a treble-bleed network, and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, this dual-humbucker’s wiring was ahead of its time when it came out in 1978.
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A Thick Body Rick Classic in Perfect Fireglo
June 29, 2020
This 381 from 1970 also features then-new Hi-Gain single-coil pickups.
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Will Ray’s Bottom Feeder: Bohemian “Old Glory” Oil-Can Guitar
June 22, 2020
After a time-consuming series of tweaks, our columnist is glad he didn’t can the can.
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Last Call: Things I Learned During Quarantine
June 12, 2020
Lockdown isn’t easy, but it’s revealed some lessons, both trivial (Alexa can fart on demand) and divine (guitar is alive and well).
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