Dirk Wacker

Dirk Wacker lives in Germany and has been a guitar addict since age 5. He runs several websites and a workshop on the subject. When not working at his guitar workbench, writing surveys, or penning columns for Premier Guitar, he plays country, rockabilly, surf, and flamenco. He also enjoys good coffee and working on vintage cars. Contact him at info@singlecoil.com.

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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?

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

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.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair: Sustainable DIY Guitar Workshop Helpers

You don’t need to blow your savings to set up a basic guitar workshop. Here are some quick-and-easy DIY tools you can rig up with household materials.

Tipping Your Cap: Simple Mods for More Capacitance in Your Signal Chain

Are You Using the Right Guitar Cable?

The least exciting piece of your rig can impact your tone in a big way. Here’s what you need to know.

The Andy Summers Telecaster Wiring, Pt. 2

We’ve covered Andy’s iconic guitar and what makes it so special, so now we’ll get to building our own.

Andy Summers Tele Wiring

The Police guitarist’s go-to guitar is the source of a few mysteries, so let’s crack the code.

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Dirk Wacker

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

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

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

You don’t need to blow your savings to set up a basic guitar workshop. Here are some quick-and-easy DIY tools you can rig up with household materials.

The least exciting piece of your rig can impact your tone in a big way. Here’s what you need to know.

We’ve covered Andy’s iconic guitar and what makes it so special, so now we’ll get to building our own.

The Police guitarist’s go-to guitar is the source of a few mysteries, so let’s crack the code.