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My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps
Silver & Black

My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps

Our columnist shares what he’s learned over a lifetime of amp ownership, mods, and more.

Wood shavings on newspaper next to a green wooden block and a knife cutting into it.
Mod Garage

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

Next on this tonewood teardown miniseries, our columnist cleans out his Harley Benton electric’s neck pocket and preps the control cavities.

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

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?

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.

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.