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Reader Guitar of the Month: Beheaded Deacon
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: Beheaded Deacon

This reader’s onset health issues prevented him from building his guitar alongside his luthier friend, but in the end, his friend’s guidance helped produce the perfect headstockless guitar.

Reader Guitar of the Month: Alameda Clam Shack
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: Alameda Clam Shack

This month’s guitar comes equipped with its own Gretsch-inspired custom pickups, sure to deliver surfy sounds.

DIY 101: How to Mod Your Bass with a Badass Bridge
Bass

DIY 101: How to Mod Your Bass with a Badass Bridge

This high-mass, intonation-focused drop-in replacement bridge has been around since the ’70s. Follow these quick steps to try one out for yourself.

DIY Guitar: 8 Cool Reader Mods
DIY

DIY Guitar: 8 Cool Reader Mods

A spotlight on real-life DIY adventures, from a steampunk-inspired work of art to a tone-happy Strat-style to a 1961 Gibson restoration.

How to Build Your Own DCR Measuring Tool
Mod Garage

How to Build Your Own DCR Measuring Tool

Let’s build one of my favorite DIY guitar tools that I use daily in my shop. I’ll show you two versions and then explain how to put them into action.

DIY: Seven Ways to Soup Up Your New Guitar
Guitar & Bass Mods

DIY: Seven Ways to Soup Up Your New Guitar

Luthier Dave Helmer shows you how to cure buzzy strings, bad intonation, gnarly frets, high action, and other common troubles with off-the-shelf axes.

Reader Guitar of the Month: Daphne Blue “1968” Stratocaster
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: Daphne Blue “1968” Stratocaster

Regretting that his 1968 “Hendrix” Strat got away, a guitarist decides to recreate it 50 years later.