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Tonewood Teardown: How Good Can a Cheap Guitar Sound?
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The John 5 Ghost Telecaster Wiring
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The John 5 Ghost Telecaster Wiring

This Tele looks flashy, but its unique wiring scheme is simple and easy to recreate.

Build Your Own PRS Sweet Switch
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Build Your Own PRS Sweet Switch

The parts for the vaunted device may be out of production, but there’s still a way to simulate it on your own guitar.

DIY: Hot-Rodding a Squier Bullet HT
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DIY: Hot-Rodding a Squier Bullet HT

A step-by-step guide to transforming a template single-coil import into a humbucker-equipped firebreather with neck-and-bridge-pickup coil-splitting.

DIY Guitar: 8 Cool Reader Mods
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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.

Mod Garage: The Scott Henderson S-Style Wiring
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Mod Garage: The Scott Henderson S-Style Wiring

This guitar wiring is special in that the two tone controls are freely assigned, and the tone control is bypassed in the two in-between positions. Let’s go under the hood.

How to Change Pickup Wires (& Why)
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How to Change Pickup Wires (& Why)

It’s not difficult to replace the wiring in your pickups, but it takes some finesse. Here’s a step-by-step guide.