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Two Stratocaster Service Hacks You Can Use
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Two Stratocaster Service Hacks You Can Use

Make your life on the workbench easier with a couple inexpensive gizmos.

Routing 101: Replacing a Bridge P-90 Pickup With a Humbucker
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Routing 101: Replacing a Bridge P-90 Pickup With a Humbucker

Learning how to safely use a router is the key to this easy DIY project that you can do in an afternoon, yielding a different menu of tones.

Neck repair acoustic guitar
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An Acoustic Care and Repair Recap

Chris Martin taps Martin Guitar’s top tech Dave Regec for the expert edge on how to maintain your acoustic guitar—and when to take it to a pro.

DIY Relic’ing: Harley Benton DC-Junior Electronics
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DIY Relic’ing: Harley Benton DC-Junior Electronics

Let's look at the wiring and innards of our project guitar and make some swaps before we age them.

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Why the Hell Is My Guitar Repair Taking So Long?

Covid caused a huge uptick in guitar sales and repair requests. If you're considering trying to fix it yourself rather than wait in line, here's a simple rule of thumb to keep in mind.

How to Ground Passive Circuits, Pt. 2 (Plus, Build a Solder Cage!)
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How to Ground Passive Circuits, Pt. 2 (Plus, Build a Solder Cage!)

Here are four ways to ground individual lugs to pots, two ways to connect ground wires to pickups, and a clever soldering technique developed by my colleague Mark Foley.

DIY: How to Adjust Electric-Guitar Intonation
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DIY: How to Adjust Electric-Guitar Intonation

Gruhn Guitars' setup guru Nathan Golliher shows how to easily make your Strat, Les Paul, and Telecaster ring true up and down the fretboard.