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Tonewood Teardown: The Final Verdict on Our Harley Benton Experiment
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Tonewood Teardown: The Final Verdict on Our Harley Benton Experiment

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Mod Garage Guitar Makeover: Optimize Your Electric Guitar’s Body
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Mod Garage Guitar Makeover: Optimize Your Electric Guitar’s Body

Next in this ongoing experiment, our columnist uses toothpicks, cardboard, and styrofoam to fine-tune his T-style electric.

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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
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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.

Tonewood Teardown: How Good Can a Cheap Guitar Sound?
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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?
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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?
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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.

Are You Using the Right Guitar Cable?
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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
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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.

The Andy Summers Telecaster Wiring, Part I
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Andy Summers Tele Wiring

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

Fighting Feedback on a Telecaster
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Fighting Feedback on a Telecaster

If you’re used to cranking your Tele, you may have encountered a feedback issue or two. Here are some easy solutions.