Electric Guitars Keeping Frets on the Level We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.Andy PowersFeb 08, 2021
Gear DIY: Relic’ing Metal Hardware Our series on how to age a guitar, piece by piece, continues. This month we tackle the bridge and strap buttons.Dirk WackerFeb 05, 2021
Bass Swiss Cheese and Vibrating Instruments Does artificially breaking in a guitar by “exciting” it really work—at least in the manner we hope it will? And what does that have to do with cheese?Heiko HoepfingerJan 22, 2021
Mod Garage Ultra-Flexible Wiring for Your Duo-Sonic Four rad add-ons and a whopping six pickup combinations for the Fender offset.Dirk WackerJan 15, 2021
Reviews Does Factory Fresh Mean Ready to Play? Top techs share their tips, tweaks, and onstage product development for brand-spankin’-new guitars.Jol DantzigNov 29, 2020
Reviews The COVID Files: Inside the Mod Garage Shop During Lockdown Dirk Wacker shares what the last six months have been like for him and his guitar-tech business in Germany.Dirk WackerNov 27, 2020
Electric Guitars The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.Andy PowersNov 26, 2020
Bass Does Fret Material Really Matter for a Bass? Conventional wisdom says that, as a string anchor point, the metal alloy must play a tonal factor. But it's more complicated than that....Heiko HoepfingerOct 30, 2020
