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Swiss Cheese and Vibrating Instruments
January 22, 2021
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?
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DIY: How to Install a Soundboard Transducer
January 15, 2021
Watch Gruhn Guitars' in-house guru David Kriesel walk you step-by-step through the process of making your flattop amp- and DI-friendly.
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Ultra-Flexible Wiring for Your Duo-Sonic
January 15, 2021
Four rad add-ons and a whopping six pickup combinations for the Fender offset.
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DIY: How to Adjust a Truss Rod
December 15, 2020
Is neck bowing making your favorite instrument harder to play with each passing season? This comprehensive video shows how to easily get it just right on all your acoustic, electric, and bass guitars.
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Does Factory Fresh Mean Ready to Play?
November 29, 2020
Top techs share their tips, tweaks, and onstage product development for brand-spankin’-new guitars.
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The COVID Files: Inside the Mod Garage Shop During Lockdown
November 27, 2020
Dirk Wacker shares what the last six months have been like for him and his guitar-tech business in Germany.
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The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard
November 26, 2020
How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.
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Does Fret Material Really Matter for a Bass?
October 30, 2020
Conventional wisdom says that, as a string anchor point, the metal alloy must play a tonal factor. But it's more complicated than that....
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DIY Relic’ing Tuners, Part 2
October 23, 2020
The Mod Garage guitar-aging series continues. Try these easy steps to get a vintage look on your plastic tuners.
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Truss-Rod Care & Guitar-Neck Health
October 1, 2020
The body is all-important, but we can’t discount the importance of the neck, too.
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DIY: Relic’ing Tuners, Part 1
August 7, 2020
Our relic’ing series continues. Here’s an easy way to age the metal casings of guitar tuners.
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DIY: How to String an Acoustic Guitar
June 8, 2020
Got a steel-string flattop? This quick video demos the easiest, smartest, fastest way to keep ’em fresh!
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DIY Relic’ing: Break the Shine
May 29, 2020
When aging a project guitar, it’s best to take it apart and start small. First, we focus on the metal.
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DIY: How to String a Floyd Rose
May 15, 2020
Metal's most famous whammy system takes a few extra steps to get ready for action, but this short demo makes it a cinch.
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Decoding Jerry Donahue’s 5-Way Telecaster Wiring
April 24, 2020
Over the course of his stellar career, the ace string bender and former Hellecaster has had several signature models, each wired to his unique specs. We’ll show you how to squeeze his sonic wizardry into your T-style guitar.
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DIY: How to String a Gibson-Style Electric Guitar
April 2, 2020
Got a guitar with a Tune-o-matic-style bridge and three strings on each side of the headstock? Here’s a fast, easy video demo of how to get it ready for stable-tuned action.
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How to Install and Maintain Your Guitar's Pots
March 27, 2020
When it comes to cosmic tone, it’s critical to have functional potentiometers. Here’s how to install them correctly and keep them ship-shape afterward.
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Jol Dantzig’s Esoterica Electrica: Upgrades are Always a Matter of Perception
March 23, 2020
Get to know and appreciate what your guitar has to offer before the hack job.
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