December 16, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn Here is a quick tip for when you are doing the final assembly on your guitar build. It makes life easier and reduces the chances of breaking a screw head…….which can really ruin your day….!
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May 15, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn If you need to adjust your vintage Fender type truss rod with access at the heel or change the battery in your acoustic/electric guitar this tip will help keep your strings in place and make the job alot easier. First thing to do is loosen the strings so they are slack and do not produce [...]
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April 22, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn After many years the springs in a Reverb tank can sag, particularly the long 14″ tanks. This sagging actually changes the tone of the tank making the reverb tone a little dark and muddy. The sagging also adds to the “sproingy” sound and the reverb effect loses some of its “lushness”. There is an easy fix for this. [...]
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March 31, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn If you have a vintage Fender type guitar and want to adjust the truss rod then this video will explain in detail how to get the job done. There are more “how to” videos on the Video page.
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February 23, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn There is a new article in the DIY Articles page “Princeton Reverb”. It was written by Larry Rodgers of Rodgers Amplifiers. Larry offers expert amplifier restorations, repairs and custom cabinetry. This article explains a few simple procedures to make the little Princeton Reverb into a stage worthy gigging machine. Click here to read the article.
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November 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn General Guitar Gadgets has just released a new kit called the DIST Complete Kit. The DIST kit can be used to build any of these classic pedals: MXR Distortion Plus, DOD 250 Overdrive (yellow or gray) and the Ross Distortion. Plus there is room on the PCB for the Alfonso Hermida mods, clippers in the [...]
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November 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn What does that little capacitor soldered to the volume pot in my amp do? And why are some of those little caps hooked up to a switch? In this new article DIY: How To Tweak Bright Caps in Your Guitar Amplifier you will find out what these little caps do, why they are there and [...]
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November 17, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn There will be new DIY videos published very soon. Some titles include “How To Adjust Humbucking Pickups”, How To Clean a Guitar or Amplifier Jack” and “How To Install Kluson Tuners On a Replacement Neck”. There are 9 new videos to help you take care of your guitar. Check back soon to take a look.
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September 17, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn How many players have a two channel Fender blackface (or silverface) amp? How many players actually use the Normal channel? How many players would like to use the Normal channel for added versatility? If you are one of these players then this DIY article is for you. This easy modification to the Normal channel will give [...]
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June 1, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn During the month of June Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) is having an effects pedal kit sale! If you purchase any three effects kits you get a free Large Beaver kit. If you purchase any 4 kits you get a free Large Beaver and a PingPong Delay kit. The sale runs from June 1st – [...]
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May 15, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Small Bear Electronics is your one stop shopping for all DIY guitar effect pedal parts. There are Projects, How To’s and Kits available on their website. Small Bear specializes in stocking parts for building custom pedals and also modifying existing pedals. Everything from enclosures and tools to the smallest transistors are on the stock list [...]
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