If you are having trouble setting up and intonating your Stratocaster type guitar then this video can help. The magnetic pull of the pickups can mess with the string vibrations and throw off the intonation……and kill a bit of sustain. As always hit me up with any questions or leave some comments! Tweet
Another popular email I get is about fret buzz. I get questions like what is fret buzz, where does it come from and the biggie how much is too much? I know everyone wants a great playing guitar but there are certain anomalies you have to live with and one of them is fret buzz…..but… Read More »
This Question of the Day comes from a fellow named Hank in Oregon who asked me this question because of one of my Youtube videos. Hanks says that he has a guitar with a tremolo bridge that is set up for .009 gauge strings and he’s switching up a gauge to .010′s. He wants to… Read More »
Intonation is not just setting the saddle so the string you are working on plays at a perfect octave at the 12th fret. There are a number of contributing factors that affect intonation. I try to bring some of these points up in this video because I have been getting a ton of email from… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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