http://www.300guitars.com Guitar Mania by Billy Penn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:25:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/10/guitar-pickups-are-hand-wound-pickups-really-better/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/10/guitar-pickups-are-hand-wound-pickups-really-better/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:18:54 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5060 If you are like me and are always interested in getting the best tone from your guitar, you often think about its components and how they affect the end result of the instrument. One of the most looked at components are pickups. There has been much debate over hand wound (actually hand-guided) vs machine wound... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/10/guitar-pickups-are-hand-wound-pickups-really-better/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-lollar-supro-style-steel-guitar-pickup/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-lollar-supro-style-steel-guitar-pickup/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:26:10 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=4945  Jason Lollar is at it again over there on Vashon Island in Washington. This guy always comes up with the coolest pickups and they all sound great! So here is the skinny on his latest creation. Jason says that the new model is an exact copy of the Supro-Valco-National string-through steel guitar pickup as used... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-lollar-supro-style-steel-guitar-pickup/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/05/lollar-pickups-releases-the-bs-tele-bridge-pickup/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/05/lollar-pickups-releases-the-bs-tele-bridge-pickup/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 11:41:57 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3433  Lollar pickups announce the release of a new single coil model, designed to fit into a standard Telecaster-style bridge route. The B.S. bridge pickup offers a unique single coil sound, while sharing some of the tonal characteristics of Lollar’s acclaimed Charlie Christian pickups. Jason Lollar, the company’s founder, explains. “We’ve had so many players rave... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/05/lollar-pickups-releases-the-bs-tele-bridge-pickup/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-scfh-pickup/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-scfh-pickup/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:31:20 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=2651  Lollar pickups announces the release of a new single coil pickup model, designed to fit into a standard humbucker rout. The SCFH offers a unique single coil sound, while sharing some of the tonal characteristics of Lollar’s acclaimed P-90 style pickups.Jason Lollar, the company’s founder, explains. “I have yet to find anyone that makes a... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-scfh-pickup/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-melody-maker-p-90/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-melody-maker-p-90/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:34:43 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=2648  Lollar pickups announces the release of a P-90 replacement pickup and pick guard for original Melody Makers’ that requires no modification to the guitar.According to Jason Lollar, the company’s founder, “The traditional rout in the guitar body is too small to fit a soapbar style P-90 with a pickup cover, but it is large enough... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-lollar-melody-maker-p-90/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-spotlight-jason-lollar-lollar-pickups/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-spotlight-jason-lollar-lollar-pickups/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:02:47 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=2465  This month’s Spotlight is on Jason Lollar. In this interview Jason goes into detail about the build process, how he guides his customers to choose a pickup, adjusting pickup height for maximum tone and a whole lot more. This is one interview that hasa lot more info than you may think. Jason took time out of... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-spotlight-jason-lollar-lollar-pickups/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/the-best-of-300guitars-2008/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/the-best-of-300guitars-2008/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:05:28 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=1742  Today you are invited to take a look at the most popular Articles, Reviews and Spotlight features of 2008. There was much more content added throughout the year but these are the highlights. Please enjoy the 2008 recap of 300guitars.com! Articles: DIY: Hot-Rodding The New Fender Champion 600! Impedance – Speaker Cabinet Wiring Gibson Mini-Humbucker vs.... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/the-best-of-300guitars-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/review-lollar-imperial-humbucker-pickups/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/review-lollar-imperial-humbucker-pickups/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:42:08 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=1054  There is a review of the Lollar Imperial Humbucker pickups on the Reviews page. This review is for the Low Wind set and the Regular Wind set. These are excellent pickups and will make your guitar sound better and increase dynamics dramatically. Click here to read the review. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/review-lollar-imperial-humbucker-pickups/feed/ 0