Stratocaster Intonation Tip

Calendar February 27, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn

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!
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KAM Instruments Plug & Play Pickup System

Calendar February 19, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn

How fast can you swap out pickups in your guitar? An hour? Half and hour? That is a bit long if you want to compare pickups in a guitar. KAM Instruments has designed a plug & play system that allows you to swap pickups in a matter of seconds!
“How is this possible” you say? Simple. [...]

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Joe Barden Engineering – Danny Gatton T-style Pickups

Calendar November 21, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

The video post I put up of Danny Gatton ripping it up got such a great response I thought I’d link you over to the review I did on the Joe Barden pickups Danny used. These pickups are excellent and while not sounding exactly like vintage Tele pickups they have many positive attributes especially for [...]

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Guitar Pickups: Are Hand Wound Pickups Really Better?

Calendar October 5, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

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 [...]

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New TV Jones P-90 Pickup

Calendar August 10, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 A one-of-a-kind sound that embodies the traditional P-90 design with classic TV Jones growl. The P-90 bridge pickup has thicker highs and more defined lows than what is commonly heard from traditonal P-90s. The sound is monstrous with plenty of dynamics. The neck pickup delivers clarity with fullness and is considerably less boomy than regular [...]

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Buy Authentic Gibson Pickups Online at the Gibson Store

Calendar July 11, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 You can now purchase authentic Gibson pickups, hardware and other accessories online at the Gibson Store. Click here to visit the Gibson Store.
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Hanson Pickups Launches New Guitar Line

Calendar June 22, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Hanson Musical Instruments has announced a full line of electric guitars available in August 2009. Branded as ‘Hanson Guitars’ the initial offerings include 4 solid-body models: The Cigno and Cigno ST based on a set-neck triple-P90 design, and the Firenze and Firenze ST which are triple mini-humbucker equipped, bolt-on neck models.Aesthetically, the Hanson designs recall [...]

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New GFS Neovin Telecaster Pickups Now Available!

Calendar April 30, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 The new Neovin Tele pickups from GFS finally deliver TRUE vintage Tele tone, with no noise.
Over one year in development, after hundreds of prototypes, we’re confident the new Neovin pickups deliver more of the true tone you’ve been lusting after, with zero noise, feedback or squealing. These are passive pickups- no batteries to go dead, [...]

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New Spotlight: Jason Lollar – Lollar Pickups

Calendar March 2, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 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 [...]

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Kinman Noiseless Pickups New California Office

Calendar February 24, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn

 To achieve faster delivery times Chris Kinaman recently established a presence in California called Kinman USA.   There they have stock of the most popular products ready for immediate dispatch including sets of pickups for Strats and Teles with or without our NoSoldering Harness.
Call 408-395-6644 and talk to Keith who has extensive knowledge and experience of Kinman products.  He can [...]

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EMG LIMITED CAMO 81/85 SET

Calendar October 2, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 When a world class player asks for a custom 81/85 set in camouflage it’s a matter of when, not how. The biggest challenge was ensuring that the cap could withstand the typical punishment of picks and strings. We abandoned the standard paint and airbrush options and went with a more roadworthy and durable “dipping” method. [...]

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