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New Spotlight: Jason Lollar – Lollar Pickups

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 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 »

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Spotlight: Larry Rodgers – Rodgers Amplifiers

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 This month’s Spotlight is on Larry Rodgers of Rodgers Amplifiers. In this informative interview Larry talks about his background, cabinetry and some of his other services like grill cloth aging. He also explains what a floatng baffle is and how different materials affect the performance of a speaker cabinet. Click here to read the interview…. Read More »

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Spotlight: Shane Fontayne – Transcendental Guitarist

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 This month’s Spotlight is on Shane Fontayne. In this extensive interview Shane talks about his long colorful career, many of the artists he has worked with and the gear that he uses to create those transcendental guitar sounds. Click here to read the interview. Tweet

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Spotlight: Scott Lentz – Lentz Guitar

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 This month’s Spotlight is on Scott Lentz of Lentz Guitar. In this interview with Scott he talks about how he got started, what his favorite guitar design is and some key points in guitar construction. His instruments are the way he expresses himself and this permeates every guitar he makes. Get to know Scott and… Read More »

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Spotlight: Musikraft – Licenced OEM Guitar Necks and Bodies

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 This month’s Spotlight is on Musikraft. In this Spotlight segment Scott Smith, General Manager of Musikraft in NJ, answers many questions regarding guitar neck and body manufacturing as well as adresses some key details like the type of glue that is used, cloning a vintage neck, what effect finish thickness has and how the different types of… Read More »

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Guitar Amp Speaker: Cone, Magnet & Voicecoil Components

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 Did you ever wonder how the Cone, Magnet and Voicecoil affect the tone and performance of a guitar amp speaker? You can read more info about this as well as doping, neodymium magnets and hemp cones in the Spotlight interview with Ted Weber. Tweet

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Featured Article: Guitar Tone Caps

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...

Featured Tip: Clean the Input Jack

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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