Guitar Setup-Step 1: Neck Evaluation and Truss Rod Adjustment
June 27th, 2008 ·
Before we can move to the actual setup and action adjustments we must make sure the neck is adjusted properly. I will detail how to check and adjust a neck that is not damaged or needs a new truss rod. Starting our guitar repairs, we want to ’sight’ the neck. In other words, with your [...]All Hail To Jeff Beck Turning 64 Years Old..
June 24th, 2008 ·
today. Jeff Beck is an original guitar hero. He is the most technically perfect guitar player ever. His beautiful sounds use the suspended scales with a great deal of success. Realistically speaking I could spend a day on Jeff Beck’s guitar virtues and what he has contributed to the guitar world, and mine. Here is [...]How to Do a Pinch Harmonic, False Harmonic or Squealies
June 23rd, 2008 ·
Putting “Pinch Harmonics” or “Squealies” in terms you understand is easier to do than say. Technically speaking this is the closest I could get to explaining this subject. Realistically speaking, this is a fairly advanced technique, it takes me a year to get proficient at playing something such pinch harmonics. I usually stumble through it before [...]Roy Buchanan, An American Guitar Player
June 20th, 2008 ·
Roy Buchanan is one of my favorites, dating back to the Jimi Hendrix era, Roy may have taught Jimi one or two things. Think so? Listen and let me know. Roy Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues man. He is noted pioneering the use of note bending, volume [...]Baby Taylor Mahogany Top Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Review
June 19th, 2008 ·
Can a smaller sized guitar produce the same full tones and sound a full sized guitar produces? Not an easy question to answer since we all hear sounds differently. The better manufacturers such as Taylor and Martin Guitars say yes, and agreeably so in my estimation. Obviously the sound of a smaller guitar [...]Guitar Chords for Children and People with Small Hands
June 17th, 2008 ·
What is the difference between a guitar chord that is played by a child on a guitar, and lets say a adult guitar chord? Nowadays, you can buy guitar lessons for beginners with chords specifically for people with small hands. One thing the old lady and myself both agree on is that everyone should play [...]Guitar Jimi Hendrix set fire to onstage to be auctioned off
June 13th, 2008 ·
Briefly, I noticed late last night a small, yet significant morsel of news from NME News, the ‘axe’ Hendrix famously ignited on stage is expected to cost around £250,000 The 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar that Jimi Hendrix famously set fire to at the London Astoria on March 31, 1967 is set to be auctioned this [...]Un-Biased ’60’s Era Fender ‘Voodoo” Strat Review
June 12th, 2008 ·
My intentions were simple, it seemed. Go to Guitar Center in Rockville Md. and play a couple of guitars for review purposes. Actually my intent was to play a few brands that I’m not familiar with, ones however you asked me to review. It’s not my first trip to check their axe collection out, if [...]Essential Scales For The Electric Guitarist
June 6th, 2008 ·
Playing the guitar is a lot of fun and is a great way to relax, improve memory and satisfy many urges, including improving your mental health. Easy it ain’t, and that is why it is so satisfying to be a beginner guitar player and have success. Don’t mistake practicing your guitar as work, it is [...]Neil Young Changing The World Again With Electric Car
June 5th, 2008 ·
Neil Young, the great composer and guitarist of Crosby, Stills Nash and Young who changed the world with songs protesting the Viet-Nam war and our current administration, continues to make changes with his car. Young has teamed with up with Johnathan Goodwin, a Wichita, Kan., mechanic who has developed a national reputation for re-engineering the [...]Bill DeYoung: Remembering rock legend Bo Diddley
June 4th, 2008 ·
ARCHER, Fla. – His given name was Ellas Bates McDaniel — a hand-lettered sign by the long dirt driveway proudly read “McDaniel” — but his friends, neighbors and even his wife always called him Bo. Bo Diddley, singer, songwriter, guitar legend and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, died of heart failure Monday at home. He was rehabilitating [...]Wiring for Stratocaster & Three-Pickup Guitars
June 3rd, 2008 ·
5-way Lever-action Switch Wiring for Stratocaster & three-pickup electric guitars Typical Strat three-pickup wiring. The switch is usually installed with the spring facing away from the pots, but can face either way—there’s no difference, electronically. Reduce unwanted electrical noise by using shielded coaxial cable for your longer wiring runs (for example, the connection between the controls [...]Want to Get a Perfect Guitar Set-Up?
June 2nd, 2008 ·
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