The Bench
You Just Bought a Used Guitar. Here's Exactly W...
Plug it in and crank it? Not yet. Here's the exact bench routine I run on every used guitar before I play it — acclimate, inspect, restring, check the neck,...
You Just Bought a Used Guitar. Here's Exactly W...
Plug it in and crank it? Not yet. Here's the exact bench routine I run on every used guitar before I play it — acclimate, inspect, restring, check the neck,...
Is a Zero Fret Better Than a Nut? An Honest Tak...
A bench tech breaks down the zero fret versus a standard nut: what it does for open-string tone, low action, and tuning, where it wears out, and whether it's worth...
Is a Zero Fret Better Than a Nut? An Honest Tak...
A bench tech breaks down the zero fret versus a standard nut: what it does for open-string tone, low action, and tuning, where it wears out, and whether it's worth...
Does Bridge Saddle Material Actually Change You...
Do brass, steel, or titanium bridge saddles really change your guitar's tone? A bench tech's honest take: the effect is real but small, and it's a fine-tuning move, not a...
Does Bridge Saddle Material Actually Change You...
Do brass, steel, or titanium bridge saddles really change your guitar's tone? A bench tech's honest take: the effect is real but small, and it's a fine-tuning move, not a...
Where Should You Actually Buy a Used Guitar? Re...
A bench tech's honest comparison of where to buy a used guitar - Reverb, a local specialist shop, Guitar Center and Sweetwater used, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace - weighing buyer...
Where Should You Actually Buy a Used Guitar? Re...
A bench tech's honest comparison of where to buy a used guitar - Reverb, a local specialist shop, Guitar Center and Sweetwater used, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace - weighing buyer...
Does How a Guitar Sounds Unplugged Actually Tel...
The unplugged "acoustic test" is a good diagnostic tool and a poor tone predictor. Here's what strumming a solidbody without an amp really tells you about a used guitar, and...
Does How a Guitar Sounds Unplugged Actually Tel...
The unplugged "acoustic test" is a good diagnostic tool and a poor tone predictor. Here's what strumming a solidbody without an amp really tells you about a used guitar, and...
Do Compensated Nuts and Buzz Feiten Tuning Syst...
Compensated nuts and the Buzz Feiten system do something real, but they fix the last few percent of a problem. A bench tech on what they actually do, when they're...
Do Compensated Nuts and Buzz Feiten Tuning Syst...
Compensated nuts and the Buzz Feiten system do something real, but they fix the last few percent of a problem. A bench tech on what they actually do, when they're...