Dynasonic pickups
Have you seen Julian Lage’s new guitar from Collings? The Collings 470 JL (Julian Lage) has Dynasonic-like pickups, although they are custom designed by Collings… Read More »Dynasonic pickups
Guitars
Custom Tele or Parts-caster
I love the Squier Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster I purchased in 2020. I wish I had known how great Telecasters were years ago. Yet,… Read More »Custom Tele or Parts-caster
Making Guitar Setup Measurements with Bad Eyesight
Doing a setup on a guitar or other stringed instrument requires many measurements where a small distance, for example, 1/64th of an inch, can have… Read More »Making Guitar Setup Measurements with Bad Eyesight
Telecaster Saddle Intonation Adjustments
I replaced the saddles that came on my Squier Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster with Wilkinson compensated saddles. Then, I replaced those with Gotoh compensated… Read More »Telecaster Saddle Intonation Adjustments
Deciphering Telecaster Saddles
Although I love the new Squire Classic Vibe 60s Telecaster Thinline guitar I recently purchased, it’s my first Telecaster. Owning it has introduced me to… Read More »Deciphering Telecaster Saddles
Improving my guitar’s tone. Part 3: Different strings?
So far I’ve discussed improving the tone from a guitar cabinet and swapping a pickup in my arch top from Eastman Guitars. The third tonal… Read More »Improving my guitar’s tone. Part 3: Different strings?
Improving my guitar’s tone. Part 2: A different pickup?
I had been thinking of swapping out the Eastman pickup for some time. Before I made any decisions, I measured the impedance of my pickups… Read More »Improving my guitar’s tone. Part 2: A different pickup?
A new Telecaster? What? Why? And Upgrades.
Phillip McKnight has a guitar Youtube channel I’ve been watching during Covid-19 times. In a recent podcast, he said he knows many guitarists who have… Read More »A new Telecaster? What? Why? And Upgrades.
Telecasters
I’ve recently become fascinated with the Fender Telecaster, a guitar design I’ve neither owned nor even played. Why the fascination with a guitar I’ve never… Read More »Telecasters
Stratocasters
I recently got hooked on the controversy over the PRS Silver Sky guitar. The guitar was designed for John Mayer by Paul Reed Smith. Mayer… Read More »Stratocasters
