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Experimentation with a floating bridge on a cheap Squier Strat

squier bullet stratocaster electric guitar

Above is a guitar that long time followers of mine know as Banana, the 2010 Squier Bullet Strat in Arctic White. Why is she called Banana? Because the Arctic White that Squier puts on that particular guitar is nowhere near white. It's decidedly more yellow, as in banana-colored, hence why the guitar is called Banana.

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The "witch hat" knobs arrive for the Jazzmaster

squier vintage jazzmaster electric guitar

Above is my Jazzmaster with the new Gibson knobs on it. While they were a tight fit, they did fit correctly on the split-shaft potentiometer posts.

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No, you do not have to tune flat to keep a guitar in tune

Big Stubby guitar picks

I've seen a many opinions floating around on how to tune an electric guitar. Some say tuning to exactly what a chromatic tuner states is the right way, while others say it's totally wrong and you should tune certain strings flat.

Which is correct?

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