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Computerized guitars (and whether they're worth buying or not)

Tue 2012 Sep 4

The vast majority of solid-body electric guitars today are pretty much manufactured the exact same way they were 60 years ago. Planks of wood make up the body and neck, and simple passive (meaning non-"active") electronics are used for pickup selection, the pickups themselves, volume control, tone control and output jack.

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Is it wrong for a musician or band to have no Facebook page?

Sun 2012 Sep 2

I've been on the internet a long time. A really long time. Heck, some of you reading this probably weren't even born when I first started using internet in 1996. No, I'm not saying that to brag (because it's really nothing to brag about), but I am saying I've seen a lot of things come and go over my 16 years of using internet.

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Full Stack vs. Half Stack vs. Combo Amplifier

Wed 2012 Aug 29

Sometimes it can be confusing which powered amplifier setup to go with, because you're not sure which one will be able to do the job right.

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Understanding flat and staggered pole pieces in pickups

Thu 2012 Aug 23

Sometimes I get emails requesting I write about specific stuff and this is one of them. If you'd like to email me in your own question, write me.

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Cheap electric guitar appearance tricks that always work

Wed 2012 Aug 22

There are three things you can do with guitars that always work when it comes to getting attention, be it on stage or on internet video. All three are really cheap and really easy to do.

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