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Rich's favorite guitar brand logos

Wed 2012 Dec 19

The logo on a guitar's headstock (or pegboard in Fender vernacular) matters to me; these are a few of my favorites and I'll explain why I like them.

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The magic sound of the P90 pickup

Sat 2012 Dec 15

The song Hideaway by Freddie King is part of what inspired me to get the Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90 guitar...

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Are cheap guitars more fun?

Fri 2012 Dec 14

There is the Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90. The price? Cheap. As in under $150 cheap. And I got one because I've been wanting a P90-equipped guitar for a while now.

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Humbuckers vs. Single-Coil - which is better?

Sun 2012 Dec 9

I'm going to answer the question in the title of this article right up front: The answer is neither. A humbucker is not better than a single-coil, nor is a single-coil better than a humbucker.

Instead, I'm going to talk about why "all-in-one" guitars are a bad idea.

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Do Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars have naturally buzzy necks?

Fri 2012 Dec 7

Fret buzz is when you play your guitar and the strings literally make a buzzing sound; this buzzing can happen whether strings are played open, or maybe your Strat neck only buzzes when playing chords on certain frets.

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