Rich's favorite guitar brand logos
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.
The magic sound of the P90 pickup
The song Hideaway by Freddie King is part of what inspired me to get the Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90 guitar...
Are cheap guitars more fun?
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.
Humbuckers vs. Single-Coil - which is better?
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.
Do Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars have naturally buzzy necks?
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.