To the uninitiated an electric guitar seems fairly simple: you pluck a string and the electronics send the corresponding audio signal on the 6.3 mm jack output, all ready for for the amplifier to work ...

The incredible guitar virtuosity from the likes of Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Stanley Jordan all rely on their string-picking proficiency being registered by the instrument's pickups. These ...

Electric guitar pickups rely on steel strings interfering with a magnetic field, the changes in which are picked up with coils of wire. That doesn’t work with nylon strings, because they don’t tend to ...

Tweaking your tone by changing the pickups on your six-string studio workhorse isn't the easiest of tasks and can be a real time sink. Australia's Pratley Guitars has designed a quick change system ...

The former session man turned Bon Jovi six-stringer dialled in with Guitarist totalk about his journey buying, selling, ...

These guitars do more than play music—they push the boundaries of DIY, resulting in amazing instruments that need to be heard and seen. Artist and musician Michael Gaughan built this flying guitar in ...

If you're a guitarist, your favorite artists' signature axes are almost as identifiable as the music they create. The look, fit, finish and feel are expressly designed to make an undeniable statement ...

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