Tech Ed
Guitar String Setups – Low-Action no Fret Buzz
I’ve always wondered about the string action of my guitar. You’ve worked with some of the greats. What types of setups do they prefer: high, medium, or low? And how high is high? In inches? […]
guitar tech education
Guitars
Worn Frets – Guitar Tech Education
I own an early Eighties Charvel Strat that I absolutely love. Unfortunately, certain chords, specifically open D variations, don’t ring in tune, even when I use my tuner. It drives me nuts! My guitar teacher […]
Amplifiers
Guitar Amps 101 – Speakers: Does Size Really Matter?
Many different types of speakers have been used over the years to amplify electric guitars. The most common are speakers with 10-inch and 12-inch measurements. Generally speaking (pun intended), a smaller speaker produces more top […]
Gear
History of Floyd Rose – Inventor of Floyd Rose Guitar Tremolo
Floyd Rose is the revolutionary tremolo systems off time. In 1964 a guitarist named Floyd Rose moved from Durango, Colorado to Reno, Nevada. There he started playing in bands. Floyd had many guitar artist influences. […]
Guitars
Guitar String Breakage
I’m the happy owner of an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, with one exception: my high E string breaks about once every two days, the B string breaks about every five days, and today my A […]
Acoustic Guitars
EPM Acoustic Guitar Transducers
So you and the band decided to make like Travis Meeks and cash in on the acoustic craze. Problem is, the group just depleted its bank account buying new acoustic guitars, not too mention a […]
Tech Ed
What’s Tremolo and how does it work?
Tremolo suffers from an acute identity crisis. Thanks to various descriptive errors made in the Fifties, tremolo is frequently mistaken for vibrato. For the record, tremolo is a rhythmic pulse produced by a change in […]
Amplifiers
How to rate your amplifier speaker cabinet ? – properly hook it up
Why is it that when manufactures rate their stereo amplifiers at say, 40 watts, the back panel will usually read 20×20? Is that really 40 watts? And if I run two 60-watt mono amps through […]