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Which Guitar is THE Best? Tribalism in the Music World.
You don't need to look far in the world of riff sticks to find an opinion, and yes the irony that I am writing this in an opinion piece is not los...
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Signature Guitars: What's In A Name?
Well, it’s happened.
You have saved your filthy lucre and it's time again. Time to buy a sick riff stick of epic magnitude. You want the best you c...
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Storage Wars: In Case, No One Can Hear Your Guitar Scream!
Your riff stick...
You play it, you love it, you want to keep it protected so you keep it in the safest circumstance.
But how safe is it?
I rememb...
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Choice Picks: Not Just for Your Nose and Bum
The perfect tonez.
The Holy Grail of all riffers.
You dream of it, you strive for it, you'd step over your own mum and drag yourself uphill over ho...
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Developing a Sound: Muso Real Talk
You've been playing a while. You know your chords, scales, some favourite songs from the artists that inspired you to devote your soul to the stick...
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Love in the Time of COVID: An Online Acoustic Odyssey
Okay everyone, it's time.
I'm going to spill the beans.
Then we are going to eat those beans and with the awesome power of knowledgable flatu...
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Sometimes All You Need is Just a Little Patience... but Nobody Needs Axl Rose.
Y'know sometimes being a guitar tech has parallels with Big Daddy Kane who once spake "Pimpin'... It ain't easy."
Apart from the washboard abs, fab...
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Silence of the Steel Lambs: A Yarn of Terror.
Hello reader. It's good to see you again.
This one will be short but important, and maybe a touch sensitive for the old school guitar maintenance t...
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String Gauges of Madness: A 90s Hangover.
Ahhhh the 90's.
The 16 bit graphic video game consoles, the baggy skate shorts, the slow mo on Baywatch. It was a glorious time to be alive. And as...
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Blinded by the Brands: A Cautionary Tale
Anyone that has talked with me about guitars for any length of time is most likely aware of my fondness for Japanese luthierie.
It's a preference...
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Relics: A Buyer's Guide
Oooooookkaayyy now...
Personally I'm not the biggest fan of relics. Mainly because my work is aimed at taking existing instruments and making them...
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Thinking Outside the Box with My Nuts
Most of the time people bring you instruments that require straight forward solutions; fret dresses, saddle adjustments, intonations, neck adjustm...
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