Tips and Tricks

Alan Hoover is the brains behind Maniac Music and the hugely popular Sustainiac Stealth Pro system. I'm taking no credit for this article what so ever. This comes from a Music Trades article form December 2017. I thought...

Jerry Donahue was one of the founding members of the Hellecasters. His unique fingerpicking style allowed him to make a Telecaster sound like a pedal-steel. His bending technique along with a few behind-the-nut bends here and there create...

The Bill Lawrence half-out-of-phase Telecaster mod is an interesting take on the classic Telecaster wiring, adding to the already highly useful 3 positions by adding 2 more! The concept was designed by Bill Lawrence and was intended to...

So what's the difference between a Factory setup and a Pro setup? Factory setup verses Pro setup phrases always seem to get confused with each other. When you buy a new instrument, generally it will come with some...

As well as the standard way of stringing an hardtail guitar with a stop tailpiece, there is another way that some players really like. This is a completely revisable mod that you can do, although you might find...

The coil split verses coil tap debate seems to run and run. The internet is weighed down with forums bursting at the seems with threads about this topic. Whenever someone on a YouTube video wrongly describes this just...

Understanding How a Treble Bleed Circuit works Understanding treble bleed circuits is key to using the full range of your guitar's controls. A lot of players notice that when turning down the volume control, the guitar tends lose...

The reverse telecaster control plate wiring mod is a very simple mod to do on a standard Telecaster setup that totally changes the way you can use the pots while playing. Essentially, the volume pot moves to the...