Playing at high gain, or with a lot of pedals in your chain can cause numerous noise issues, combining both even more so. A noise gate is the perfect thing to help control unwanted noise, but they can introduce their own set of problems. Some noise gates can alter a …
The guitars I mainly like to play are Ibanez RGs with floating tremolos. The necks are perfect for my hands, and the bodies feel comfortable sitting down or standing up. The one problem I’ve had with them is the tremolo units. Don’t get me wrong, Ibanez build some of the …
Fugijen (FGN) Guitars are a Japanese guitar manufacturer that are probably not that well known to most, although they have built guitars for other well-known brands such as Ibanez and Fender, and Epiphone. FGN Guitars are now branching out with their own line of guitars, and distributing them around the …
One of the things that can be frustrating with guitar maintenance is the output jack. When trying to tighten a loose nut it is so easy to spin the jack around, risking damage to the wires connected to your jack. And if they are broken, re-soldering them, and then trying …
My Saga PRS style kit guitar has been an ongoing DIY project for a while. Whilst it is a very cheap guitar made from cheap timber and components it funnily enough has quite a good tone. I’ve done a bit of DIY work to get to this stage. I’ve installed …