A couple of weeks ago I received a message from a friend of mine in the US telling me about a guitar he bought. The surprise though was that he was sending me a one of his guitars that didn’t really get played as a gift! The guitar was an …
Floating bridges are a lot of fun to play. They’re not for everyone though. Less contact with the guitar typically means a thinner tone and less sustain. Floating setups also make it hard to be able to switch tunings on the fly. If you’ve got a guitar with a floating …
John Petrucci has used a wide range of pickups over the years, and even been given a signature set, the DiMarzio Crunch Lab bridge and Liquifire neck. These have been very popular with guitar players all over the world. But John decided that he wanted a different sound when recording …
The Charvel build project updates have been very quiet as of late. To get you up to speed, In the three months since I last provided an update on the Charvel build project I have sprayed clear coat on the body, and left it to cure. Two weeks ago I …
I’ve been working on a review of the Seymour Duncan TB-10 Full Shred bridge for the Seymour Duncan blog. To go along with this I’ve recorded a YouTube demo. I’ve recorded some guitar and bass parts, as well as some basic programmed drums, using ToonTrack EZ Drummer. Apologies for the …