The counterfeit string epidemic

The counterfeit string epidemic

The counterfeit string epidemic Sadly, there’s a growing problem in the guitar world: counterfeit strings. If you buy strings regularly and have ever got what seemed like a great ‘multi-buy’ deal on eBay, then there’s a good chance you’ve already fallen victim. The...
‘Top wrapping’ a guitar

‘Top wrapping’ a guitar

‘Top wrapping’ a guitar Top wrapping is a method of re-stringing a guitar in which the strings are threaded through the tailpiece ‘backwards’ (away from the bridge) and then bent back over the top of it towards the neck. This involves setting the tailpiece...
Setting tailpiece height on Les Pauls

Setting tailpiece height on Les Pauls

setting tailpiece height on a gibson les paul If you have a guitar with a ‘tune-o-matic’ bridge, you may have wondered how high you should set the tailpiece. As always with these things, there is no ‘correct’ height. Instead, there are a bunch of considerations that...
Re-stringing with bridge pins

Re-stringing with bridge pins

re-stringing an acoustic with bridge pins Re-stringing an acoustic guitar well can make all the difference to its tuning stability and to the way it sounds. This blog relates specifically to acoustic guitars with bridge pins. We will focus on the end of the string...
Shielding your guitar

Shielding your guitar

shielding your guitar We’re surrounded by electrical interference. Guitar pickups act as little antenna that can pick up this interference. Guitars with single coil pickups are especially prone to this, making them noisier than we’d like. ‘Shielding’ is one way of...