Humbucker Soup
Reader Question: Un-balanced pickups on a Gibson ES-345
“Tom O” writes: “Hi! Just found your site. I’ve got an interesting problem. I bought a 1966 Gibson ES-345 recently. I’ve had them before so I’m already familiar with using the model. What baffles me is that the middle position, which is usually sweet sounding when the inputs are in each channel of a Deluxe [...]
What Is Causing My Grounding Problem?
“I have a Les Paul that I haven’t played for 20 years and am just picking it up again…..I find that with those with edgy feedback settings, I get a loud hum…..is there a problem with my Les Paul….?”
Troubleshooting problems that come up AFTER the pick guard is back on
If you have found that after you opened your Stratocaster up to look at the wiring inside, and then after puttting the strings back on, there is a mysterious problem, you are probably pulling your hair out. Here’s a trick you can use to track that problem down.
How To Adjust Your Stratocaster Truss Rod
Here is a great video from Expert Village that provides a very quick and strait-forward tutorial on truss rod adjustment.
How to keep a “Mini” guitar in tune
If you are trying a “Mini” guitar for the first time, chances are that you are pulling your hair out trying to tune it properly. The good news is: you can keep you hair, you just need to learn the secrets to tuning these little beasts properly.
How to troubleshoot wiring problems
Have you found yourself with a ground / buzz problem? We’ll show you how to apply the logic needed to track it down.
Floyd Rose Tuning Tips for Guitarists
Tuning your guitar that has a Floyd Rose can be frustrating if you are not used to it. Fear not, it can be done. It just takes some getting used to. Here is overview that will get you in tune quickly.
