It’s hard to believe that Fender Texas Specials recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. They made their debut in January 1992 as the stock pickups in the Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster. Not too long after, Fender Texas Special Stratocasters became available as standalone products. Since then, they have become quite popular.
Although Telecaster bridge pickups are best known for their famous “twang,” more and more, guitarists are looking to coax an increased array of sounds out of their instruments. If you need to extend what your Telecaster can do, consider upgrading your bridge and neck pickups. Even if you simply want to improve the quality of […]
If you are embarking on a project that involves upgrading or building a Tele, these links might help you find some of the Telecaster guitar parts you need. All of these companies offer some pretty good stuff at fairly reasonable prices. Warmoth, for example, is probably best and offers the most options for bodies and […]
A reader has asked about problem sounds with his Gibson 57 Classic Humbucker. HBS READER QUESTION: I have a Gibson 57 Classic Humbucker, which has a really high output of 9K!! It’s NOT a Classic+, which I know. I installed it in the bridge position, with the selector on treble, and it sounds thin, very […]
When building your guitar, it’s easy to find yourself with a ground or buzz problem, which can be truly frustrating at times. But it doesn’t have to be such a nightmare – you just need to retrace your steps. If you logically track the signal path, you can find the source of the problem. So, […]