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Lizard Spit Ultimate Fret Polishing System

When you think about fret polishing, what comes to mind? That’s right. Taping up the fretboard and using a healthy

by Professor Guitarism Humbucker Modifications: Dimarzio/IBZ and Ibanez V1 Achieving exceptional sounds by modifying the pickups is fun. It’s budget

Alright, guys and gals. Gonna flat out lay down the skinny that this is a rough evaluation to throw out

Titanium String Lock Insert Blocks? “What are those?!?” you ask. Those are the little blocks in the saddles of your

We have previously discussed some of the examples from a few gear companies of how they will go back to

Who else likes the Old Style Tremolo Arm for the Floyd Rose? Come on, fess up. I know I’m not

Excellent article from Celestion on the advantages of using Impulse Responses. Key points are: Never Lose Your ‘Best Take’ No

Some tips from renowned session guitarist Tim Pierce on amping up (ha! a pun!) your playing. Tim says: We all

In a previous article “Grading On A Curve: A Look At Fingerboard Radius“, we looked at a bum fingerboard. Frets

Do “sponsor friendly” and “honest” gear reviews existing on the same pages? Are there “honest” gear reviews? Maybe you see