darthphineas, Author at Darth Phineas

The Difficulties of Innovating: Guitar Makers and the Burden of Nostalgia

Take a look HERE at a great article featuring friends that include Floyd Rose and Falbo Designs, with nods to

Do you like to “eyeball” or “go by feel”? Maybe use the old “coin trick” to check some string clearance?

Staten Island, N.Y., October 18, 2016 – DiMarzio, Inc. announces the release of Imperium 6™ Neck (DP271F) and Bridge

Considering some of Alnico 4 powered humbuckers that I’ve reviewed over the past few months, it seems like a good time

The Floyd Rose is engineered like no other tremolo system, and the Hot Rod Series is essentially an upgraded version of the Original.

Brass locking nut? Brass? As in, the same material as sustain blocks? Isn’t brass soft? Maybe your average brass. When

When it was time to replace the tubes in my preamp, I was looking going with the same model of

Seymour’s 59 Model Set (more recently known as the Vintage Blues Set) is one of his earlier humbuckers. Right up

Sustain block upgrades have been going on for at least 6-7 years now. I’m not clear when some of the

Sometimes we can overlook the simple things. Like cables. The things that get the sounds from one component to another.