Affordable ways to customise a guitar
There’s a very active market today in guitar mods that customise relatively lower priced guitars by stripping out the electronics and hardware and replacing them with top quality alternatives. In this blog, I share how I customise a guitar I
How to prepare your guitar for a Bridge Doctor
If you’re going to leave your acoustic guitar for extended periods, I always recommend you slacken off the strings to reduce the tension on the bridge or you may find yourself with a belly bulge. If this bit of news
How to refret a guitar
Eventually the frets on any guitar that is getting any use will need replacing. You don’t normally need to refret a guitar until it’s had several level and re-crown services and the fret tops are so low that they cannot
Why do you need to setup a guitar?
If you’ve ever had a guitar setup, you know how much easier it is to play and how much better the output will be. On the other hand, if you haven’t been fortunate enough to experience the pure pleasure of
What difference does the fretboard material make to sound?
Another question I’m often asked is what are the best tools to tune a guitar. In this blog I share my favourites and talk a bit about how the different types of guitar tuners work.
Restring a classical guitar – step-by-step guide
If you need to restring a classical guitar with tie end strings, it’s a different challenge to restringing with ball end strings. Which is why I put together this week’s blog. This is the method I use to restring a
Guitar tunings – standard and drop tune
In this blog I talk about different tunings and how you tune strings to a particular note; in it I cover standard tuning and popular drop tune options. I also talk about how tuning affects your string choice and technique.
How to keep your guitar in tune
Don’t panic, it sounds like you’ve got a few simple setup jobs to do keep your guitar in tune. Make sure your strings are stretched in Check the slots in your top nut Lubricate your top nut Set the intonation
What are the best tools to tune a guitar?
Another question I’m often asked is what are the best tools to tune a guitar. In this blog I share my favourites and talk a bit about how the different types of guitar tuners work.
Guitar Bags Best Buys
If you’ve ever looked for a gig bag, you’ll know that the market for guitar bags is large and well populated but all guitar bags are not built the same. Here are my tips on what to look for in