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Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Covered Humbuckers

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Matt Perkins
Some guitars DEMAND the classy look of a covered humbucker.

Picture, if you will, two terrifying scenarios. You find the humbucker of our dreams, but it doesn’t have a nice, shiny nickel-silver cover to complete the look of your guitar. Or you’re looking to class up your axe with some covered humbuckers, but you don’t want to go through the hassle or expense of replacing the pickups. What now? I’ll tell you what now: you go out there and you buy a cover for that ‘bucker! Continue reading →

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Help! I have a microphone in my guitar!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Orpheo
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You inherit a rather old guitar, made by a known guitar manufacturer in Kalamazoo, somewhere in the seventies. You play the guitar on every occasion you get: at home, in band practice and on stage. Your band gains some momentum and the venues get bigger and bigger and suddenly you are being struck with a high-pitched, shrieky noise coming from your amp. Continue reading →

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