Electric guitar maintenance: 3 defects and solutions I still remember my first “serious” guitar, a Squier Stratocaster that an older cousin had left me as an inheritance. It played, but it didn't play well. It had a strange hum, the strings were as high as climbing ropes, and when I tried a chord on the seventh fret it seemed like playing … Read more
Assembling a bodyless electric guitar kit: the guide. When we talk about a DIY bodyless electric guitar kit, we're talking about something specific. It's not a complete kit where you just screw on the neck and solder two wires. No. We're talking about a kit where you receive everything except the body. Or,... Read more
Building your first electric guitar: the guide Putting together your first electric guitar, from scratch or almost, is a journey. A journey made of wood dust, molten tin and a few curses, let's face it. But above all, it's a journey that rewards you with an emotion that few other hobbies can give you: that of playing a … Read more
Building a guitar: guide for inexperienced hands When we think about building a guitar, we often imagine expert carpenters with very expensive tools and years of practice behind them. I'll tell you one thing: it's not like that. I started in my garage, with a drill press bought on offer and a lot of good will. I made mistakes, I redid, … Read more
Adjust the electric guitar bridge: 5 anti-problem moves That guitar you painstakingly assembled, or that old Glory you dusted off from the garage, should sound like a dream, not a rickety cowbell. Yet, you happen to pluck a string and hear that annoying buzz, or do a bend on the seventh fret … Read more
Adjusting guitar action: troubleshoot problems I still remember the first time I tried to adjust the height of the guitar strings. It was my first assembled Stratocaster, a project born from a thousand hopes and some contained curses. It played, yes, but it was a challenge. The strings felt like steel cables, my fingers hurt after ten … Read more
Building an Electric Guitar from Scratch: My 7 Essential Steps Guide Building an electric guitar from scratch. Just thinking about it gives you chills, right? Maybe you've already dabbled in some modifications, changed pickups, fixed a warped neck. But the idea of starting from a raw block of wood and arriving at one … Read more
When we talk about the electric guitar, we're not just talking about an instrument. We're talking about something that changed the world of music, gave voice to generations, and made millions dream. And let's face it, for those of us who love getting our hands dirty, it's also a fascinating puzzle, a blend of wood, metal, and electronics... Read more
Does your guitar need fretting? 3 signs. How many times have I heard people say, "My guitar doesn't sound like it used to," "It has a weird sustain," or "I can't get it set up properly; it's always buzzing somewhere." And how many times, initially, have I blamed the setup, the truss rod, maybe even the bridge,... Read more
Guitar Neck Construction: 5 Mistakes to Avoid Making an electric guitar neck from scratch can seem like a mountain to climb. When I started, the first thing that held me back was the fear of throwing away hours of work and a beautiful, perhaps even expensive, piece of wood. Who among us doesn't... Read more
Electric guitar assistance: 7 common faults and solutions I still remember the first time I heard that hum. It wasn't an intentional feedback, or an interesting sound; it was a dull, annoying noise that covered everything else. I was there, with my newly assembled guitar, convinced I had made a masterpiece, and instead… a disaster … Read more
[BOX AFFILIAZIONE] Repair Electric Guitar: 4 Problems and Solutions When it comes to electric guitars, there's always a moment when something doesn't sound as it should. That extra hum, a buzzing string, the intonation going its own way. I know it well, I've been through it too, and not once, not twice, but dozens of … Read more
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