Build a guitar with little money: the guide If you're here, you probably have the same spark that ignited me years ago: the idea of playing a guitar you built yourself, piece by piece, with your own hands. And maybe, like me, you also thought: “Ok, but how much does this story cost me? Can I really build a guitar … Read more
Electric Guitar Bridge Height: Adjust It in 3 Steps So, guys, let's be clear: the electric guitar is a fantastic instrument, but how many times have you heard that annoying buzz on the low strings, or had your fingers hurt after two chords because the action is too high? It's something that makes … Read more
Building an Alder Guitar: Essential Guide Building a guitar is a journey, I tell you from experience. It's not just cutting wood and screwing pieces together. It's a path made of decisions, of dust, of a few quiet curses and, in the end, of that satisfaction that explodes inside you when you hear the first chord come out of … Read more
Electric Guitar Kit Instructions: Assembly in 5 Steps Building an electric guitar with a kit, I admit, can seem like one of those undertakings for aerospace engineers or, at best, luthiers with decades of experience. I still remember the first time I opened that box, with all those pieces of wood, screws, wires, and stuff … Read more
Guitar out of tune: quick diagnosis How many times has this happened to you? You pick up your guitar, tune it, play a couple of riffs, and boom! The note is already flat. Or worse, you play a chord on the first fret and it's perfect, you move it to the ninth and it sounds like a cat on a chalkboard. Or, … Read more
Guitar hum: diagnosis and quick solution. Has it ever happened to you? You're there, ready to play, maybe you've just finished mounting your new pickup or you've fixed the wiring of your latest creation, you plug the guitar into the amp… and instead of the rock surge you expect, you only hear an annoying electric guitar hum. A hum … Read more
3 guitar faults: fix them at home without expense. How many times has it happened to you to be there, in the garage or in your room, perhaps in the middle of a riff that was about to rock, and your guitar left you stranded? A strange noise, a sound that comes and goes, a string that buzzes in … Read more
Guitar neck joint: DIY without errors That feeling, when you finally hold the body you've milled, sanded, and painted for weeks, and the neck you've chosen or perhaps built from scratch. It's there, ready to be joined. But there's also that small, annoying voice in your head that tells you: “And … Read more
[BOX AFFILIAZIONE] Build electric guitar kit: 7 easy steps Have you ever found yourself looking at a guitar in a shop window and thinking: “Man, how much I'd love to have one like that, but with that pickup, that bridge, and maybe that color that nobody makes”? Or, more simply, have you told yourself that spending hundreds or thousands of euros for … Read more
[BOX AFFILIAZIONE] Assembling an electric guitar: 7 steps for a top sound I still remember my first guitar assembled from scratch. A disaster, I tell you right away. The crooked neck, the electronics that buzzed like an angry beehive, the frets that cut my fingers. I started with the idea of saving money, but instead I learned the hard way … Read more
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
Electric guitar repair: 4 faults you can fix How many times have you picked up your favorite guitar, perhaps after not using it for a while, and heard a strange rustling sound? Or noticed that a potentiometer scratches, or that the intonation has gone completely wrong? To me, believe me, an infinite number of times. Every time … Read more
Broken guitar jack? Fix it yourself in 3 steps. How many times has it happened? You're playing, you move a little and suddenly... crrr... silence. Or an annoying hum that covers everything. The first thing you think is: “The amp? The cable?”. Then, with a cold shiver, you realize it's her, your guitar. And the … Read more
Quick guide: DIY guitar relic I know, the idea of picking up your guitar – or worse, a brand new body – and starting to “ruin it” with the intention of making it look old, sounds a bit crazy. I'm telling you this because I've been there too. The first time I thought of … 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
Electric Guitar Kit: Checklist for a Perfect Assembly So, here we are. You've decided to take the plunge. Instead of buying yet another ready-made guitar, you've opted for an electric guitar kit to assemble. I understand you perfectly. There’s something magical about seeing a pile of wood, wires, and metal transform into an instrument … Read more
Bone Guitar Capo: DIY Guide So, guys, let's be clear. The bone guitar capo is one of those details that can change your life, or at least the sound of your six-string. For years, I played with plastic capos that did their job, sure, but without merit. Then, a... 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
Guide: Best Guitar Amp for Beginners Choosing your first amp, or even your second if the first one was a complete dump, is always a real hassle. I'll tell you, I've been there. At first, you think, "Just make some noise, right?" Then you realize that "making some noise" isn't quite the same as "playing well." Read more
DIY Guitar Making for Beginners: First Instrument Okay, let's put our hands on our chests and admit it: the idea of building a guitar from scratch, perhaps in your garage, with your own hands, is scary as hell. I know you're right; I've been there, too. The first time I thought, "What if I tried to make that?", my head... Read more
Building a Guitar in the Garage: A Quick Guide I still remember the first time I thought about building a guitar in my garage. I had the image of a luthier with expensive tools, an impeccable workshop, and years of experience in mind. I, on the other hand, had a cluttered workshop, a drill that made a strange noise, and a lot of willpower. The… 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
Tune the electric guitar bridge: 3 moves. How many times has it happened to you to tune the guitar, play a chord in the first position and everything seems ok, then you move to the twelfth fret and… disaster? Those notes sound out of tune, the harmonic doesn't match the fretted note. You're not alone, trust me. It happened to me a lot … Read more
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