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To Drill Or Not To Drill

One big headache of customized guitar electronics is where to put the controls. Whether you are adding new pickup options on a solid-body electric or installing a saddle pickup and preamp on an acoustic, the dreaded decision of what to cut and where to drill always looms large.  Gear-heads not afraid to tear into their guitar's electronics are already familiar with the huge number of wiring options available in any electric guitar with two or more pickups, so let's begin with the do's and don'ts of solid-body guitar modification.

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To Drill Or Not To Drill

Electric Wars: Archtop vs. Solid-Body

 

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Electric Wars: Archtop vs. Solid-Body

Electric Wars: Archtop vs. Solid-Body

 

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Electric Wars: Archtop vs. Solid-Body

Time for a Tune-Up?

Does your friend's guitar play easier and feel better than yours? Do you find yourself frustrated because your guitar seems to be in tune at one place on the neck but out of tune a few frets higher? Maybe your strings buzz in certain positions, or you occasionally 'fret out.' If so, chances are you've got an intonation problem, a setup problem, or both. Not to worry. Intonation and the proper setup of a guitar are relatively inexpensive maintenance issues players face on a regular basis.

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Time for a Tune-Up?

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