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The most iconic guitar finishes
What are the most iconic electric guitar finishes ever made? The list spans nearly seventy years of guitar history and mixes factory classics with one-off artist commissions. Gibson’s 1956 Goldtop, finished in nitrocellulose, became a stage favourite for players like...
How does owning a Fender Custom Shop guitar feel like?
How does owning a Fender Custom Shop guitar feel like? In your hands, it feels less like buying a guitar and more like buying a story. Fender Custom Shop started in 1987 to build showpiece guitars for that year’s NAMM...
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PRS Silver Sky - just a strat copy?
Is the PRS Silver Sky just a Stratocaster copy? Not really — it shares Stratocaster DNA (scale length, three single coils, 6-point tremolo, similar body shape) but diverges in ways that matter. PRS gave it their own signature headstock, mirrored...
How to choose your first guitar?
How to choose your first guitar? Start with the biggest fork in the road: acoustic or electric. Acoustics are self-sufficient — no amp needed — which suits beginners, songwriters, and anyone who wants to play anywhere, but they can’t handle...
What makes boutique guitar brands special?
What makes boutique guitar brands special? Boutique brands like Suhr, PRS, and James Trussart started small, and unlike mass-market manufacturers, they build guitars to order rather than in batches — the word “boutique” itself comes from the French for “store,”...
How to choose perfect pickups for your guitar?
How to choose perfect pickups for your guitar? Start by identifying what you’re chasing — more gain, a different tone, or both — then spend time cycling through your existing pickup selector positions and tone controls to pin down what...
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