guitars

  1. Jackson Guitars Unveils New Models For Summer

    From Left: The JS22-7, JS32-7Q and the JS32-8Q Jackson is pleased to present three new models for this summer season. With new and improved features to the JS Series on the revered Dinky body shape, each addition comes as an alluring addition to the prominent Jackson line-up. The JS22-7 Dinky seven-string model includes an arch-top basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 16"-radius rosewood...
  2. TECH TIPS: Acoustic Guitar Body Types

    A Fender CD-140S dreadnought. Note the broad waist and wide lower bout. You see it all the time when shopping for an acoustic guitar—terms such as “dreadnought,” “concert,” “jumbo,” “parlor,” “auditorium,” etc. These names aren’t merely marketing-speak; they are long-established conventions for specific flat-top steel-string acoustic guitar body shapes and sizes (some of which date back more than a century...
  3. TECH TIPS: Pickup School

    It can be difficult, confusing as hell to the untrained ear and possibly expensive, depending on your budget. How can you tell (in advance) what pickup will be right for the sound you want? If you don't already know, then you simply can't answer this question without help or a lot of work. You will have to rely on someone...
  4. TECH TIPS: (Acoustic) Size Matters

    When it comes to acoustic guitars, there are quite different virtues to both small and large bodies. Click The Chart Above To View Larger Image. Small vs. Large After picking up and playing literally several thousand acoustic guitars of different sizes, shapes and tonewoods, we can start to make some generalizations about small versus large guitars. Of course, smaller guitars...
  5. TECH TIPS: 5 Things About Guitar Cables

    THIS IS YOUR LIFELINE. Your umbilical cord. Your main vein. Well, you get the picture. Call it a lead, a cord, or a cable, whatever— that sheathed, shielded wire is a vital link in the tone chain. However marvelous and expensive your guitar, amp, and pedals, none of it will sound very good with a poorly made cable carrying your...

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