The master pickup maker tells us how his problem-solving mindset took him from repair shop to working with the biggest names in the biz and changing the face of rock guitar ...

The hottest mod of the year? These replicate the same gray-bottomed single-coils in the ’64 Stratocaster that stopped Bonamassa in his tracks at Norman’s Rare Guitars When you purchase through links ...

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NAMM 2023: "55s are a little brighter and have more air on top, '63s are a like a powered Strat… Stevie Ray's number 1 was a '63 and there's something to them, they're really powerful pickups," so ...

Make use of the Strat’s unique design to easily load some pups When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of our favourite things about ...

Ever since I've had this Squier Strat I've been getting this amazingly loud buzz whenever I have only one pickup selected. IOW, if I use ONLY the bridge pickup, I get a buzz, but if I use the bridge ...

Joe Bonamassa has launched his latest signature pickup set with Seymour Duncan, this time based on the tonal delights of the obscure 1964 Greenburst Stratocaster he acquired in 2023. The Joe Bonamassa ...

Every electric guitar presents a problem. It’s the fascinating sort of problem that musicians delight in confronting, over and over again. But is it ever really solved?

Over the last few years, Fender has gone back to the drawing board and re-imagined many of their most popular guitars, adding player requested specs to produce a factory-modded instrument, while still ...

The Fender American Performer Stratocaster is the replacement for the Fender American Special. The American Special has been around for awhile but Fender thought it was time for an update and a better ...