How I Cut String Ends
You want your string ends to be neat and tidy so there’s less chance of stabbing yourself. Nobody wants to get blood on their guitars! There are probably hundreds of
What is “handmade”?
I often describe what I do as building handmade guitars. Handmade can mean different things to different people, so I should probably explain the way I use the term. There
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Trying Something New: Finding Your Voice on Guitar
I’ve read lots of interviews with famous players who say similar things about how they started out. Typically they were inspired by a guitarist on stage or on TV, and
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Introducing the NEW Sola Junior
I wanted to build a guitar that was the same high quality as the others in my lineup, but more affordable. So I looked at what a guitar needed and
Why Buy Custom?
If you’re looking to buy a guitar, the choices are (to put it mildly) ridiculous! Walk into any music shop, or peruse eBay or Reverb, and you’ll find an endless
String tension: what gauge of strings do you need?
Buying guitars strings can be a complicated and overwhelming business. Strings are typically sold in gauges that contain a well researched and time tested set of different thicknesses that work
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Building a Spray Booth Part 3: Electrics
While it’s important to know what you know, it’s just as important to know what you don’t know. I don’t know electrics, so I don’t go anywhere near the stuff.
What is a setup?
Like most machines that have moving parts, a guitar needs to be regularly maintained. Parts wear out, wood can swell or contract, and the guitar that was once comfortable to play
Building a spray booth: The Compressor
I did a lot of research (ie. talked to people in the know, like Jack from Jack White Guitars), and chose a compressor. I wanted to buy something once and