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What is the difference between a humbucker and single coil Electric Guitar Pickup
By Ian Bush on 20 January 2012
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So what is the difference between a Humbucker and a single coil? How did pickup design all start? The first commercial pickup design went into mass production in 1932 by the company that would end up becoming Rickenbacker Guitars. Many people had experimented with pickup design, Les Paul (the inventor of the famous Les Paul Gibson guitars) had experimented with microphones but nothing had achieved mass production status until Ricken... continue reading |
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How to Choose the correct sized Violin
By Ian Bush on 25 August 2011
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How to Choose the correct sized ViolinHere is a simple way to choose the most comfortable Violin size • The first step is to have the player stretch out his or her arm fully ensuring that there is no bend in the arm. • The s... continue reading |
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How to Keep your Guitar Nut working at its best
By Ian Bush on 13 December 2011
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One of our good customers was asking me recently about how to solve a nut issue on a 12 string How do I stop my 12 string guitar snapping the High G string each time I tune it up? We have 2 different things that really help this issue 1. Change your high G to a 9 gauge - We find that by using a slightly thicker string these last a lot longer (most 12 string sets use an 8 gauge) continue reading |
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