Guitar Wiring & Pickups Blog

5 ways to Impove your SG guitar
In the world of electric guitars, few names hold as much weight as the SG. From the early days of rock 'n' roll to the golden era of "classic rock", the SG became the instrument of choice for count...
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How a Volume actually works in your guitar
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The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic guitar that has shaped the sound of popular music for decades. With its distinctive tone and versatile pickup configurations, the Stratocaster is a favorite amo...
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Exploring 4-Way Switching for Telecaster Guitars
The standard 3-way switching found on Telecaster guitars is a classic for a reason—it's simple, it gets the job done, and it delivers three different sounds at the flick of a switch. However, if y...
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How to Actually "Upgrade" Your Guitar Wiring
When everyone throws this term around how do we know we are actually upgrading our electronics? In this blog we give you the framework to help you navigate the guitar electronics world.
Read moreSwapping out a Gibson PCB setup for a handwired kit
Whatever your motive is for replacing the PCB setup in your Gibson guitar. You should know that it can be somewhat problematic if you miss one key detail. ...
Read more5 Ways to get a Single Coil sound out of a Humbucker
Whether you are looking for something more from your favorite guitar, or you need that distinct single coil sound for a song. Here are 5 ways to achieve it. 1.Coil cutting Coil cutting is of...
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5 Myths You May Believe About Guitar Wiring
Sean has been obsessed with circuit designing for over 18 years, He is the go-to for crazy designs and has made tens of thousands of kits for people, including some very high-profile musicians, and...
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Shop Build Ep 4: Epiphone Les Paul SL
REVIEWAs we passed along the guitar everyone said the say things. "the look is perfect" and "I wish they had this guitar when I started to learn" as overall this guitar is killer for it money. wh...
Read moreShop Build Ep.3: $99 Squier Sleeper Build
In preparation for our new Metric Strat Wiring launch, we need to build a demo guitar, and in our general rhetoric we are going to have fun. We will take a $99 Squier and upgrade bullet to be as go...
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