What is a Zero Fret? WiredGuitarist March 14, 2017 Articles, Uncategorized Have you ever noticed a mysterious, extra fret near the nut of a guitar? Are you wondering what it is for? Why isn't it on every guitar? What's going on!? It's okay, frets can be confusing. Today, we have...
New Ibanez Basses for 2017 WiredGuitarist January 30, 2017 Articles, Ibanez Guitar Reviews, Uncategorized Earlier this year, Ibanez announced a massive list of new instruments, such as the super aggressive RG6UCS, to be added to their catalog. Out of the 55 new instruments added, 15 of them are basses! Sometimes,...
How to Replace your Pickups WiredGuitarist October 25, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Today, we’re going to address one of the first issues many people have when they decide to take to modding their guitars on their never ending tone quest: How to replace pickups. On your first time doing...
5 Ways to Humanize Your Midi Drums WiredGuitarist October 23, 2016 Articles, Recording Tips, Uncategorized In the land of bedroom musicians, drummers can be a hard thing to find, and knowing how to mic a drum set properly can be even more difficult, which is why in this age of vastly improved drum samples and easy...
How to Replace an Output Jack WiredGuitarist October 12, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Has your guitar stopped making any sound? Are you getting some extra buzzing that you weren’t getting before? Have you recently ripped your guitar cable out like a madman?! Well, I’m here to tell you that...
Single Coil Hacks: Add Some Punch WiredGuitarist September 22, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized If you’re a modding addict like me, then you likely have a box full of spare parts kicking around and nothing to do with them. Well I’m here to say that if you’ve got a guitar with some single coils you...
4 Important Rules for Jamming Etiquette WiredGuitarist September 12, 2016 Articles, Uncategorized Jamming is one of the best ways to hang out with your fellow musicians. However, more often than not, it can turn into a scenario where everyone ends up doing their own thing and there’s no real cohesion....
Tone Circuit Fun : How Create a Bass Cut WiredGuitarist September 9, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Now, I know a lot of people may not be in the habit of using their tone control. In fact, I know many people who have just ripped the thing out so it doesn’t get in the way, but with a little effort these...
How to Set Up a Guitar With a Floyd Rose WiredGuitarist August 30, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Last week, we posted an short guide to the different Original Floyd Rose models. So, we thought we’d touch on a related subject that often frightens guitarists who have had little or no experience with this....
Original Floyd Rose Guide WiredGuitarist August 25, 2016 Articles, Uncategorized Invented in 1977, the Floyd Rose is arguably the most popular tremolo system of all time. It became increasingly popular in the 1980s due to it’s ability to hold tuning even after extreme pitch changes. You...