Tag: pickups

  • Does the type of wood of an electric guitar have an effect on its tone?

    Probably, but its extremely minor. In fact here I am playing a guitar made of an oil can; the wood in there is mostly agathis (very cheap wood) and is only used to line the frame – the majority of the body is completely hollow. Gear used: Bohemian TNT (modified with Lollar Gold Foil pickups)…

  • Is there any good audio equipment still made in the USA?

    Audio is actually still one of the sole remaining industries of which a significant portion is still made and/or assembled in America, especially the high end brands. The List – American Made Audio In addition to alot of the good answers here about home and portable audio, I would also like to add that as a…

  • Tips on improving guitar tone, equipment

    Alright, a break from politics for a while. Since I’m one of the rare Asians that can play guitar better than piano, some ask me for improving their tone on guitar. Well, there’s several key guidelines to follow. Firstly, tone is subjective. What kind of tone do you want? Hendrix? Metallica? Slash? Those all have…