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The people at Signal Snowboards are well known not only for producing quality snowboards, but doing one-off builds out of unusual and perhaps questionable materials just to see what’s possible. …read more Continue reading Luthier Crafts Guitar from Cardboard
The guitarist Jimi Hendrix had a unique sound which has influenced countless musicians over the decades. He achieved it through mastery not only of his instrument, but of the complex …read more Continue reading The Engineering of a Jimi Hendrix Performance
We’ve all built projects that are a rats’ nest of wiring and feature creep, but the best projects in the end are usually those that use a simple solution to …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Relay Used As Guitar Pickup
Sometimes, all you need to make something work is to come at it from a different angle from anyone else — flip the problem on its head, so to speak. …read more Continue reading The Cantareel is Hurdy-Guitar Turned Inside Out
If you’re looking for a long journey into the wonderful world of instrument hacking, [Arty Farty Guitars] is six parts into a seven part series on hacking an existing guitar …read more Continue reading Hacking a Guitar into a Hurdy-Gurdy Hybrid with 3D Prints
Got some spare filament and looking to build a guitar you can truly call your own? [The 3D Print Zone] has created a modular 3D printable guitar system that lets …read more Continue reading 3D Printing a Modular Guitar Means It Can Look Like Whatever You Want
For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A few strings, a fretboard, and a body of some sort …read more Continue reading Cyberbass Brings Bass Guitar To Modern Era
How any string instrument sounds depends on hundreds of factors; even the tiniest details matter. Seemingly inconsequential things like whether the tree that the wood came from grew on the …read more Continue reading Homebrew Foil and Oil Caps Change Your Guitar’s Tone
Lava Music has spent the last few years impressing music journalists and guitarists with a bunch of carbon fiber acoustic/smart guitars. Now the company has taken a bit of a left turn for its first Kickstarter, with a string-free touch-enabled digital … Continue reading Smart guitar maker launches quick and easy music creation machine
You could argue that the American Ultra II is a blasphemy against the purity of Leo Fender’s first masterpiece – or you could evaluate this guitar without the baggage of its heritage. Either way, it’s certainly a fascinating and inspiring instrument.Co… Continue reading Review: Fender’s ultra-modern American Ultra II Telecaster