If you're purchasing a new guitar combo amp, or cabinet to go with your amp head then you'll need to decide what size you need. Two popular cabinet (speaker) sizes are 1x12" and 2x12". In this...

Rosewood and pau ferro are two very popular woods used on electric and acoustic guitar fingerboards, but what is the difference between them? In this article I'll compare their sound, feel,...

Alnico magnets are made from aluminium, nickel and cobalt, hence the acronym al-ni-co. Alnico is one of the most popular types of magnet used in electric guitar pickups and there are in fact several...

There are many reasons why you might want to warm up your electric guitar's tone. Perhaps you're going for a thick, bluesy sound, or you just want to stop your guitar sounding harsh so you can get a...

Fender recently released a new series of electric guitars, the American Vintage II. This has left a lot of guitarists wondering what the difference between the American Original and American Vintage...

There are 4 main Gibson and Epiphone neck profiles: Rounded/ Rounded C/ '50s Vintage Slim Taper Asymmetric Slim Taper Advanced Response These necks vary in terms of their shape and...