HB Bridge and P90 Neck Configuration

HB Bridge and P90 Neck Configuration

Back in 1999 when first discussing the possibility of launching a guitar with a P90 in the neck position coupled with a Humbucker in the bridge, it was a novel and unusual combination. The resulting guitars I was involved with, certainly stood out in the shops and...
String Gauge Demystified

String Gauge Demystified

When I first picked up a guitar and practiced in earnest, it wasn’t the summer of ’69 but my fingers did bleed. In due course even casual guitar players develop small calluses on the fingertips that make it easier and less sore to play, but there is very...
Fingerboard options

Fingerboard options

There are many choices available to musicians when considering fingerboards. You will find plenty of lively debate on tonewoods that is fun to read but here we will cover the more practical aspects of guitar fingerboard selection. Aesthethics might guide you to prefer...
Parts supplies and resources

Parts supplies and resources

We all need a little helping hand sometimes, so here is a full list of suppliers that may come in handy. Tonetech Luthier Supplies Co-founded by Dan Mc Phearson whom I have known and worked with at various times over the last 20 years and Bill Quinn, Tonetech has...