By Guitarify on December 9, 2010
Here’s a few more – “Smash” “Exit” Recently on one of the many guitar forums I read everyday, someone posted the a links to a few of these videos by Chicago Music Exchange. They were pretty funny, and they obviously ‘get’ guitarists. And as someone who designs and edits video for a living, I liked that they were […]
Posted in Gear | Tagged Gear, guitar, vintage |
By Guitarify on November 26, 2010
Part1 Part2 Part3 So, in the last episode we were left with an uneven, lemon colored lacquer finish. I mentioned that I came up with a ‘great’ way to fix this, ‘great’ being a relative term here. I bought an air compressor and a spraygun. I actually have a lot of experience mixing and spraying […]
Posted in DIY, Guitars | Tagged custom, guitar, Marauder, refinish, reranch
By Guitarify on November 19, 2010
This Contest has Ended Over at Effects Bay they’re giving away a Marshall VT-1 Vibratrem, courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange. Just fill out the short form and your entered. The contest runs till December 2nd.
Posted in Gear, Pedals | Tagged contest
By Guitarify on November 15, 2010
Setting the intonation on your guitar sounds like it would be complicated, but it’s really not. If you can change strings, you can handle this too. This video takes a very thorough look at the task and covers all you need to learn this yourself.
Posted in DIY, Guitars, Learn | Tagged guitar, intonation, tech, tuner
By Guitarify on October 14, 2010
So obviously the first step in refinishing an electric guitar is to remove all the hardware and strip the paint. The hardware comes off with a screwdriver or two in about 15 minutes. The paint is a bit more stubborn. Since I started this project in the winter and don’t have a garage, I wanted […]
Posted in DIY, Guitars