By Guitarify on June 3, 2011
Premiere Guitar is having a “Pickup Party” throughout the month of June. Everyday, they are giving away one or more pickups from a different manufacturer. Including pickups from Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Fralin, EMG, Barden, and many others. You need to enter each day for a chance to win that days pickups.
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By Guitarify on January 14, 2011
From the torrent of new products pouring out of NAMM this one caught my ear as something actually new, unique and possibly good. It’s Ernie Balls new “Reflex” guitar with it’s revolutionary new system it calls the “Game Changer”. They’re not just saying it’s a game changer, that’s the actual name of the system. I […]
Posted in Gear, Guitars | Tagged circuits, guitar, pickups, tone |
By Guitarify on December 15, 2010
Guitar pickups are pretty simple things – magnets, wires, wax, some metal bits and a bobbin to hang it all on. But with all the jargon and mojo surrounding them, it’s intimidating for many guitarists to even consider they could repair or mod one. Covered humbuckers are especially mysterious with everything all locked up in […]
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By Guitarify on December 7, 2010
What better story to follow my “How To Solder” article, then an announcement from Seymour Duncan for a new system that allows you to swap pickups in your guitar without needing to do any soldering. Dubbed the Liberator™, it’s essentially a volume potentiometer with a clamping system to attach the pickup wires to. Initially there will […]
Posted in DIY | Tagged pickups, potentiometers, tech