12 Step Setup Guide for Guitars
Last Updated October 7, 2023 Guitar setup doesn’t need to be complicated. Here’s the...
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Category: DIY
Helix Native on a 12 Year Old Computer!
I’m shooting a new video where I install Helix Native on a 2010 MacBook – Core 2 Duo processor, 8 GB RAM – and it WORKS. Surprisingly, it works. Wow. And it’s working inside of an older version of Logic...
Read MoreReview – GFS (Guitar Fetish) Strat Body
I bought an XGP Premium light blue Strat body from guitarfetish.com for $89. Check out the Partscaster build I have over on the YouTube channel. Guitar Fetish (GFS) pitches their bodies as being comparable to much more...
Read MoreBuilding a Partscaster
It’s January 30, 2022 as I type this. A few days ago, I put out a video on the YouTube channel where I looked through the parts I have on hand and ordered a strat body and loaded pickguard from GFS, aka guitarfetish.com. ...
Read MoreMake IR Files with Match EQ and Impulse Response Utility
Caution – This is for advanced Logic Pro users who also know how to use Impulse Response Utility. If you have a Mac and you have Logic Pro (or MainStage), you can do this. I’ll grant you, this is nerdier than almost...
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StewMac Build 5 – Final Assembly!
It’s finished! This half hour video is the conclusion of my StewMac T-style guitar kit...
Read MoreWorking on Guitars – Fretwork vs. Body Work vs. Electronics vs. Setup
Here’s a fun theory – it makes a lot of sense for guitarists to learn how to do their own setup. It makes almost no sense for them to learn how to do body work. And it makes totally no sense to learn how to build...
Read MoreGrain Filling is a Nasty Business
I’m working on the StewMac guitar build. I got some black grain filler from StewMac because I wanted it to get down into the wood so that when I sanded it off, it’d show the grain more when I apply red stain. It...
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StewMac Kit Build, Part 1
In this first installment, I unbox the kit, look through the parts, make fun of some of them,...
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Review – StewMac T-Style Electric Guitar Kit
UPDATED on December 8, 2020. I recently purchased the StewMac T-Style Electric Guitar Kit. ...
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Christmas Shopping for Myself in 2020
A lot of us guitar nerds have an understanding with our spouses – they wouldn’t know a...
Read MoreTo Belly Cut, or Not to Belly Cut
A while ago, I had an online conversation with a dude on a YouTube comment area about belly cuts on a Gibson Les Paul. Well, I thought it was a conversation, until I realized that he had no interest in my opinion. At that...
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