Alnico 2 and Alnico 5 Pickups Explained
This will be a short one. Alnico 2 magnets are present in my two favorite pickups – the...
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Author: Richard MacLemale
Review – 2021 Squier Bullet Hard Tail Stratocaster
I recently got my hands on a Squier Bullet Hard Tail Strat. These guitars used to sell for around...
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Review – PRS CE 24
Let’s get this out of the way – this is not a budget guitar. Not even close. As of...
Read MoreSay Goodbye to the $100 Guitar
The least expensive Epiphone is now $160 (Melody Maker). The least expensive Squier is now $150 (Bullet “Limited Edition” Telecaster). The days of the $100 new Epiphone or Squier are over, unless you find a blowout...
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10 Gifts for Guitar Players Under $40
Ho ho ho! Budgetguitarist.com needs some dough! Also, I want to help you. If people are looking...
Read MoreMore Informal Data on Sam Ash and Guitar Center
The pandemic has not been kind to retail. Today I visited the semi-local Guitar Center and Sam Ash stores. In both cases, the inventory was laughably bad. I feel bad for the sales dudes. Actually, no I don’t. Because...
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Why Amazon is the best place for married guitarists to buy music gear
Amazon is doing something that is, to the best of my knowledge, unique – they make it easier...
Read More8 Different Categories of Guitar Players
I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. How do you categorize guitar players? Nobody fits perfectly in a box, unless the box is super general, like “guitar player.” But in the world of web, you can...
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