The folks over at Sales to Business have published an article on maximising your guitar’s potential - a.k.a. setting it up correctly for playability and tone.
What is ‘guitar setup’? Basically it means to have the specifications adjusted to the actual factory standards or your personal specs. Simply put, a set-up includes:
#1. adjusting the height of the strings [...]

I think every guitarist has tried to play a rendition of Eric Clapton’s ‘Layla‘ or Led Zepplin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven‘ at some point in their musical lives; it’s no surprise that they’re on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
This is what makes a great rock & roll guitar sound: an [...]

Check out this multi-part series from Electric Guitar Review, where they attempt to create a faux-vintage guitar through various ageing techniques.
In the Grand American Spirit of destruction, experimentation, and good old “I-can-do-better-than-that-guy” chutzpah, I’ve decided to take a stab at creating my own Telecaster “Relic,” one piece of sand paper at a time… ooooh, you [...]

Just spotted over on Harmony Central that Sparrow Guitars is launching in Australia. The Canadian based operation imports bare bones guitars from Asia, overhauls the hardware and transforms them with custom artwork.
Sparrow Guitars is proud to announce the availability of the Sparrow guitar line in Australia. Sparrow Guitars are available in Australia exclusively through musical [...]

If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a wanna-be luthier, these articles will certainly pique your interest.
1. The Reesely Strat

This page describes how I built an electric guitar, it has a bunch of pictures and a fairly detailed explanation of
the steps. If you have the usual power tools and some experience in woodworking, this page should [...]

I’ve always admired buskers - I pass a few every morning on the walk from the train to the office. After their raw talent washes over me, the next question that always pops into my mind is - how do they power their amps?

Well, the Roland Mobile Cube is one such solution. This [...]

I absolutely loved this 7 minute video from Joe Satriani, about guitar techniques and tips, ranging from simple bending techniques to stretching chord progressions.  Enjoy!

Many of us guitarists often take for granted the operation of our guitars. You get a guitar, plug in a few cables, turn on your amp and voila! You start playing!
While playing electric guitar should be like watching TV: You turn on the TV and watch it - you don’t really have to know how [...]