Best electric guitar repair and modification/maintenance in Los Angeles, preferably close to Downtown or Glendale? [more inside]
posted by The World Famous on Aug 7, 2009 - 1 answer

My wife and I are looking for a "boot camp" to learn to play electric guitar. Can you recommend any kind of retreats, workshops camps, schools, that offer intense one- or two-week e-guitar training in a pleasant, vacation-like surroundings? [more inside]
posted by lord_yo on Aug 30, 2008 - 12 answers

Who in Orange County, California, should I take my electric guitars to for repairs & maintenance? [more inside]
posted by The World Famous on Jun 29, 2007 - 3 answers

Why do different electric guitars have different tones? [more inside]
posted by psmealey on Feb 25, 2007 - 12 answers

Why are electric guitar pickups designed the way they are? Wouldn't it be a lot more effective to run a weak current through the strings and have single coil pickups without magnets? The wiring would be slightly more complicated, but I'd think the increased signal to noise ratio would justify this. I'm assume I'm missing some big drawback or inviability though.
posted by fvw on Feb 15, 2005 - 9 answers

I just bought my first electric guitar (Fender Telecaster Mexican) and I absolutely love it. Ever the gearhead, I really want to upgrade the pickups to get a better, tailored to me sound. I've searched around to find some kind of guide, but I have come up empty. I'm looking for a really clean, sharp and twangy sound with less extra noisy buzz than I am getting now. Any suggestions/resources?
posted by bakerwc1369 on Dec 10, 2004 - 14 answers

Suggestions for getting a vintage electric guitar appraised (and possibly sold) in Los Angeles? (solo inside.) [more inside]
posted by scody on Nov 3, 2004 - 7 answers

I'm in the market for a nice, shitty, beautiful, hideous electric guitar. (More Inside) [more inside]
posted by dhoyt on Sep 17, 2004 - 21 answers

Any recommendations for buying an electric guitar? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Succa on Jan 9, 2004 - 31 answers