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Today's task is to remove the worn cover from a Bareknuckle Warpig humbucker and replace the cable. The old cable is only 10cm long, so I'm going to replace it with a 4-conductor cable, which is better suited to this type of very powerful pickup . Coil splitting helps to bring a bit more warmth to this otherwise aggressive pickup .

Here's a question every guitarist asks themselves sooner or later in their musical life: "Which pickup should I choose for my guitar?" The reasons for this desire for change are numerous and varied: a change in sound, switching to humbuckers, putting good pickups on a kit guitar, the need to upgrade an entry-level guitar…

For this first project, made between [dates missing], I started with a Stratocaster as a base for the body and neck shape. However, the similarity with this iconic Fender model ends there. I've always dreamed of a guitar with a "wraparound" bridge, like the ones found on Gibson Les Paul Junior and Special models, and I'm a fan of the same brand's P90 pickups . So, it was on this basis that I set about building my first guitar from November 2019 to January 2020.

Magnets are an essential component of electric guitar pickups . Without magnets, there's no […]

If there are legendary guitars, the Stratocaster is certainly the one that has been copied the most and influenced the most models. The greatest guitarists of the 60s and 70s played this instrument. Among them are: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughan… What is the signature sound of the Stratocaster? Why does the Stratocaster have such a characteristic sound?

"Radius" is an English word that means "ray" in French. The "radius" therefore corresponds to the radius of a circle of which the fingerboard (the part of the neck on which guitarists place their fingers) is a part.

Here you will find the basic tools for guitar making, what you need to acquire to begin working with wood. The list is obviously not exhaustive. As in any profession, the tools required by each luthier vary depending on their practice, habits, skills, and training. This list is therefore subject to change and additions. For now, we are only discussing the construction of wooden guitars. We will look at the tools needed for making steel guitars later.

There is now a wealth of online documentation available for learning the techniques of building an electric guitar. But is it possible to use this knowledge base to train oneself and become a professional guitar maker?