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The guitarist and composer succeeds in making the kind of music that Duke Ellington approvingly called “beyond category.”
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While most acoustic soundhole pickups are one-sound-fits-all generalists, the Fluence series instead targets specific sonic goals.
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Guitar bridges fall into three broad families: fixed (hardtail) bridges that lock the strings in place for maximum tuning stability,...
The Music Zoo is an Authorized Dunable Guitars Dealer!
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Enter to Win a Taylor Next Generation 412ce Acoustic Guitar
One lucky winner will receive this Taylor Next Generation 412ce Offering players a more accessible entry point to the beloved...
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Join The Music Zoo as they take an in-depth look at the top guitars featured in the Johnny Marr Collection...
An Original 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard is Available For Sale at The Music Zoo!
An original 1959 Gibson Les Paul - serial 90320, one of the most prestigious electric guitars of all time is...
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Guitar phrasing is the way you play notes so they sound musical instead of random. It includes timing, space, bends,...
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Gibson’s addition of PCBs gets a lot of criticism. Is it justified? Mostly no but with a little bit of...
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Travel guitar demonstrates neck resets
Presets can be a little tricky to explain as a concept, but a travel guitar that came in for a...
Exploring Open-String Voicings
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The 1970s were a time when the great guitar heroes ruled the earth. Legendary 6-string warriors like Jimmy Page, David...
Aligning a bolt-on neck
Installing a bolt-on neck you have to be careful to get the alignment right. Get it wrong and the strings...
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If you do this job, you'll find yourself needing good lighting in really awkward areas. I decided to do something...
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If you phone FU-Tone on a Sunday, there’s a decent chance company president Adam Reiver will be the one who...
Reader Guitar of the Month: Beware Headless Kats!
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Joe Pernice never would have written “It Got Away From Me,” a haunting orchestral-folk ballad from his new album, Sunny,...
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Part two of the shrunken and separated waist binding repair on this Martin acoustic. Let's get this glued up and...
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Binding shrinking at the waist is a pain. It can be repaired but does involve a little work to do...
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I don’t feel like I’m a thought-leader when it comes to capo placement but people keep asking me about it....
The problems swapping direct-mount humbuckers
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Mastering your signal chain is the most crucial step in achieving a professional sound, whether you are building a guitar pedalboard or...
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