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Piezo pickups derive their name from piezoelectricity which is the charge of electricity induced in a crystalline substance by the application of pressure. Piezo is pronounced pi-eWzo, and is derived from the Greek word “piezein”, meaning “to press.” There are electrical charges evenly distributed and balanced on a crystal’s surfaces. When many crystals (e.g., table sugar) are pressed, (more…)

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Step 1: Pay for Quality
I’ve known guitarists who went through five or six guitars within a couple of years. They weren’t satisfied and kept trading up, and by the time they finished, they’d spent enough to own the best. The one point of advice echoed by every professional player we interviewed was to buy the very best quality you can afford the first time. Playability and dependability are measures of quality, and there are no shortcuts. In the highly (more…)

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