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How to Measure Neck Relief on Guitar or Bass
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Will Stickers Affect the Tone of an Acoustic? (And How to Remove Them)
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15 Other Things You Should Have in Your Gig Bag
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Stratocaster or Telecaster: Understanding the Basic Differences
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Effects Guide: Compression Decompressed
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Inside the Song: There's No 'Smoke On the Water' Without Fire
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Effects Guide: Get to Know Tremolo
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Effects Guide: What is Reverb?
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Purple Reign: The 'Hendrix Chord'
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What Are Alnico Pickups?
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Get Rolling: 5 Dos and Don'ts for Transporting Your Amp
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Normal and Bright Unite: 'Jumpering' Your '59 Bassman
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How the S-1 Switch Gives You More Tonal Options
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Mass Effects: How to Compose an Effective Effects Chain
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Understanding Headroom in Guitar Amps
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PCB or Hand-Wired: Which is Right for You?
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Play Dirty: An Overview of Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz
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Cleaning Pots and Switches
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Perfect Sound Forever: Get the Best Fit for Your Fender IEMs
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Asked and Answered: Do I Need a Humidifier for My Acoustic Guitar?
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Be in the Moment: The Presence Control Explained
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Pitch Control: A Tremolo Primer
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Make Yourself Heard With 5 Fender Audio Solutions
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The 3 Neck Attachment Methods You Should Know
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Bass Strings 101
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How to Tune Harmonically (Even the B String)
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How to Tune a Ukulele
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Gifts for the Future Folk Hero
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Asked/Answered: Does Your Pick Influence How Fast You Can Play?
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Tubes vs. Solid-State: What's the Best Amp for You?
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What's a Pickup Pole? And Why Is It so Important?
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5 Tips for Cleaning Your Guitar
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How to Keep Your Neck in Perfect Alignment
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Pitch or Volume? The Difference Between Tremolo and Vibrato
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Gear Genealogy: How to Date Your Guitar
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How 7 Different Woods Affect Your Acoustic Sound
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Standard Tuning: How EADGBE Came to Be
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The Perfect Fit: What Acoustic Body Shape Is Right For You?
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Nice Purfling: The Acoustic Vocabulary You Need to Know
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Home Bass: Enter Flea's Domain and Hear His Signature Bass
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Finishing School: The Science and Style of Fender Finishes
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C-V-U? Which Neck Shape Is for You?
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This Guitar + That Amp = Epic Tone
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Ash vs. Alder: What's the Difference?
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Want That 'Layla' Sound?
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3 All-New Acoustics, 1 Big Sound
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Play Bass Like a Ramone
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What Makes American Elites So, Well, Elite?
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The Most Talked-About American Elite Feature
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Master Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
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5 Tone Tips: You'll Just Sound Better
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