Godin’s Radiator has enough good looks and quality construction to be a smart choice for the player on a budget or on the lookout for a second or third instrument. Even with a pickup swap, it’s a good bang-per-buck axe. Fury’s BBM is a major contender for any major player who isn’t glued to the clone-of-a-clone design paradigm that most mid-priced models offer.
I read that Eddie Van Halen waxes his pickups and boils his strings. Can you tell me why he does this and how I can do it myself?
Tim
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Winding in the pickup tend to become loose over time. Waxing (or “potting”) a pickup prevents loose windings from vibrating and becoming microphonic, a condition that results in [...]
If only for his contributions to the Band of Gypsys, Drummer Buddy Miles is one of the true legends of the Sixties rock scene. Born in 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska, Miles began his career at the age of 12, playing drums in his father’s jazz band. By the time he was 15, Miles had hit [...]
Brad Finley asked: No matter how well your guitar plays when you first bring it home, you will come to find it doesn’t play exactly the same way after a time (sometimes even a small period of time). In some cases the instrument’s action and feel is pretty much to your liking, but you still [...]
