I stumbled on this simple, but effective and cheap diy guitar pickup in my rounds for interesting hacks. Piezo elements haven’t failed to amaze me. They’re usable for electronic drum kit, underwater ...

Last time we looked at a 7-way circuit for a Strat, for this how-to guide we’ll be wiring up a parts-o-caster Strat project in a non-traditional way and although it’s a Strat we’ll be using two ...

[Keith Decent] recently got himself involved in a plywood challenge, and decided to make a single-pickup electric guitar. Since he is a prolific hoarder of scrap wood, the result is a lovely stack of ...

After seeing video of a beer can turned into a guitar amp, Robert Brenne got inspired to try his hand at home-brewing his own custom music gear out of oddball parts. A mid-20s pop-culture fan, Brenne ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? “Please work,” I mutter. Over the last three months senior home editor Roy Berendsohn ...

Even if you don't know a ton of chords on the guitar, you can vastly increase the number of songs you can play by transposing them with a capo. This simple DIY wheel from Instructables will help you ...

Losing picks is the bane of a guitarist's life. Some resort to fabricating ad-hock plectrums from ice cream container lids, expired credit cards or whatever else they have lying around the house, but ...

The App Store has a few apps designed to make different electric guitar sounds and effects, but you can't exactly hook your guitar up to your iPhone out of the box. Here's how to do it with a simple ...

What?! The Electric Guitar Kit Square is like the harder difficulty setting of the guitar kits game. Only the braver need apply… or imaginative because it's also a brilliant move: you decide the body ...