Dylan McKerchie

How To Keep a Bigsby in tune... A tremolo/Vibrato system is one of those things that many people tend to love, hate, or put up with. Are you one of those people that bought a guitar with a tremolo system and very quickly locked it down because it wouldn't stay in tune? The Bigsby Specifically... The principles in this article apply to all tremolo/Vibrato systems, but the Bigsby seems to get a bad rap a lot more than a Strat style or Floyd style Vibrato. This is probably because once you put a Bigsby on your guitar, you are committed....

Keeping Tone Simple... an Interview With JD Simo With all the pedals and gadgets in the world, and forums and pages on social media giving us tone options every day, Sometimes we forget that simplicity can be cool too. A few months ago I was chatting with JD Simo, an amazing guitarist based out of Nashville, about how simple his rig was. Seeing his live show made me realize just how simple a guitar rig can be, and how inspiring it is to get back to the basics.... A Guitar, a Wah Pedal, and an Amp.... I asked him if...

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Power Cables... Should You Buy a Fancy One.... Have you ever misplaced your amp cable or forgotten it for a gig and just grabbed the nearest laptop or computer monitor cable? We all have... Should we? Does it matter? How Important is your power cable? Something common to electrical devices is that they are usually only as good as their weakest link. What part does the power cable play? We know it brings the power from the wall to the amp, but where the power goes after that may be the most important. Usually the power goes straight from your...

Magnet Pull.... Math Vs Myth.... It is a common argument that the magnets in your pickups pull on the strings and if they are too strong, cause your guitar to go out of tune and kill your sustain https://youtu.be/SMiu3LfNNjc