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Above, a truss rod seen in cutaway inside a Fender guitar neck, with the headstock end at left and the body end (where adjustments were made on this neck) at right. Below, a Telecaster Deluxe's bullet-type truss rod nut is clearly visible at center. The truss rod. It’s the long metal thing that runs down the length of your guitar...

A loudspeaker in cross section as seen from the side. The voice coil is a moving part attached to the apex of the cone below the domed dust cap; it does not touch the magnet structure in which it is very precisely seated. In the most common form of blown speaker, the voice coil is damaged such that it does...

Happy St. Paddy’s Day 2011 Top of the morning to ya! Here's a little St. Patrick's Day Cheer from the Electro-Harmonix Guitar Effects Company. Don't forget to sport some green out there and have a Jolly Good Day! Cheers! Bill Ruppert breathes in the dew of a fine morning in old Eire. With a sly wink and a nod, Bill...

Here's Another Great Article from Fender's Site. Enjoy! A Classic Series Esquire model, with its single pickup concealed beneath the bridge cover. Q: When is a pickup switch not a pickup selector switch? A: When it’s the pickup switch on an Esquire® guitar. Think about it: The Fender Esquire guitar model has only one pickup. So why does it have...

Here's a great Fender Article we found on Guitar Tuning. Many guitars can go out of tune sooner then you think, so hopefully today's lesson can help you ovecome this common problem. Tech Talk is going to keep it short and sweet this time by reminding you of a simple but highly effective principle to keep in mind when tuning...