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Geddy Lee Jazz Bass Pickups by Tom Brantley

Written by: James Krueger On: Aug 6th, 2019

Ok so this month’s blog is a little different…news flash…..My brain often takes a walk to somewhere without cause or reason at times.  ...

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Acoustic Kits

Written by: James Krueger On: Jul 9th, 2019

You know, when it comes to guitar kit building, you the customer are receiving the end result of a lot of research and planning….how far do we take the kit, ...

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Guitar Of The Month – June, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: Jul 9th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Simon Enns for his guitar build, to earn him Guitar of the Month for June 2019. Simon’s 14 years old and used our FYK-1 DIY kit to ...

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Guitar Of The Month – May, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: Jun 6th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Simon Renaud for his guitar build, to earn him Guitar of the Month for May 2019. Simon used our LPK-10L DIY kit to create his guitar. ...

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Pickups…..again???

Written by: James Krueger On: Jun 5th, 2019

Last months blog looked at the basic history of electric guitar pickups, and each time we focus on a specific manufacturer, we look a little into the science they ...

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Guitar Of The Month – April, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: May 9th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Randy K. for his guitar build, to earn him Guitar of the Month for April 2019. Randy used our PRK-1 DIY kit to create his guitar. ...

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Let’s Pickup the Sound of a Guitar and Amplify It!

Written by: James Krueger On: May 7th, 2019

This month’s blog, is a bit of a teaser….here at Solo Guitars, we have one of the most complete in-stock selection of after-market pickups ...

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Guitar Of The Month – March, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: Apr 8th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Keith Tilley for his guitar build, to earn him Guitar of the Month for March 2019. Keith used our GFK-10 DIY kit to create his guitar. ...

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The Roland Jazz Chorus Amplifier

Written by: James Krueger On: Apr 8th, 2019

The ‘guys in the back’ here at Solo Guitars have been trying to get me to write about subjects other than building or  guitar or hardware ...

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Guitar Of The Month – February, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: Mar 13th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Jim & Steffen Watkins for their guitar build, to earn them Guitar of the Month for February 2019. Jim & Steffen used our LPK-200 ...

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Washcoats and Sealing Before Finishing

Written by: James Krueger On: Mar 13th, 2019

So we have been hearing a lot of questions from you lately regarding guitar finishing and how to avoid the classic mistakes.  Well I have been in the wood and guitar ...

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Guitar Of The Month – January, 2019

Written by: Kevin Strom On: Feb 14th, 2019

Congratulations goes out to Dave Blakemore for his guitar build, to earn him Guitar of the Month for January 2019. Dave used our ESK-35T DIY kit to create his ...

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