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With a combination of custom wiring, pickups, and capacitors you can create a completely unique sound.
Under the Hood #4: Popular Telecaster Upgrades
All Eyes on Argentina with Gina Pegnotti
A close up of the Roland TR-808 drum machine
The Gear That Made Us #1: Roland TR-808
Lars Ulrich | Source: YouTube
Are You a Bad Player? Start a Band!
The 35th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in 2021 was fully digital. | Photo: ESNS press center
All Eyes on the Netherlands With Robert Meijerink (ESNS)
Luis Russolo with his Intonarumoris noise machine | Wikimedia Commons
Milestones in Music History #1: Zang Tump Tump! The Birth of Noise
What Is More Important in a Musician: Skills or Character?
The Esquire is an easily modifiable guitar with an unmistakable sound.
Under the Hood #3: Development of the Fender Esquire (Telecaster)
"The universe has prepared some cards for me and now I have to play them the best I can" | Photo: Michele Reed
John Corabi: “I’m Old School, but I Record Songs on My Laptop Now”
Let’s see how different the experience of the opening title sequence would have been if the moviemakers had decided otherwise back then. | Photo: Ross Care
10 Best Rejected Theme Songs for James Bond Movies
Fender's genius: to replace the neck, all you need is a screwdriver.
Under the Hood #2: Telecaster Neck Development and Modification
Gabriel and Ivan Broggini of Sinplus | Photo: Ray Tarantino
Sinplus Return to Their Rocking Musical Roots
In the Svarov studio
3 Ways To Make a Professional and Proper Bass Guitar Recording
Aly Gillani, who represents Bandcamp in Europe, started out as a DJ | Photo: archive AG
Aly Gillani (Bandcamp): Musicians and Fans Cannot Exist Without One Another
Fender Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass FL 3color Sunburst | Photo: Shunichi Kouroki (Creative Commons)
10 Things You Might Not Know About Jazz Bass
Fender Telecaster? One can hardly imagine a simpler electric guitar to build, repair, and modify | Photo: Zdenek Lev
Under the Hood #1: Details That Put the Telecaster Ahead of Its Time