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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Over 1,300 Haywire Custom Guitar Photos!


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One has to wonder what goes through the mind of an artist as a creation comes from conception going to perception then to perfection. Does it start with  an idea, an experience, or a need ? Maybe about one clear moment of and an uninhibited positive attitude? It’s the artist’s motivation. Along the way there many learning experiences. These are mostly training exercises. An artist is dedicated to a focus on the result and it helps to form and strengthen themselves as an artist. Wood, nickel, steel and copper are some of earth’s most primitive materials pieced together into the artist’s ideas, imagination and eye for beauty.  For me, it is a truly extraordinary experience. RM




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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Function Custom Guitar Shop is.........


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One of the main functions of a Custom Guitar Shop should be to hit the target the first time by building as close to a perfect instrument as possible!

At Haywire Custom Guitars our aim is getting better every day! The job is only complete when you are completely happy with your guitar because you'll use it every day. It needs to be comfortable and light-weight enough to play for hours at a time in any situation without fatigue.

The sound has to be clear and tone-great. It has to be built to withstand the rigors of being on the road whether touring or playing in local venues. It has to feel good to you when you play it.

The action and feel need to be consistent all the way down the neck so you won't be forced to alter your playing technique as you travel around on the fret board. A guitar players instrument needs to be in tune on every fret so we pay careful attention to the intonation settings.

It has to look good for you and represent your sense of style. The finish has to last for a long time to protect the wood from absorbing moisture from the atmosphere as well as sweat from direct contact with hard working hands.

The neck needs to have a truss rod that is easy to adjust for seasonal variations in temperature as well as the ability to transmit sound and add extra sustain for players. Strings added need to be a comfortable gauge without too much resistance thus making it easier to push down to the crown of the frets.

These are just some of the things that we think about every day to make sure we get it exactly right for guitar players who need a great instrument for their passion-PLAYING GUITAR!! At Haywire Custom Shop-We're building satisfied players..... One Haywire Guitar at a time!!
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Friday, February 26, 2016

Fill In The Blanks With This Guitar Trivia Quiz and Test Your Knowledge!


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 1-The Acoustic guitar, originating from ............. has been around since the 1500s.

 2-.............  acoustical engineer for Gibson, had started marketing a new Spanish style acoustic electric guitar and was famous for mandolin builds, headed the subdivision of Gibson responsible for producing these guitars, named Vivi-Tone

 3-Leo Fender had been working on a solid body electric guitar. Fender owned a radio repair shop and started loaning out his invention to musicians in 1943.  In 1949, he started marketing the guitar as the ............. which became the first successful solid body electric guitar.  This model was then later renamed to "Broadcaster" and then finally to "Telecaster".

4-America's only native instrument is known as the ............  first originated in Africa as the Bania.


5-In 1952, after Leo Fender guitar's success, Gibson began work on the "log" developed by..........  who also used his name for the guitar model produced.

6-In 1955, a Gibson engineer named, ............ invented the Humbucker pickup.







Answers:
1-Spain      2-Lloyd Loar      3-"Esquire"    4-Banjo     5-Les Paul      6-Seth Lover


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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Why Does My Guitar Need To Be Set Up? All I Did Was Change Strings?


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No, of course not!  We offer free repair evaluations at the Haywire Custom Guitars-Custom Shop.  If electronics need to be accessed to troubleshoot a problem, or if we need to examine an instrument internally for structural issues, no problem-it won't cost you.

 There's nothing fun about playing a poorly set up guitar. The strings hurt your fingers, it won't stay in tune, there's buzzing, you can't play with others very well,  A bad set up is one of the key reasons new players give up playing guitar. Don't give up!  There is lots that can be done. Setups!

   
Why does my guitar need to be set up?
When you buy a new car don't you need to adjust a car's seat, mirrors and seat belts?  A guitar is like any other instrument will need several adjustments too. If it's brand new it will need adjustments for sure!  A set up addresses the instrument's play-ability and  adjusting many areas to give the guitar a broken in familiar feeling of sheer comfort that makes you want to play it all day!  It's simply an extension of YOU, the musician. You want it in top shape!

 All I Did Was Change Strings?
 Even a simple thing such as changing your strings or gauge can alter the guitar's play-ability, so it may just need a quick tweak. Find a great old guitar at a garage sale or a hand me down from a family member?  We'll tweak it to make sure it's playing as well as it possibly can. If you're purchasing a guitar from us, we're happy to set up your instrument exactly the way you'd like. If you're not sure, we can get you going in the right direction and ask a few questions and get it set up well for your comfort and style.

 We'll check the: neck relief, nut slot depth and height of the nut, saddle height, intonation, pickup height on electrics, loose and rattling hardware and tighten it back up.
  
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I need a good acoustic guitar Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built acoustic guitars and guitar modifications. Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built guitars and acoustic guitar modifications, setups and repairs. The question that comes up in many guitar discussions is, “What Acoustic Guitar is best? Several acoustic guitar makers build some incredible instruments. A few of these companies are Martin, Guild, Taylor, Gibson and several others like Takamine, Godin, McPherson, Santa Cruz that make incredible guitars as well. These are just a few and there are many independent luthiers in the US and other countries who are regionally know for their high quality instruments. In America it seems the prevailing attitude about almost everything is: more is better, but a good acoustic guitar need not be expensive, however the buyer needs to be alert. A good guitar has a good sound, feel and is comfortable to play. For the most part, the more money you spend, the nicer the acoustic guitar will be. Up to a point then it’s all ego on the part of the guy pricing the guitar after that. Look for a guitar with a straight finger board. Just sight down the neck as if looking down the barrel of a rifle and see if it looks flat, straight with no unusual activity or waviness. Wood is organic and susceptible to climate and humidity changes. A lot can happen after it leaves the bench so be vigilant about finding the flaws BEFORE you buy your acoustic guitar. There are a host of companies that also sell a mid-range value acoustic guitar and very inexpensive guitars, and it is often difficult to decide. Maybe it’s better to list the basic qualities of a good acoustic guitar: 1) All Solid Wood – solid top, solid back and solid sides 2) Light thin finish 3) Scalloped Bracing 4) Exotic woods or even Mahogany with Ebony fret board 5) Bone nut, bridge 6) Large, heavy bridge saddle 7) A straight neck, no buzzing, sturdy hardware, leveled frets There are a few traits that increase the value but not the sound quality of a guitar: 1) Detailed neck or body inlays, special setups, stainless steel frets 2) Unusual transparent stains and finishes 3) Signatures of the makers and letters of authentication Sometimes-you just have to play an acoustic guitar and listen to what you hear. If you love it-That’s the one! It’s not always a matter of making the “right decision”……. It’s making a decision then making it “right”! Haywire Custom Guitars

Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built acoustic guitars and guitar modifications.
Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built guitars and acoustic guitar modifications, setups and repairs.

I need a good acoustic guitar

Several acoustic guitar makers build some incredible instruments. A few of these companies are Martin, Guild, Taylor, Gibson and several others like Takamine, Godin, McPherson, Santa Cruz  that make incredible guitars as well. These are just a few and there are many independent luthiers in the US and other countries who are regionally know for their high quality instruments. In America it seems the prevailing attitude about almost everything is: more is better, but a good acoustic guitar need not be expensive, however the buyer needs to be alert. A good guitar has a good sound, feel and is comfortable to play.

For the most part, the more money you spend, the nicer the acoustic guitar will be. Up to a point then it’s all ego on the part of the guy pricing the guitar after that. Look for a guitar with a straight finger board. Just sight down the neck as if looking down the barrel of a rifle and see if it looks flat, straight with no unusual activity or waviness. Wood is organic and susceptible to climate and humidity changes. A lot can happen after it leaves the bench so be vigilant about finding the flaws BEFORE you buy your acoustic guitar. There are a host of companies that also sell a mid-range value acoustic guitar and very inexpensive guitars, and it is often difficult to decide.

Maybe it’s better to list the basic qualities of a good acoustic guitar:
1) All Solid Wood – solid top, solid back and solid sides
2) Light thin finish
3) Scalloped Bracing
4) Exotic woods or even Mahogany with Ebony fret board
5) Bone nut, bridge
6) Large, heavy bridge saddle
7) A straight neck, no buzzing, sturdy hardware, leveled frets
  
There are a few traits that increase the value but not the sound quality of a guitar:
1) Detailed neck or body inlays, special setups, stainless steel frets
2) Unusual transparent stains and finishes
3) Signatures of the makers and letters of authentication
Sometimes-you just have to play an acoustic guitar and listen to what you hear. 
If you love it-That’s the one!
It’s not always a matter of making the “right decision”……. It’s making a decision then making it “right”!

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Monday, February 15, 2016

Wouldn't it Be Great to Be Able to Buy a Guitar That Felt Gig Ready Right Out of the Box?

Gig-Ready Guitars

By: Richard Mariner
Expert Author Richard Mariner inventor of the Haywire Custom Guitars Gig-Ready Process
Author and Founder of Haywire Custom Guitars Inc.
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I love gig-ready guitars, and there’s nothing like a new electric guitar with a proper set up! I like the tone, the way it feels in my hands, and the way it can sound “right” for any kind of music. Whether it’s jazz, blues, country, hard rock, R & B leads, guitar chords, or just working on songs, all it takes is a flip of a switch, some prep, a couple twists of the knobs, neck alignment and I’m right where I need to be.
After working on a lot of guitars over the years, I discovered that taking that beautiful new Strat or Tele guitar out of the box was always just the first step in finding the gig-ready guitars that fit in my hands the way that I imagined they would when they first caught my eye. After a close inspection my new guitar wouldn’t be a gig-ready guitar until I did all of the little subtle tweaks, repairs and modifications that would make it play just the way it should for me out on the gig. Dress the frets, get the intonation just right, tweak the pick-ups, customize the configuration a bit, and before you know it, I’d be playing a guitar that felt like it was made to be in my hands. Playing music is always fun, but when I’m on the gig with a guitar that feels just right… it’s just pure guitar joy.
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to buy gig-ready guitars that felt gig ready right out of the box?” As wonderful as that idea may seem, in reality it’s almost impossible to pick up a guitar in a music store “off the rack” and have it play right. It just doesn’t happen. There are many things that need to be done to “prep” the guitar before it’s ready to play. At Haywire Custom Shop we recommend and perform all of the following in prep for a guitar purchase before it leaves the bench at the workshop. For our purposes here I will focus only on electric instruments for now. First, let me pose a question to the beginning through the advanced guitarist.
What Is Guitar Intonation and why is it important? Do you know?
Intonation is the accuracy in which an electric guitar or bass can produce a fretted note and the most important issue with any instrument. Setting the intonation on a guitar is the act of adjusting the length of the strings (by moving the bridge saddles) to compensate for the thickness of the string and the stretching of a string due to pushing it down to the fret board to produce a note. To adjust the intonation of your guitar or bass guitar, you move the bridge saddles toward or away from the fret board until the 12th fret note and its harmonic are equal in pitch to the same open-string note, which are exactly one octave apart. Accurate intonation is critical to pitch quality. Pitch quality is essential to “in tune” playing. Poor pitch quality=”out of tune” notes which in turn = poor musical presentation. Wouldn’t you want to present your musical talents in the best way possible? Of course, you do.
Now, it is not necessary for a guitar player to know this at all. It is essential however that the guitar possess this quality and maintain as close to perfect intonation as possible. Buying on looks alone can be very disappointing. If however, you like an instrument for the looks but realize that you will need to have it worked on to get it playable then that is a savvy notion. It’s best to speak to a guitar tech,  repair expert or guitar builder previous to any purchase. It’s akin to asking a mechanic which car he would recommend-before you walk into the show room. In this way you can benefit from his first hand knowledge and experience and not have to go it alone. After all he sees the ones that breakdown more often than you or the car salesmen do.
Below, are outlined the essential adjustments to be performed prior to purchasing and playing  gig-ready guitars under optimal circumstances.
1. 4-axis Alignment of the guitar neck.
The guitar neck is checked and adjusted to insure that it is true and straight to insure proper alignment on all axis. This step insures proper action and allows for more accurate and easier guitar tuning, playing and set-up in the following steps.
2. Inspect and Lube the guitar tuning gears.
Each tuning gear is adjusted so that there is no play in the mechanism. They are then lubricated to insure smooth and even movement to make your guitar tune accurately.
3. Potting the guitar pickups.
Dip the pickups in hot wax to reduce squeal and unwanted guitar feedback.
4. Prep the guitar body.
Upon installing the guitar electronic components, great care is taken to insure that all wires are properly routed, spaced, and grounded to insure years of trouble free service with your guitar.
5. Level and polish the frets.
This insures that all of the guitar frets are level, eliminating any possibility of fret buzz due to unevenness.
6. Radius the guitar strings.
Most guitar necks have a contour over the top of the neck called the “radius”. Adjust the strings to make sure the height of each string follows the contour of the guitar neck.
7. Adjusting the overall guitar string height and the action.
Once the string contour and radius of the guitar strings is set, it’s time to adjust the overall height or “action” or distance of the strings from the top of the frets to the bottom of the guitar strings.
8. Set the guitar intonation
This step should be done twice. The intonation is normally set two times with a 24 hour period in between to allow the new guitar adjustments to properly re-seat.
If these steps are performed before playing your new guitar then, you won’t be disappointed. Your focus can then be on the music and not the problems of the instrument. If it is “set up” properly a player will not have to “get used to” it. Everything on it will feel natural and fall right into place and the music can flow so you can lay back deep in the groove and just play………..
In summary, Guitar purchase “off the rack” can be a real disappointment. A thoughtful purchase should include consideration in buying a “custom” or “gig-ready guitars” electric guitar versus a “pre-fab” instrument built on a production line. Custom guitars are individually built for a specific customer and will have all of the above necessary operations performed. All the guitarist needs to do is-Play!
Rick Mariner – Owner and founder of Haywire Value Priced Custom Guitars ( http://www.HaywireCustomGuitars.com ) and a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. He holds a bachelors degree from University of Md. and a Masters degree from George Washington University.
Haywire developed an 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar process that allows for Haywire Custom Guitars gig-ready guitars. With many years of development and guitar set-up experience, we pride ourselves in helping to build you the “Just Right” Haywire guitar for you at prices well below market.


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Friday, February 5, 2016

Greg Dalton Music Director Legends Myrtle Beach

A Very Custom Guitar
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Greg Dalton plays A Very Custom Guitar. Check it out: Greg's Guitar

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Monday, January 25, 2016

What Is A Custom Guitar Shop?

What Is A Custom Guitar Shop?



Through the years, we've realized that many guitar players really have very little understanding of the scope and purpose of a custom guitar shop.  We discovered this quite accidentally by listening closely to some of the questions received over the last few years.  For example, one question that still comes up often is, "Nice guitar-but how does it play?"

That question always puzzles us. Why? Because our job as a Custom Guitar Shop is to simply make every guitar we sell play exactly how the player who buys it wants it to play!  We are the experts, and can make any neck modifications, electronics changes, or custom changes that you like.


Unfortunately, most guitar players are so accustomed to traveling from store to store looking for the right instrument rather than making the decision to create their perfect instrument at a custom guitar shop.  A custom guitar facility is a smarter way to get what you need. We can take all of the attributes of all your favorite guitars and combine them into the guitar you've always dreamed of having.  If you like a Gibson style neck, but prefer Custom Single Cutaway electronics, only with active pickups, and would rather have a Stratocaster style body ... it's not a problem!  On the other hand, if you see a guitar that you like in our shop, you know it's going to be perfect. Before a guitar leaves our shop, it undergoes  action adjustments, intonation checks and proper string adjustments to make sure that you have a great playing guitar that plays EXACTLY how you need it to play as a guitarist. What could be simpler?
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Active Guitar Pickups - What Are They?

Active Guitar Pickups – What Are They?

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Guitar pickups that are active can make a huge difference in your sound
Active guitar pickups low-impedance. They also enhance your guitar with quiet operation and lower magnetic requirements. Consequently, there is no unnecessary pull on the strings. Heavy passive magnetic pickups will hamper sustain or pull your strings out of tune. Big huge pickups hamper sustain. Active pickups will not do this. YAAYYY!  There are a variety of ways to “Activate” a pickup.  A small “buffer” preamp will do the work, but it will also amplify the hum and buzz the pickup produces. Just because any pickup is “active” doesn’t mean you’ll get great results just a strong, clean and quiet signal.  In The Haywire Custom Shop-we like EMG pickups. They are one of our favorite.

Active guitar pickups are reliable, clean, in addition, sound great

Active guitar pickups are reliable, clean, in addition, sound great and utilize an internal pre-amp (inside the pickup). As a result, not only makes the pickup louder, hence reduces the noise and they were made to be active!  In EMG’s the pickups have higher output than traditional passive pickups. The internal preamp is the most efficient way to operate an active pickup. All connections are shielded.  The output of the active pickup cable is low Z. Activation makes your pickups less susceptible to noise. Also, it avoids sloppy loose connections in a guitar and installation is easy. Easy installation. They have also introduced “solder-less” connections for players who want more simplicity. If you feel more comfortable with solder, cut the connectors off.

The output of the active pickup is low Z


Some find that the output level of your EMG pickup is too hot to get clean tones. The best fix is to reduce the height of the pickup.  The proximity of the pickups to the string has a lot to do with higher volume. If that doesn’t do it for you, then use the amp and guitar volume controls.

you can snug these pickups high right up under the strings

Unlike a traditional passive volume/tone system, the low-impedance EMG system lets you turn down the volume with very little effect on the tone, so you won’t sound muffled when you back off the volume knob. This is much like the Haywire Treble Bleed Option for passive style pickups.  Especially relevant you can snug these pickups high right up under the strings so they’ll hear much more subtle sounds, harmonics  percussive notes other pickups fail to hear.
Active guitar and bass pickups require a battery. The EMG has the “Select” models which are passive and don’t need one.  The pre-amp in the active pickups styles, located inside the pickup encased in epoxy, and is powered by either one or two 9 volt batteries. The EMG active pickups after-burners, numerous effects and EQs are powered by a 9 volt (IEC 6LR61/NEDA 1604A) battery.

Active guitar and bass pickups require a battery.

We recommend normal alkaline batteries (Eveready or Duracell, for example) for best results. These are easy to obtain, inexpensive and the same batteries that you would use in an effects box or wireless unit. Rechargeable batteries in EMG systems are not recommended. Although they are compatible electrically, They be problematic and have some “memory” issues.

Active Guitar Pickups Use Electronics To Improve The Sound of Your Guitar

EMG Active guitar pickups, EMG effects and EQ units can run off a single battery usually with no problems. Because the power drain on EMG products is very low,  you can get long battery life.  Furthermore, unplug when you’re not playing to maximize battery life..  If you have room for multiple batteries in your guitar, you can use two batteries wired in series to power your onboard circuitry for a total of 18 volts.

the power drain on EMG products is very low

The output level will not increase, but you’ll have more headroom and crisper sounds. This is excellent for percussive/slap bass styles where you can generate large instantaneous power levels across the entire frequency spectrum.
You can also wire two batteries in parallel to provide a regular 9 volt supply but with much longer lifespan between battery changes. Most of EMG’s  products are rated for 27 volts they recommend a maximum of 18 volts.  Any benefits of 27 vs. 18 volts are negligible.

jack included with all models has a switch that disconnects the battery

All EMG pickups and EQ systems are designed for extremely low power drain. The pickup jack included with all models has a switch that disconnects the battery when the guitar is not plugged in. So, unplug when you’re not playing as a good housekeeping measure to maximize battery life.
Each of their pickups requires about 80 microamps (uA), except for the Vintage Series pickups which require 220 uA each. EMG active EQ circuit requirements vary widely but are higher than pickups. NOTE: a standard 9 volt alkaline battery provides 580 milliAmpHours (mAh) of power. That means that it will provide 580 milliAmps for 1 hour or 1 milliamp for 580 hours. There are 1000 uA per mA. You can figure the approximate battery life of any setup by adding up the individual power requirements, then dividing 580,000 by this total. Here’s an example:
1 – EMG-81 = 80 uA
2 – EMG-SV = 220 uA*2 = 440 uA
1 – EXG = 410 uA
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Total required = 930 uA
Total life = 580,000 uAh/930 uA = 623 hours
If  your guitar stayed plugged in day and night, the battery would last a month. Under normal playing conditions, you would probably be looking at changing the battery once or twice a year.  Of course, you should always carry a spare battery and not try to drain it! Because EMG pickups are designed operate as Active guitar pickups, they’re not very functional without power.

you should always carry a spare battery

When the battery weakens over time, the output level will reduce and sound from your guitar will become more distorted. This is a sign to change the battery now. Below a certain voltage, the onboard active circuitry will stop working.  At  that point, you will hear little or no output from the guitar. Remember:  Unplug your guitar because of the output jack and battery relationship when using active pickups. Disconnect the cable when your guitar is not in use. This will prevent premature power loss from the battery.
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Neck Too Thick? How About A Shave? (Guitar Neck Shaving)

    Uncomfortable with The Feel of Your Current Guitar Neck? Want it To Play Like Your All-Time Favorite?

Ever Have Your Guitar Neck Shaved for A Better Playing Experience?    

Maybe It's Time?


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Just one day on our bench..... then back to your door will get your neck shaved to a thickness more comfortable for you. 

 We’ll also replace the finish on the back to help preserve the wood and keep it smooth and beautiful.

 Neck tone is an issue that no empirical evidence has ever put to rest. However, comfort  does affect your playing ability and technique which is what matters most in finding and maintaining your tone. Start with finding a neck that makes playing a joy and enhances your technique in a way that allows you to play your best, then: Find the best amp that suits your ear for the tone you like. However other factors to consider are pickups, effects, speaker enclosures, volume, venue, room size, string gauge, etc.


Neck thickness should be chosen for what best fits your hands, not the "tone" it has.  That should be the major consideration in the choice of your new neck. The timbre of a fat neck is noticeable. However, most of the tone comes from your playing technique-not the wood.
On an electric guitar  tones are affected by everything from the pickups and amplification to pedals, pickups to speaker enclosures.

In a live situation "wood tones"  in an electric guitar will become even less noticeable.  Let's say everything is equal and the guitar is perfectly in tune and intoned.  The overall sound of your guitar may be noticeably affected by a fatter/ thicker neck but generally only when you are playing without the guitar plugged in to an amp.  So...remember high gain electric guitar tone is very much dependent on a players technique and comfort with his instrument and not the thickness of a neck.


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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Haywire Custom Shop Deluxe Single Cutaway

 built 10/02/2013. Similar to
·  Lightweight Warmoth body Warmoth '59 Round back neck with Stainless Steel frets.
·  Les Paul ‘59 neck and vintage tuners
·  Lollar Pickups
·  Passive electronics point to point wiring
Neutrik locking side jack

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