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• Videos | Guitar Idiot

  Check out this cool new Strat from Fender. Designed by Ed O’Brien from Radiohead, this Strat is packed with cool features. And since it’s made in the Ensenada factory, the price is reasonable, too. Lo...

• The Blackguard Book | Guitar Idiot

  In my opinion the Telecaster is the coolest guitar ever built. And the original Blackguards? The coolest of the cool. But if you want an original from the early 50s, it’s gonna cost you, big time. So ...

• Gear | Guitar Idiot

  I decided to ditch the factory strings on my kid’s Squire Mustang and go with some fresh new D’Addario EXL110 Nickel Wound, Regular Light, 10-46 strings. I also decided the Squire fretboard would make...

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• Theory | Guitar Idiot

  Here is a very cool little lesson by Tad Kubler and Steve Selvidge of The Hold Steady. The song is Spinners–one of my favorites off their new album Teeth Dreams. I like what they have to say at the en...

• Tinnitus | Guitar Idiot

  Do you have tinnitus? I do. It made me quit playing the guitar in the late 80s. It’s estimated that 50% of all professional musicians have tinnitus. I play guitar at very low volume now. A lot of time...