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inSync Tech Tips cover over 4,800 music and audio topics spanning 15 years of technological development. Look here to find answers to your tech questions, cool tips and tools for making music, and more.

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Jul 23, 2010, 12:00 AM

Pairing Top and Back Woods for Acoustic Guitars

Choosing the right types of top and back woods for your acoustic guitar will have major impact on its tone, projection, and responsiveness. In... Read more »
Jul 22, 2010, 12:00 AM

Top Woods for Acoustic Guitars

Some very general rules of thumb for the differences various top woods can make to an acoustic guitar: Soft woods (such as cedar and redwood)... Read more »
Jul 21, 2010, 12:00 AM

Back Woods for Acoustic Guitars

Some very general rules of thumb for the differences various back woods can make to an acoustic guitar: The softer the wood used for the back,... Read more »
Jul 20, 2010, 12:00 AM

Setting Perfect Guitar Intonation

Some luthiers and set-up experts actually intonate a guitar very slightly flat when doing a “bench” setup. The reasoning is that on the bench,... Read more »
Jul 19, 2010, 12:00 AM

Guitar Intonation, part 2

String tension can also affect intonation and bridge settings. Higher tension results in less stretching when a note is fretted, and less... Read more »
Jul 16, 2010, 12:00 AM

Guitar Intonation, part 3

Yesterday we discussed how string gauge affects guitar intonation. But there are other factors as well. String height, for example, makes a... Read more »
Jul 15, 2010, 12:00 AM

String Gauge and Intonation

Achieving perfect intonation on guitars is challenging, even with adjustable bridges. Here’s the deal: a guitar’s 12th fret is theoretically... Read more »
Jul 14, 2010, 12:00 AM

How to Protect Your Guitar Finish During Modifications

If you’re modifying or building a bass, guitar, or other wooden instrument, there’s a real danger of messing up the finish or cracking/splitting... Read more »
Jul 13, 2010, 12:00 AM

Flat Notes

Q: Some notes on my harmonica seem like they’re going flat. What causes this? A: The most common cause for hamonica notes going flat is residue... Read more »
Jul 12, 2010, 12:00 AM

Guitar Amps and Fuses

Why do fuses blow in guitar amps? According to our friends at Mesa/Boogie, the reason is almost always a bad power tube or rectifier tube... Read more »

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