Music Gear

Starting at the 2010 Summer NAMM in Nashville, Tennessee, all Framus guitars (with the exception of Floyd Rose bridge models) will be outfitted with Graphtech's Black TUSQ Nuts. Graphtech has been a leading innovator in this area for some years now, and TUSQ Nuts are the most-requested guitar nuts among manufacturers, as well as in […]

Electric guitarists can now easily upgrade any guitar with a Tune-O-Matic bridge for better performance and sound thanks to the new ResoMax Harmonic Bridge System made by Graph Tech Guitar Labs, the world’s largest guitar nut and saddle manufacturer. Each bridge contains Graph Tech’s proven performance String Saver Saddles in a Tune-O-Matic bridge. The base

Acoustic and electric guitarists can now get high-end performance and sound from any guitar thanks to new Supercharger Kits made by Graph Tech Guitar Labs, the world’s largest guitar nut and saddle manufacturer. Each easy-to-use upgrade kit contains the right mix of Graph Tech’s proven performance products like TUSQ saddles for acoustic guitars and String

Graph Tech’s Inviso-Match Mounting Plate System has just been awarded a U.S. patent, in recognition of its innovative design which simplifies machine head replacements for common guitar configurations. Related Feature:Graph Tech Ratio Machine Heads These are designed to make it easier to install Graph Tech’s popular Ratio Balance Geared Machine Heads into popular guitar styles

Graph Tech unveils the Ratio, a set of machine heads that are tuned to provide equal winding adjustments on all strings. Each tuning head is designed to match the particular “core diameter” of the string it is used on, resulting in a balanced and more consistent way of tuning. The idea behind Ratio started 25

Radial Engineering announces the shipping availability of the compact signal buffer box, SB-15 Tailbone. Related Feature:Radial JX62 Guitar and Amp Switcher It is meant to sit at the beginning of the signal chain to reduce unwanted noise that usually comes with multiple guitar pedal setups. The SB-15 Tailbone starts with a standard hi-Z instrument input

Railhammer introduces the new Billy Corgan signature pickup, a modded P90 style pickup without the hum. Related Feature:Reverend Billy Corgan Signature BC-1 This new pickup is part of the company’s new Humcutter Series, where traditional tones are reproduced without the noise issues that they are plagued with. This one is crafted to meet the musical

Railhammer expands their humbucker pickup series with the new Gnarly 90 pickup, based on P90 pickups. Related Feature:Guitar Pickups Explained This new pickup mixes Railhammer’s distinctive rail and pole pickup design to a vintage P90 build, resulting in a pickup with vintage tones and modern punch. The Gnarly 90 is designed to carefully reproduce the

Railhammer introduces new signature humbucker pickup co-designed by Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch. Related Feature:Railhammer Chisel Neck Pickup This new pickup follows the design of the Chisel model with some important distinctions, most notably the cover and baseplate are brass. According to Railhammer, brass was used because it reduces output and treble, while enhancing the

Railhammer expands their pickup line with the new Alnico Grande pickup, voiced to cover the in-betweens of vintage and modern sounding pickups. Related Feature:Railhammer Hyper Vintage Chrome Because of the use of alnico 5 magnet, this pickup is described to have a warm tone that has some light compression. However, it is wound to be