When I can’t haul my 45 lbs. Hot Rod Deluxe around with me, I bring along my one-pound Mini Deluxe, affectionately known as my ‘Barbie Amp.’
Operated by a 9V battery or 9V 200ma power supply, this little guy has big balls! Surprisingly loud volume and heavy distortion (obnoxiously heavy when cranked, if that’s what you’re [...]

Using the infinite wisdom found at GuitarNuts, I’ve shielded my Strat.
I went the cheap, quick and easy route and used the aluminum-foil-and-rubber-cement method. I’ve got a gig coming up Sunday and I have a feeling I’ll be needing a backup axe, so I threw Cherry back together real quick-like after adding the [...]

Every Strat lover’s library should include Paul Balmer’s ‘The Fender Stratocaster Handbook.’For beginning guitarists and new Strat owners, this book takes a lot of the mystery and confusion out of that canoe-paddle-with-strings you’ve been fiddling around with, and eases your frustration when something stops working properly.
The Stratocaster Handbook gives an abridged version of the history [...]

The neck is arguably the most important part of your Stratocaster; It is the part of the guitar that your hands will be forming the most intimate relationship with, and it’s where all your Fret-Hand Finger-Magic will be happenin’.There are two basic neck styles that you’ll find on a Stratocaster: the original 1-piece maple neck [...]