October 2009 – Page 3 – 300Guitars.com

Left Handed vs Right Handed Guitar Players

Posted on October 9, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I received an email from a parent asking me about her left handed son that wants to start playing guitar. Here is what he asked me and my thoughts on this. Thanks for the question Paul! Question: My son is left handed and in doing my research online I seem to be finding that there […]

Fender Stratocaster 5-Way Switch Demo

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I’ve been getting some emails from younger, first time electric guitar buyers asking about the 5-way switches on Fender Stratocaster guitars. Rather than write an article I thought it would be best to do a quick video demonstration. This video also pertains to other guitar brands with three pickups (whether they be single coil, humbuckers […]

Gretsch Trestle Bracing

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok, guitar maniac peeps. I added a photo that I found on the interwebz of the Gretsch Trestle Bracing. This bracing keeps your Gretsch guitars equipped with this feature from uncontrollable feedback. It also adds more sustain and allows the guitar to behave more like a semi-acoustic archtop. Here is the pic and click here […]

Jim Pasch of The Parts Drawer – Blog Post About 300guitars

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

BIG THANKS to Jim Pasch at The Parts Drawer for the amazing write up about my site 300guitars.com. You can read it here: The Parts Drawer Latest News – Vintage Guitar Community Backs 300guitars.com. Jim is an expert in the field of guitars, particularly vintage guitars and has been in the business for over 30 […]

Guitar Pickups: Are Hand Wound Pickups Really Better?

Posted on October 5, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

If you are like me and are always interested in getting the best tone from your guitar, you often think about its components and how they affect the end result of the instrument. One of the most looked at components are pickups. There has been much debate over hand wound (actually hand-guided) vs machine wound […]

Beatles “Rock Band” is Stimulating Guitar Interest

Posted on October 3, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok, Beatlemania strikes again! But that’s ok with me because I love those guys…..alot! According to my old friend Jim Pasch of Hoboken Vintage Guitars and The Parts Drawer he tells me that he is getting a flood of phone calls from kids asking about specific model guitars that the Beatles used. This is giving […]

Bigsby & Tune-o-matic Tuning Tip

Posted on October 2, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here’s a great tip on how to help keep those guitars in tune that have a Bigsby & a Tune-o-matic bridge. The strings can sometimes get hung up in the saddles and this easy mod can really help. I would not do this mod to an original vintage ABR-1 however. Get a good replacement if […]

Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II

Posted on October 1, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Now this looks like a cool guitar!! This is the latest model in the 5th Avenue series that features a single-cut design and two Godin Kingpin P-90 pickups. Classic, vintage tone with presence & clarity……if you don’t mind! Based on a 50’s thinline archtop, the Kingpin II has alot of vintage vibe but with modern […]

Guitarists in the Military

Posted on October 1, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

If any visitors here at 300guitars.com are guitarists in the Military I want to here from you!! Send me some email about your experiences, your gigs, your gear……….and thanks for serving!!!! […]