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Dr. William Wong’s Zymessence Supplement

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

Dr. William Wong, ND, PhD has a really cool supplement called Zymessence. It is a systemic enzyme supplement that is very effective for reducing inflammation, breaking up scar tissue & fibrosis, cleans your blood, supports your immune system, has anti-aging effects and helps to fight viruses. Now you’re probably wondering why I am making a […]

How To Tame Tweed Disease

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

Here is a video clip explaining the method I use to tame “tweed disease”. You techs that are watching this you probably already know what tweed disease is and how to tame it in a vintage amp or brand new build. For those of you who are new to building amps doing the DIY thing […]

Upgrade Your Amp or Cabinet on the Cheap!

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

What’s the most effective way to upgrade your amp or cabinet on the cheap? Change your speakers! By changing the speakers in your amp or cabinet you can transform it into something completely different along with fine tuning it to suit your personal style. The Eminence speaker brand offers over 40 unique speaker designs in […]

Interview With Ken Kantor of ZT Amplifiers!

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

Ken Kantor is the man behind the new, cutting-edge company, ZT Amplifiers of Berkeley, California. His little creation, the ZT Lunchbox, has players dropping jaws after only one chord! By now you may have heard of the ZT Lunchbox and may have even purchased one. You may not know however the man himself, Ken Kantor. […]

How To Relic Your Guitar Parts For an Aged Look

Posted on October 30, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a video about how to “relic” guitar parts for that aged vintage look. This is the way I’ve been doing it for a number of years with great results. It’s best of you do this in a well ventilated area and wear rubber gloves. After you remove the parts that you want to […]

Ruokangas Unicorn Comparison Video

Posted on October 29, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a great clip of some guitars being compared to the new Ruokangas Unicorn. I am a big fan of Juha Ruokangas and his exceptional guitar building skills. He is a super nice and very knowledgeable guy. In this video a few players put the new Unicorn through it’s paces and is A/B’d with […]

How to Stretch a Brand New Set of Guitar Strings

Posted on October 28, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a video of the method I like to use to stretch brand new guitar strings. This really helps to keep your guitar in tune after a string change. Do not use too much tension and tune after you stretch the strings each time. You may have to go around stretching then tuning a […]

Checking Speaker Impedance With a Multimeter

Posted on October 26, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a video on how to read the impedance of a speaker. If you take a reading of an 8 ohm speaker you will find that it does not read perfectly at 8 ohms. According to Anthony Lucas at Eminence Speakers “When a speaker is labeled 8 ohms, it is actually a nominal reading. […]

Apology for Site Disruption

Posted on October 25, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by penn_admin

The technical team at 300guitars.com apologizes for the recent site outage. We have the site on a new server as of three weeks ago and are still hashing out some very minor issues. A big “Thank You” goes to reader “Chuck” for the notice he sent to us about the outage. We work very hard […]

Pedalboard Planner Website by Pedaltrain – Build a Virtual Pedalboard!

Posted on October 24, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok, so I’m cruising around the the interwebz and find this totally cool website called Pedalboard Planner which was launched by Pedaltrain. On the site you can build a virtual pedalboard to see how all your effect pedals could be laid out. Choose from 5 different Pedaltrain pedalboard sizes and 26 different effect pedal manufacturers […]