I am going to take you step by step through the grain filling process here at Huffman & Co. Custom Guitars. It does not have to be a pain like some do it yourselfers make it out to be. With the right products and process it just takes a little time. The Products There are … [Read more…]
You have been at home and played. You have the exact tone you want — dialed in to perfection. Then you go play with your band and suddenly that good guitar tone is gone — you can hardly hear yourself. So you turn up, then turn up some more… until finally everyone is complaining that you are … [Read more…]
As a guitar player there are many choices in the world of amps. Tube, solid state, modeling, boutique or factory made. Which do you choose? What’s the right guitar amplifier for you? Are Tube Amps the Right Guitar Amplifier? For the player where tone and dynamics are of greater importance, a tube amp is the choice … [Read more…]
Aged Texas Standard The tone a lot of us are looking for, that is so hard to capture, is the elusive Stevie Ray Vaughan tone. It’s in the hands, no its the gear, no the 1962 Stratocaster… that’s it! These are all correct. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone: The Guitar The first step is to start with … [Read more…]
Tuxedo Custom In Honeyburst Urethane Are you trying to determine what guitar finish best suits you? It usually boils down to Nitrocellulose (nitro) lacquer vs. Urethane guitar finishes? This horse has been beat to death. One is too thick and robs tone, the other too thin and fragile but lets the guitar resonate. Is this … [Read more…]
Huffman & Co. Aged Hand Wound Pickups Guitar pickups are all about tone. Tone is nothing more than a personal preference. How do you get to where you want to be? Machine or hand wound? I find that machine wound pickups can lack character and clarity. When I want that vintage tone hand wound is … [Read more…]
The boutique guitar is all the rage these days — and the boutique approach isn’t limited to just guitars, it includes amps and pedals too. The reasons for the interest in all of these is the same: quality and attention to detail. Boutique Guitar: Pros And Cons Price: You can certainly buy a decent guitar off … [Read more…]
