Dec 20

If you are anything like me with your mp3 collection, you will know about the incredible time consuming act of track tagging. With any large collection - say over several hundred songs, it can become difficult to keep track of files unless you have some system of naming and organising the files. I have constructed a piece of software from scratch to do just the above and I present it here and here alone for you all to test.
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Written by Alex on Tuesday 20th December 2005
Apr 24

We all know that guitars, amps and all the other gear doesn’t come cheap - but there are some things that you can do to save a bit of money. Making your own instrument cables is a simple task given you have the right tools. Made properly, they are just as good as the ones you buy in your local guitar store.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 24th April 2005
Nov 20

This article explains how to replace the stock standard bridge on your guitar, as demonstrated with an Ibanez GRX70.
Although the bridge was change purely for asthetic purposes, it still demonstrates the fundamental techniques required for such a task.
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Written by Alex on Saturday 20th November 2004
Oct 17

You enter a guitar shop and want some new strings. Now should you go for brand "we made the best strings" or brand "we are better then the rest" or even brand "we have special different strings that no one else can make"?
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Written by Alex on Sunday 17th October 2004