https://thebtone.com/ Own the Tone Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://thebtone.com/pickups-for-recording-guitar/#comment-368 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:33:25 +0000 https://thebtone.com/pickups-for-recording-guitar/#comment-368 Really solid breakdown—especially the point about dialing in pickup height before reaching for EQ or post-processing in the studio. Alongside good pickups, I’ve found that upgrading to quality <a href="https://faberusa.com/product-category/tuners/tuners-3×3/precision-locking-tuners/">guitar locking tuners</a> makes just as big of a difference during sessions so you aren't wasting take after take constantly fixing pitch drift. Appreciate the practical tips on tracking dynamic range!

]]> https://thebtone.com/how-to-upgrade-guitar-electronics-right/#comment-341 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:14:31 +0000 https://thebtone.com/how-to-upgrade-guitar-electronics-right/#comment-341 Super helpful advice on diagnosing the tone bottlenecks before dropping money on expensive pickups. I've got a budget project guitar that desperately needs better touch sensitivity, so this path makes total sense. I plan to handle the electronics first, then wrap up by swapping out the cheap hardware for some quality guitar locking tuners to fix my tuning slips.

]]> https://thebtone.com/do-pickup-covers-change-tone/#comment-334 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:45:19 +0000 https://thebtone.com/do-pickup-covers-change-tone/#comment-334 I have experimented with many guitars, a variety of PU's … when trying to "improve" overall tonality… especially sustain on a dual coil, open cover PU…I found that covering with a dual rail-type opening actually did change output slightly, but biggest difference noted was my goal of sustain. So I prefer the open slotted types.. exposing the PU magnetic poles but covering the rest of PU surface. As a "bluesman" sustain is the number one tonal attribute to "perfect" … covers did that for me.

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