Gary BrawerSocial Links Navigation Grid List Latest articles by Gary Brawer Do You Love the Effortless Feel of Worn Vintage Guitar Necks? Here's How to Make Sticky, Tacky Finishes Feel Like Driftwood By Gary Brawer published 15 August 23 These simple solutions can make thick, rubbery guitar neck finishes feel slick, smooth and naturally burnished from years of playing How to Keep Your Fretboard and Strings Slick and Fast By Gary Brawer published 9 June 21 A veteran tech dishes on how sliced salami, chapstick, or 3-in-1 oil can fix your sticky fretboard. Just don't use WD-40! Five Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Keep Your Gigging Guitar in Top Shape By Gary Brawer published 31 May 21 Taking care of your guitar is easier – and cheaper – than you might think. Nine Things That Guitarists Get Wrong About Guitars By Gary Brawer published 25 May 21 An experienced guitar tech sets the record straight about guitarists’ biggest misconceptions. Three Things Guitarists Can Do to Sound Better Right Now By Gary Brawer published 10 May 21 These relatively simple fixes can make a huge difference. 10 Different Ways to Hot Rod Your Guitar By Gary Brawer published 20 April 21 Hot rodding comes in many forms, and any one of them can inspire you to explore, play more, have fun, and sound more like yourself. Ready for a Refret? Here's What You Need to Know By Gary Brawer published 15 April 21 The fact is, your frets won’t last forever, and sooner or later, you’ll need to replace them. Here is a checklist of things to consider when choosing a refret. Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1Fender’s ’48 Dual Professional Combo Lives Again in a Near-Original Reissue, Courtesy of Mr. Joe Bonamassa2Hear These Fine Vintage Martins in Action on Collector and Bluegrass Ambassador Gary Brewer’s Latest Cut, ‘House of Axes’3Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom4Featuring Unhinged Electric Guitar Work and a Contradictory Shredding Non-Solo, Here Why You Need to Listen to Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto’s ‘Love, Love’5Acoustic Control Gamma Effects Pedals Review
Do You Love the Effortless Feel of Worn Vintage Guitar Necks? Here's How to Make Sticky, Tacky Finishes Feel Like Driftwood By Gary Brawer published 15 August 23 These simple solutions can make thick, rubbery guitar neck finishes feel slick, smooth and naturally burnished from years of playing
How to Keep Your Fretboard and Strings Slick and Fast By Gary Brawer published 9 June 21 A veteran tech dishes on how sliced salami, chapstick, or 3-in-1 oil can fix your sticky fretboard. Just don't use WD-40!
Five Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Keep Your Gigging Guitar in Top Shape By Gary Brawer published 31 May 21 Taking care of your guitar is easier – and cheaper – than you might think.
Nine Things That Guitarists Get Wrong About Guitars By Gary Brawer published 25 May 21 An experienced guitar tech sets the record straight about guitarists’ biggest misconceptions.
Three Things Guitarists Can Do to Sound Better Right Now By Gary Brawer published 10 May 21 These relatively simple fixes can make a huge difference.
10 Different Ways to Hot Rod Your Guitar By Gary Brawer published 20 April 21 Hot rodding comes in many forms, and any one of them can inspire you to explore, play more, have fun, and sound more like yourself.
Ready for a Refret? Here's What You Need to Know By Gary Brawer published 15 April 21 The fact is, your frets won’t last forever, and sooner or later, you’ll need to replace them. Here is a checklist of things to consider when choosing a refret.
