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Ready for a Refret? Here's What You Need to Know By Gary Brawer 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.
We Tested Five Modern Takes on the Holy Grail of Humbuckers – Here’s How They Stacked Up By Dave Hunter Have any of these cracked the vaunted Gibson PAF code? Let's find out.
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