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I'm pretty sure it was about 20 years ago that I saw my first set of locking tuners. They were on someone else's strat, and they had me a bit baffled, to tell the truth. Up to that point, I had guitars that were older, (the newest was my 95 Les Paul) and all the tuners I had were just straight-up standard style. There are a bunch of different, effective ways to lock a string into place on a standard tuner to avoid slippage...but locking tuners win out for some folks on a couple of different levels. For one, changing...

International importing of goods is obviously a huge part of the US economy, and we at TG&T have our own small corner of that market. While it's an effective way to do business, it does have it's challenges. First of all, you have to have a well established and reliable business partner that produces parts, who know what they're talking about and can understand what you need. These relationships seem to be a little bit rare, but TG&T has cultivated excellent connections by being clear and responsive business partners. One thing we keep in mind is ethical business practices. Countries...

We recently did an IG and Facebook post about screws we have in stock. It was just a pic of the different types of gold screws (we sell a ton of gold screws), their measurements and uses. Pretty simple, not exciting like a guitar pickup, figured it would just be informative and let folks know what we have in stock.  The response was, well, surprising. On IG alone it got over 200 likes and lots of questions and saves. We were baffled (still are kinda) but I suppose what everyone liked is that it spelled out the sizes/uses. If you...

Within the last 10 years or so, it seems that putting together your own telecaster is a rite of passage of sorts for guitarists. The tele is the original major mass-produced guitar, and some argue (myself included) that it's the best. It still remains the one style of guitar that can get you virtually any sound you need. They're tough, they're lightweight, and they have a mid-century modern functional design that remains compelling all these years after they were introduced. I made my first tele partscaster many years ago. I didn't pay much for it, maybe $200 or so. I...