July 11, 2026· ~5 min readElectric Guitar, Part 2: The CAGED Fretboard Part 1 covered the hardware — body shapes, pickups, woods, amps. This part covers the other half of the instrument: the geometry under your fingers.
July 11, 2026· ~6 min readElectric Guitar, Part 3: Recording and DIY Setup Part 1 built the tone chain, part 2 mapped the fretboard. This part is about the two places where the instrument meets reality: the recording chain a
July 11, 2026· ~12 min readElectric Guitar, Part 1: Body Shapes, Pickups, and the Amp Chain The electric guitar reshaped 20th-century music. From country twang to rock distortion, from jazz chords to metal shred, it became the defining instr