KYVG Blog

  • Stratocaster Saddles: String Spacing, Rattle and the One-Piece Fix

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Vintage-style bent-steel saddles are part of the Stratocaster sound. They are also a piece of 1954 sheet-metal work and they behave like one. If yo...

  • Telecaster Intonation: How Compensated Brass Saddles Fix the Three-Saddle Bridge

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    The three-saddle Telecaster bridge is the reason a Tele sounds like a Tele. Three brass barrels, a steel plate, strings through the body and that h...

  • How to Install a Compensated Wraparound Tailpiece

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Fitting a compensated wraparound tailpiece is a twenty minute job with no drilling, no routing and nothing filed. If you can change your own string...

  • Stud Finder or The Savvy: Which Music City Bridge Fits Your Guitar?

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Music City Bridge makes two compensated wraparound tailpieces that look, at a glance, like they do the same job. They do not. Order the wrong one a...

  • Why Your Les Paul Junior Never Plays in Tune

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    A Les Paul Junior is one of the most direct electric guitars ever built. One pickup, one volume, one tone, a slab of mahogany and a wraparound brid...

  • Music City Bridge in Europe: The Complete Guide to Compensated Wraparound Tailpieces

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    If you play a vintage Gibson Les Paul Junior, Special, TV Model, Melody Maker or Goldtop, you already know the feeling. The guitar sounds enormous,...
    Posted in Music city, Savvy, Studfinder

  • Vintage guitar appraisal

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Professional Vintage Guitar Appraisals - Know What Your Guitar Is Really Worth Unlock the True Value of Your Vintage Guitar Collection Do you own...
    Posted in Appraisal

  • New video: Early 1965 Gibson SG Standard

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    An early 1965 Gibson SG Standard, featuring desirable 1964 specs.

  • New video: 1952 Fender Telecaster played by Jan Viggria

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Jan Viggria playing our 1952 Fender Telecaster Blakcguard.
    Posted in 1952, Blakcguard, Fender telecaster, Jan viggria, Telecaster

  • New video: 1965 Gibson SG Junior

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    The 1965 Gibson SG Junior, a stripped-down powerhouse that packs a punch. With its single P-90 pickup and straightforward design, it delivers raw ...
    Posted in 1964 specs, 1965, Gibson SG Junior, Junior

  • New video: 1962 Gibson SG Special in Polaris White

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    A stunning and all original 1962 Gibson SG Special in Polaris White
    Posted in 1962, Gibson, Gibson SG Special, Polaris white, SG, Special

  • Hoeveel is mijn oude gitaar waard?

    by Dries Vanderheyden
    Bent u in het bezit van een oude Fender of Gibson gitaar en bent u op zoek naar een betrouwbare koper? U bent bij Know Your Vintage Gu...
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