Post by newey on Jun 23, 2009 20:06:15 GMT -5
EDIT 20090623:I reposted the entire Links page in a new subboard so it doesn't get buried. Unk's original thread "Links Page-Sort of" is still in place in References for historical reasons.
Doing some work on Unk's links page (Suggestions, additions, general grousing and dissing all warmly appreciated ).
I've checked and updated everything. I also broke down the "guitars" category into manufacturer websites and online retailers (and added a few to each category). The "Pickups" section has been expanded as well. I've also embedded the urls and (as suggested) included the country of origin if known and if it's other than the USA. I also left some duplicate links where it seemed appropriate to put a link in 2 or more separate categories.
WHERE THIS WHOLE THING GOT STARTED:
IMAGE POSTING:
photobucket . imageshack
ELECTRONIC PARTS:
demar
Antique Electronic Supply
allied
newark
mouser
cablesandconnectors surplussales
electronicsurplus music123 (Pots, Knobs etc.)
Solen
Digikey
Maplin (UK)
Rapid Online(UK)
Small Bear Electronics
Jaycar Electronics (AU)
Altronics (AU)
Radiospares (AU)
Radiospares - International portal
Guitar Parts (NZ)
ELECTRONIC SURPLUS
Great selection of switches and pots (taper unknown).
www.surplussales.com/index.html
THE 0.33 400 VDC POLYPROPYLENE CAPACITOR (at a reasonable price)
Parts Express
GUITAR MANUFACTURER WEBSITES:
Gibson Guitars
Shergold Guitars (UK)
Hembry Guitars (member hembryguitars site)
Carvin Guitars
Bigsby Guitars
Callaham Guitar and Parts
Epiphone Guitars
Tom Anderson Guitarworks
Fender Guitars
Gretsch Guitars
Ibanez Guitars
Jay Turser Guitars
Dean Guitars
Squier Guitars
Danelectro Guitars
Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Guild Guitars
Taylor Guitars
Burns Guitars (UK)
Hagstrom (SWE)
Framus (DE)
Washburn
Reverend Guitars
G & L Guitars
Alembic
Babicz Guitars
Baker Guitars
Bruno Traverso Guitars (IT)
Maton (AU)
Cole Clark (AU)
GUITAR ONLINE RETAILERS:
Thomann Cyberstore (UK)
Barnes and Mullins Ltd. (UK)
Rondo Music
ZZounds
Musician's Friend
Same Day Music
Active Musician
Apollo's Axes (world instruments
Music 123
Elderly Instruments
World Music Supply
Sweetwater
Pulse Music
Small Guitars
Fattone Guitars
GearTree
Cheap Band Gear
Beyond Eleven
PlayMusic123
The Guitar Hanger
Aamps Electric Guitar Store
BIG BOX BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE SITES
GuitarCenter
Sam Ash
VINTAGE GUITAR RESOURCES AND SALES:
Gruhn Guitars
Vintage Guitar Collector
My Rare Guitars
Matsumoku Guitar Gallery
The Strat Collector
VintAxe
Global Vintage (AU)
Teisco Twangers (UK)
Jackson's Rare Guitars (AU)
Guitar Dating Project (has serial no. database and pot mfr. dating)
Lord Bizarre
WHATS INSIDE A POT:
What's Inside A Pot?
Potentiometers- A Beginner's Guide
GUITAR PARTS:
Stewart-MacDonald
WD Music
WD Music (UK)
Guitar Parts Resource/Bass Parts Resource
Guitar Electronics
ReRanch Refinishing
Angela Components
Acme Guitarworks
Universal Jems
Guitar Nucleus
Warmoth
Schaller
GraphTech
Music Yo
Monte Allums Pedal Mods
Allparts
Best Guitar Parts
Guitar Fetish- GFS Pickups
USA Custom Guitars
Tailfeather Hardtail Conversions
Rare Guitar Parts
Guitar Parts Depot
Guitar Parts Central
The Parts Yard
GR Guitars
Mighty Mite
MusicKraft
Guitar Parts Online
DGuitarparts
Guitar Parts USA
Parts Is Parts
Guitar Spares (UK)
Pure-Tone (AU)
Guitar Parts Co. (NZ)
About Right (NZ)
Axes-R-Us (UK)
Guitar Jones
LUTHIER SUPPLIES AND TONEWOODS
Woodfinder
International Luthier's Supply
Luthier's Mercantile International
Exotic Woods
Touchstone Tonewoods (UK)
SPECIFIC MANUFACTURER GUITAR PART LINKS:
Ibanez Factory Parts and Service
WIRING SCHEMES:
1728.org (member Wolf's new site, after the theft of 1728.com)
Seymour Duncan Wiring
Brian May Mod
Guitar Circuits (member JohnH's site)
Harmony Central Grounding FAQs
Kinman Tele Wiring (.pdf)
Dan Armstrong SuperStrat wiring
Lindy Fralin Wiring
DGB Studios
HAS Sound (Wiring and Pickup Wire Color Chart)
One HB with Dual Coil Split
Fralin Blend Pot Wiring
ZionStrat (2 P90's w/ Superswitch)
GuitarTechCraig (member GuitarTechCraig's site)
Bang For 3 Bucks
Stocklogic (member EenyBear's site)
Torres Engineering Mods (ENG/FR)
Damocles Strat Wiring
Anderson Guitar's Switcheroo
Guitar Electronics
Deaf Eddie (push pull wiring schemes (not just schematics) great for adventurous beginners
Single Coil.com (very lucid articles guitar wiring, amps, effects. Another great starter site.)
alexplorer basic guitar templates
BLOCKING ATREMOLO VIBRATO:
Tailfeather Hardtail Conversions
PICKUP SECRETS and COLOR CODES:
Build Your Guitar- Pickup Secrets
GuitarTechCraig (member Guitartechcraig's site)
GUITAR BUILDING INFO:
Build Your Guitar
Project Guitar
"A Heretic's Guide To Luthier Woods"
Scotty's Cigar Box Guitars
Guitar Notes Links Page
The Rat Hole
Onyx Forge Guitars (bolt-on neck mod for stability/removability)
PICKUPS:
Pickup Central
Bill Lawrence Pickups
Fishman Transducers
WB Custom Pickups
Stan Hinesley Pickups
Swineshead Pickups (UK- includes wooden pups!)
The Creamery (UK)
Tom Short's Guitar Pickups
Higher Order Pickups
Luxxtone Pickups (Retailer-carries various brands: Suhr, TV Jones, Fralin, Barden, etc.)
True Tone Technologies
Lundgren Pickups (SWE)
Lollar Pickups
Blue Star Music (Pickups for all types of acoustic instruments)
Kinman Pickups
EMG Pickups
Seymour Duncan
DiMarzio
Lace Pickups
Artec Sound (UK)
Budz Guitars
Don Mare Pickups
Bare Knuckle Pickups (UK)
VooDoo Pickups
Tonerider
Gemini Pickups (UK)
PICKGUARDS:
Terrapin Pickguards
Pickguard Heaven
Pickguardian
Pickguards.com
Sims Custom (UK)
Aurora Project (UK)
PIEZOS:
Cold Gold (CAN) (Scroll down for the piezos)
GUITAR CUSTOM PAINTING AND REFINISHING:
Roxy Guitar Finishes (our member Jim Jaeger's site)
AMPS, AMP KITS, AMP PARTS:
Carvin
MadAmp (DEU)
Fab Amps
Mission Amps
Torres Engineering
Emery Sound
Allen Amplification
Doberman Amps (Parts and Kits)
Edwards Amplification
Das Musikding (DEU)
VibroWorld
65 Amps
Ampeg
Bacino Amps
Bad Cat Amps
Carr Amplifiers
Guytron Amps
Dr. Tube
Lee Jackson Audio
Dean Markley amp info
OTHER GUITAR ORIENTED FORUMS:
GuitarDotCom Forums
Fender Forum
TDPRI Telecaster Central
VintAxe Forums (Good Resource for ID'ing unknown guitars)
Harmony Central
Squier 51 Forum
AX84- The Cooperative Tube Amp Project
Guitar Geek
Gearpedia (Lots of Effects Schematics)
MAKE YOUR OWN NO-LOAD POT:
Project Guitar No-Load Tone Pot
DEBUNKING THE CLASS-A HYPE:
Aiken Amps AC30 Discussion
GUITAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICAL INFO:
Aiken Amps Tech Info
GEO Effects Tech
Donald Tillman on Pickup Response
Donald Tillman Pickup Response Demo Applet
Harmony Central Phasing FAQs
Available Pot Evaluation
TUBE AMP SCHEMATICS and TECH INFO:
Fender Amp Schematics
Schematic Heaven
Harmony Central Tube Amp FAQs
GEO Effects Tube Amp
Steve Ahola's Blue Guitar
FreeInfo Schematics
ToneWorks
Dr. Tube
Tone Lizard (Tube Biasing Myths)
GUITAR TABS:
Power Tab.net
Midi-Tab.com
SPEAKERS AND CABINETS:
Avatar Speakers
EarCandy Cabs
US Speakers
Jenkins Sound Shop
SPEAKER WIRING:
Shavano 2X12 Wiring
JumboSunShade.com
RACKS AND RACK GEAR:
ProAudio Racks
Daedalus Hardwood Racks
Nice Racks
CALCULATORS AND OTHER TOOLS:
1728 Resistor Calculator (Member Wolf's site)
Digital Sound Planet Free Studio Software
Duncan Amps-Tone Stack Calculator
LED Drop-down Resistor Calculator
Voltage gain to Db Convertor
Resistor Color Codes
WEB PITCH PIPE and TUNING PROGRAM:
Online Guitar Tuner
G-Tune Software Download
PEDALS AND EFFECTS:
BOSS Effects
Rocktave (.pdf)
Wampler Effects
Robert Keeley Effects
PAiA Electronics
DiscoFreq's FX
Eric's Corner (Member EricH's site)
DIY Stompboxes
PedalGeek
Electro-Harmonix
AnalogMan
AMZFX
Celmo Sardine Can Compressor (FR)
RonSound
PedalsPlus Effects Warehouse
Voltz AC/DC Rechargeable pedal power
General Guitar Gadgets
Tonepad
Build Your Own Clone
HarpAmps (Effects Schematics Collection)
GearPedia
RunOffGroove.com
OUTLET TESTER:
Amazon.com-Outlet Tester
STRINGS:
Just Strings
Stringbusters
Webstrings
HOME STUDIO AND RECORDING TIPS AND INFO:
Tweakheadz Lab's Guide to Home Studio
Computer Music Magazine(UK)
Gearslutz.com Recording tips
Harmony Central Library
Audacity (Free recording software)
Wavosaur Audio Software
Kristal Audio Engine
Hitsquad (Shareware Directory)
Reaper Software
PROTOTYPE FABRICATION:
Veroboard (UK)
THINGS THAT SOUND (or look) (or feel!) BAD:
Wolf Tone
"How To Dance Like A White Guy" Video
MUSIC THEORY:
RP Soft Software
WAY CHEAP GUITARS:
National Music Supply
POTTING TECHNIQUES:
Stew Mac's Lindy Fralin Potting
THE WEIRD, THE BIZARRE, AND THE GUITARS FROM MARS:
Cheesy Guitars (Soviet-Era Vintage Guitars)
Fetish Guitars
My Rare Guitars
Guitars LA
Doing some work on Unk's links page (Suggestions, additions, general grousing and dissing all warmly appreciated ).
I've checked and updated everything. I also broke down the "guitars" category into manufacturer websites and online retailers (and added a few to each category). The "Pickups" section has been expanded as well. I've also embedded the urls and (as suggested) included the country of origin if known and if it's other than the USA. I also left some duplicate links where it seemed appropriate to put a link in 2 or more separate categories.
WHERE THIS WHOLE THING GOT STARTED:
IMAGE POSTING:
photobucket . imageshack
ELECTRONIC PARTS:
demar
Antique Electronic Supply
allied
newark
mouser
cablesandconnectors surplussales
electronicsurplus music123 (Pots, Knobs etc.)
Solen
Digikey
Maplin (UK)
Rapid Online(UK)
Small Bear Electronics
Jaycar Electronics (AU)
Altronics (AU)
Radiospares (AU)
Radiospares - International portal
Guitar Parts (NZ)
ELECTRONIC SURPLUS
Great selection of switches and pots (taper unknown).
www.surplussales.com/index.html
THE 0.33 400 VDC POLYPROPYLENE CAPACITOR (at a reasonable price)
Parts Express
GUITAR MANUFACTURER WEBSITES:
Gibson Guitars
Shergold Guitars (UK)
Hembry Guitars (member hembryguitars site)
Carvin Guitars
Bigsby Guitars
Callaham Guitar and Parts
Epiphone Guitars
Tom Anderson Guitarworks
Fender Guitars
Gretsch Guitars
Ibanez Guitars
Jay Turser Guitars
Dean Guitars
Squier Guitars
Danelectro Guitars
Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Guild Guitars
Taylor Guitars
Burns Guitars (UK)
Hagstrom (SWE)
Framus (DE)
Washburn
Reverend Guitars
G & L Guitars
Alembic
Babicz Guitars
Baker Guitars
Bruno Traverso Guitars (IT)
Maton (AU)
Cole Clark (AU)
GUITAR ONLINE RETAILERS:
Thomann Cyberstore (UK)
Barnes and Mullins Ltd. (UK)
Rondo Music
ZZounds
Musician's Friend
Same Day Music
Active Musician
Apollo's Axes (world instruments
Music 123
Elderly Instruments
World Music Supply
Sweetwater
Pulse Music
Small Guitars
Fattone Guitars
GearTree
Cheap Band Gear
Beyond Eleven
PlayMusic123
The Guitar Hanger
Aamps Electric Guitar Store
BIG BOX BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE SITES
GuitarCenter
Sam Ash
VINTAGE GUITAR RESOURCES AND SALES:
Gruhn Guitars
Vintage Guitar Collector
My Rare Guitars
Matsumoku Guitar Gallery
The Strat Collector
VintAxe
Global Vintage (AU)
Teisco Twangers (UK)
Jackson's Rare Guitars (AU)
Guitar Dating Project (has serial no. database and pot mfr. dating)
Lord Bizarre
WHATS INSIDE A POT:
What's Inside A Pot?
Potentiometers- A Beginner's Guide
GUITAR PARTS:
Stewart-MacDonald
WD Music
WD Music (UK)
Guitar Parts Resource/Bass Parts Resource
Guitar Electronics
ReRanch Refinishing
Angela Components
Acme Guitarworks
Universal Jems
Guitar Nucleus
Warmoth
Schaller
GraphTech
Music Yo
Monte Allums Pedal Mods
Allparts
Best Guitar Parts
Guitar Fetish- GFS Pickups
USA Custom Guitars
Tailfeather Hardtail Conversions
Rare Guitar Parts
Guitar Parts Depot
Guitar Parts Central
The Parts Yard
GR Guitars
Mighty Mite
MusicKraft
Guitar Parts Online
DGuitarparts
Guitar Parts USA
Parts Is Parts
Guitar Spares (UK)
Pure-Tone (AU)
Guitar Parts Co. (NZ)
About Right (NZ)
Axes-R-Us (UK)
Guitar Jones
LUTHIER SUPPLIES AND TONEWOODS
Woodfinder
International Luthier's Supply
Luthier's Mercantile International
Exotic Woods
Touchstone Tonewoods (UK)
SPECIFIC MANUFACTURER GUITAR PART LINKS:
Ibanez Factory Parts and Service
WIRING SCHEMES:
1728.org (member Wolf's new site, after the theft of 1728.com)
Seymour Duncan Wiring
Brian May Mod
Guitar Circuits (member JohnH's site)
Harmony Central Grounding FAQs
Kinman Tele Wiring (.pdf)
Dan Armstrong SuperStrat wiring
Lindy Fralin Wiring
DGB Studios
HAS Sound (Wiring and Pickup Wire Color Chart)
One HB with Dual Coil Split
Fralin Blend Pot Wiring
ZionStrat (2 P90's w/ Superswitch)
GuitarTechCraig (member GuitarTechCraig's site)
Bang For 3 Bucks
Stocklogic (member EenyBear's site)
Torres Engineering Mods (ENG/FR)
Damocles Strat Wiring
Anderson Guitar's Switcheroo
Guitar Electronics
Deaf Eddie (push pull wiring schemes (not just schematics) great for adventurous beginners
Single Coil.com (very lucid articles guitar wiring, amps, effects. Another great starter site.)
alexplorer basic guitar templates
BLOCKING A
Tailfeather Hardtail Conversions
PICKUP SECRETS and COLOR CODES:
Build Your Guitar- Pickup Secrets
GuitarTechCraig (member Guitartechcraig's site)
GUITAR BUILDING INFO:
Build Your Guitar
Project Guitar
"A Heretic's Guide To Luthier Woods"
Scotty's Cigar Box Guitars
Guitar Notes Links Page
The Rat Hole
Onyx Forge Guitars (bolt-on neck mod for stability/removability)
PICKUPS:
Pickup Central
Bill Lawrence Pickups
Fishman Transducers
WB Custom Pickups
Stan Hinesley Pickups
Swineshead Pickups (UK- includes wooden pups!)
The Creamery (UK)
Tom Short's Guitar Pickups
Higher Order Pickups
Luxxtone Pickups (Retailer-carries various brands: Suhr, TV Jones, Fralin, Barden, etc.)
True Tone Technologies
Lundgren Pickups (SWE)
Lollar Pickups
Blue Star Music (Pickups for all types of acoustic instruments)
Kinman Pickups
EMG Pickups
Seymour Duncan
DiMarzio
Lace Pickups
Artec Sound (UK)
Budz Guitars
Don Mare Pickups
Bare Knuckle Pickups (UK)
VooDoo Pickups
Tonerider
Gemini Pickups (UK)
PICKGUARDS:
Terrapin Pickguards
Pickguard Heaven
Pickguardian
Pickguards.com
Sims Custom (UK)
Aurora Project (UK)
PIEZOS:
Cold Gold (CAN) (Scroll down for the piezos)
GUITAR CUSTOM PAINTING AND REFINISHING:
Roxy Guitar Finishes (our member Jim Jaeger's site)
AMPS, AMP KITS, AMP PARTS:
Carvin
MadAmp (DEU)
Fab Amps
Mission Amps
Torres Engineering
Emery Sound
Allen Amplification
Doberman Amps (Parts and Kits)
Edwards Amplification
Das Musikding (DEU)
VibroWorld
65 Amps
Ampeg
Bacino Amps
Bad Cat Amps
Carr Amplifiers
Guytron Amps
Dr. Tube
Lee Jackson Audio
Dean Markley amp info
OTHER GUITAR ORIENTED FORUMS:
GuitarDotCom Forums
Fender Forum
TDPRI Telecaster Central
VintAxe Forums (Good Resource for ID'ing unknown guitars)
Harmony Central
Squier 51 Forum
AX84- The Cooperative Tube Amp Project
Guitar Geek
Gearpedia (Lots of Effects Schematics)
MAKE YOUR OWN NO-LOAD POT:
Project Guitar No-Load Tone Pot
DEBUNKING THE CLASS-A HYPE:
Aiken Amps AC30 Discussion
GUITAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICAL INFO:
Aiken Amps Tech Info
GEO Effects Tech
Donald Tillman on Pickup Response
Donald Tillman Pickup Response Demo Applet
Harmony Central Phasing FAQs
Available Pot Evaluation
TUBE AMP SCHEMATICS and TECH INFO:
Fender Amp Schematics
Schematic Heaven
Harmony Central Tube Amp FAQs
GEO Effects Tube Amp
Steve Ahola's Blue Guitar
FreeInfo Schematics
ToneWorks
Dr. Tube
Tone Lizard (Tube Biasing Myths)
GUITAR TABS:
Power Tab.net
Midi-Tab.com
SPEAKERS AND CABINETS:
Avatar Speakers
EarCandy Cabs
US Speakers
Jenkins Sound Shop
SPEAKER WIRING:
Shavano 2X12 Wiring
JumboSunShade.com
RACKS AND RACK GEAR:
ProAudio Racks
Daedalus Hardwood Racks
Nice Racks
CALCULATORS AND OTHER TOOLS:
1728 Resistor Calculator (Member Wolf's site)
Digital Sound Planet Free Studio Software
Duncan Amps-Tone Stack Calculator
LED Drop-down Resistor Calculator
Voltage gain to Db Convertor
Resistor Color Codes
WEB PITCH PIPE and TUNING PROGRAM:
Online Guitar Tuner
G-Tune Software Download
PEDALS AND EFFECTS:
BOSS Effects
Rocktave (.pdf)
Wampler Effects
Robert Keeley Effects
PAiA Electronics
DiscoFreq's FX
Eric's Corner (Member EricH's site)
DIY Stompboxes
PedalGeek
Electro-Harmonix
AnalogMan
AMZFX
Celmo Sardine Can Compressor (FR)
RonSound
PedalsPlus Effects Warehouse
Voltz AC/DC Rechargeable pedal power
General Guitar Gadgets
Tonepad
Build Your Own Clone
HarpAmps (Effects Schematics Collection)
GearPedia
RunOffGroove.com
OUTLET TESTER:
Amazon.com-Outlet Tester
STRINGS:
Just Strings
Stringbusters
Webstrings
HOME STUDIO AND RECORDING TIPS AND INFO:
Tweakheadz Lab's Guide to Home Studio
Computer Music Magazine(UK)
Gearslutz.com Recording tips
Harmony Central Library
Audacity (Free recording software)
Wavosaur Audio Software
Kristal Audio Engine
Hitsquad (Shareware Directory)
Reaper Software
PROTOTYPE FABRICATION:
Veroboard (UK)
THINGS THAT SOUND (or look) (or feel!) BAD:
Wolf Tone
"How To Dance Like A White Guy" Video
MUSIC THEORY:
RP Soft Software
WAY CHEAP GUITARS:
National Music Supply
POTTING TECHNIQUES:
Stew Mac's Lindy Fralin Potting
THE WEIRD, THE BIZARRE, AND THE GUITARS FROM MARS:
Cheesy Guitars (Soviet-Era Vintage Guitars)
Fetish Guitars
My Rare Guitars
Guitars LA