Guitar Upgrades
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Upgrades — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Guitar Pickups Single Coil: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting single-coil guitar pickups requires understanding output levels, magnet types, and construction quality. This guide helps you upgrade confidently.
Locking Tuners for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Locking tuners clamp the string at the post instead of relying on windings. Here's what that means in practice and whether they're worth fitting.
The Complete Guide to Acoustic Guitar Hardware
Every acoustic guitar depends on quality hardware. Discover what makes bridge pins, tuning machines and other components crucial to your instrument's sound and longevity.
Lock Nut Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right lock nut means understanding what separates quality hardware from the disposable stuff. This buying guide walks you through specifications, compatibility, brand reputation, and pric...
The Complete Guide to Locking Tuning Machine Heads
Locking tuning machine heads keep your guitar in tune reliably. Explore how they work and why they're essential for gigging musicians.
The Best Locking Tuners for the Money
The mid-range is where most of the real value lives. Here's how the tiers break down and which sets are worth recommending at each level.
The Complete Guide to Gibson Usa Pickups
Gibson USA pickups represent legendary guitar components delivering warm, powerful tone that has defined rock music. Discover pickup models, installation, and why musicians choose Gibson pickups.
The Complete Guide to Epiphone Les Paul Junior
The Epiphone Les Paul Junior brings the legendary Les Paul design within reach of affordable electric guitar shopping. Discover its distinctive warm tone, heritage and why it's an excellent choice for...
Locking Tuning Machine Heads for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Locking tuning machine heads are the easiest guitar upgrade for beginners—they stop your tuning from drifting and install simply. This guide addresses beginner fears and walks you through the real pro...
The Complete Guide to Fender Stratocaster Pickguard
Stratocaster pickguards protect your guitar's finish whilst defining its visual character. Hundreds of colours and styles let you personalise your instrument instantly.
The Ultimate Guide to Electric Guitar Hardware
Electric guitar hardware — from tuning pegs to pickups — shapes how your instrument plays and sounds. Understanding each component lets you maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot your own guitar.
Volume Knobs: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right volume knobs involves understanding potentiometer specifications, shaft compatibility, and your guitar's aesthetic. This guide helps you buy volume knobs with confidence.
Locking Tuning Machines: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Upgrading to locking tuning machines improves tuning stability and playing experience. This guide covers compatibility, quality assessment, installation, and how to choose the right locking tuning mac...
Bk Pickups: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right BK pickup means weighing output, magnet type, and your playing style. This guide covers all the specs and common pitfalls you need to know.
The Complete Guide to Electric Guitar Hardware
Electric guitar hardware components determine playability, reliability, and tone — understanding these elements enables informed upgrades and proper maintenance.
Locking Tuners: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Compatibility is the first thing to check — the wrong spec won't fit without drilling. Here's how to measure correctly and what to look for at each price point.
The Complete Guide to Guitar Bridge Electric
Your electric guitar bridge affects playability, tone, and tuning stability. This guide covers bridge types and how to optimise your setup.
Everything You Need to Know About Locking Tuners
A clear explanation of how locking tuners work, why they improve tuning stability and what to check before buying a set.
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Acoustic Guitar Hardware
Replacement parts and upgrades that support tuning, stability and upkeep for acoustic guitars.
Electric Guitar Hardware
Electric guitar hardware covers the parts that affect tuning, sustain, reliability and customisation.
Fender Stratocaster Pickguard
Protect and personalise your Strat with pickguards for repairs, upgrades and a cleaner professional finish.
Gibson USA Pickups
Authentic Gibson USA pickups for players seeking classic humbucker tone, reliable performance and easy guitar upgrades.
Guitar Bridge Electric
Find a guitar bridge electric for better tuning stability, sustain and setup performance.
Guitar Hardware
Guitar hardware covers the essential mechanical parts that support tuning, stability, comfort and reliable performance.
Locking Tuners
Hardware that speeds up string changes and helps improve tuning stability for electric and acoustic guitars.
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Locking Tuning Machine Heads
Locking tuning machine heads offer faster restringing and improved tuning stability for dependable guitar performance.
