The Performance Automatic 4R70W Automatic Transmission is specifically designed for use in the 1997 to 2004 GT Mustangs that came with the 4R70W transmission. What years did Ford use the 4R70W transmission? Ford’s AOD transmission begat the AODE, which then Read more…
The 4R70W is a good transmission, but it has its pros and cons. Let’s look over some of its best qualities, and some of its faults and issues. For one, it has a much better and improved overdrive band. How Read more…
Fender 8250 nickel plated steel taperwound bass guitar strings are the same as the 7250 nickel plated steel, except with special taperwound E and B strings designed for optimum performance on modern Fender Basses. What string gauge do Fender basses Read more…
Since 2004, Eric Clapton has been using a Carlos Juan CP-1 Pickup in the Bellezza Nera model of his Martin Signature Acoustic Guitar. These pickups are handbuilt in Germany by Carlos at his American Guitar Center. C.F. Did Eric Clapton Read more…
Most bass strings have a medium gauge, a standard 4-string bass guitar ranges between 0.045 and 0.105 inches thick. What gauge are standard bass strings? The standard gauges for a four-string bass are 0.045 (inches thick) to 0.105, or 0.045 Read more…
Heavier strings have more mass, which means they will cause the guitar to sound louder. This is true of electric guitars, where there’s a greater mass of oscillating metal in the pickup’s magnetic field. It’s also true of acoustic guitars, Read more…
Another, albeit seldom seen, option are tapewound bass strings, which are made with a layer of nylon wrapped around the metal winding wire (which can be either round or flat). They’re easy on the fingers and they produce a softer, Read more…
Roundwound strings are the most common, used for anything from rock to jazz to country. But in the bass world, flatwounds aren’t uncommon and are found more often than they are in the guitar world. What strings do most bass Read more…
The Black Strat Fender Stratocaster “David Gilmour” Fretboard Maple Hardware Bridge Standard Fender Synchronized Pickup(s) S-S-S What kind of pickups did David Gilmour use? In Gilmour’s own guitar, the neck and middle pickups were the pickups that came with the Read more…
6 to 8 pounds per square inch. The typical boost provided by a turbocharger is 6 to 8 pounds per square inch (psi). Is higher PSI better for turbo? The pressure is referred to as boost and expressed in pounds Read more…