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Looming Into View

Most of us have swapped out pickups or pots on our guitars but increasing numbers of guitarists are now opting to replace the whole wiring loom that came as stock on their factory-built guitars with a high-end aftermarket replacement. Such ready-made looms are available to fit most major models of electric guitar and are produced by a number of specialist companies, including Monty’s Guitars, which is run by Matt Gleeson. Matt joins us to talk about the pros and cons of fitting a new wiring loom spec’d out with vintage-correct capacitors, pots and other high-spec components. First up, we asked him

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