Q What kind of pickups are in your explorer. What are you looking for from your pickups? Flat response, a little color? I feel like Ive got to the point where Im making little steps as far as better "tone". Really trying to work on consistency in my rig. Thanks for any help, appreciate you....

Q Hey Steve! This might be a basic/oft asked question, but for the sake of clarity, as well as compartmentalizing in the new forum, I was wondering what strings you're running on your current guitars these days? —mainly the primary explorer, lipstick strat, and Scott Walker heavy. Thanks so much for the music, and hopefully...

Q I noticed you were using a big ol' clear triangle (v-pick?) at the Sweetwater run back in February. At OCF it looked like a standard 351 shape but still that transparent material. Do you have a preferred pick? Material/shape/bevel? Does it vary based on guitar/string gauge? Do you use different picks on...

Q At Godfrey’s the sound was very organic, not piezo clack. Is that the Turner thing or do you tame that with the black box/ sho impedance tempering. John, Emmaus PA

Q Hello Steve! Tal here, I have this discussion with piano tuners and various musicians, but when it comes to guitarists it’s a shoulder shrug usually, like it’s just an inherent part of our instrument that the interval of a third is not consistent or usually consonant on the guitar. So my question is this, intonation, and...

Q Hi Steve, I have all way been told that light les Paul’s are the only ones worth bothering with. I just bought one 11.5lb and it is the best Les Paul I have ever owned. So do I have this weight thing backwards? Bill, California

Q Hello. I have been to your gigs a couple of times both in the US and Japan. They were two of the best gigs I have ever expereinced. Anyway, I have had a 50s or 60s Supro Ozark guitar (with string through pickup) since 1990s. But I don't use it very often since its...