LOW DOWN

We’re going to start with a reader’s letter this time around. Over to you, Alex: “Reading issue 484 got me thinking – why don’t you do reviews on the modding potential of guitars? I suspect some guitars are a lot easier to modify than others. The reason I ask is because I doubt I’ll be able to afford a real boutique or custom shop guitar anytime soon so I thought I’d slowly upgrade a new guitar. Is that sensible and, basically, what’s the easiest guitar style out there to mod?”

Thanks Alex, and to answer your first question, I think that’s a great idea. But let’s be serious, the majority of guitar players are more interested in playing their instruments than getting their hands dirty. But that’s what The Mod Squad’s all about and we like a challenge – or two.

As to which type of guitar is the best modding platform, well, there’s a long piece of string… and a perfect pub discussion. It obviously depends on both your skill level and what sort of ongoing mods you have in mind. In many