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Guitar News

Condition (oil) your fretboard, or not?

A question we’re often asked concerns “oiling the fretboard” on a guitar. While it’s not necessary on a “sealed” fretboard (such as a maple fretboard that has had lacquer applied over the wood -think Fender & Rickenbacker here), unsealed fretboards can benefit from having a little oil applied. We’ll mostly […]

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Another happy Freya Guitars customer!

Another happy Freya Guitars customer. Nadia came in the other day and collected her new guitar. She was super-surprised, as her Mum & Dad told her they were going to a Tile Shop. Imagine her surprise when she walked into a room full of guitars and was told to take […]

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Old Guitars vs New Guitars – an objective view

People often ask me about ”older guitars” – why are they better than the new ones? Not a simple question to answer I’m afraid, but I’m around long enough, working on and playing guitar to give a pretty solid answer. Let’s take a look at some of the pluses and minuses of newer […]

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You can learn to play Guitar by the End of this week

In 1962 a little-known Liverpool rock act called the Beatles auditioned for a recording contract with Decca Records, but were rejected on the grounds that “guitar groups were on the way out.” Besides the fact that Decca turned down the greatest rock band of all time, this anecdote has become […]

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Another happy Freya Guitars customer

Received from C.N. “I can’t thank you enough for sending my guitar up to Carlow so quick. You really went out of your way and I am forever grateful. Made my daughters day. Thank you!” We do our best! Thanks for the kind words, Robert.