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== Pickups ==
Pickups are often an instrumental part of the tone, so be sure to [[Choosing Pickups|choose good ones]] for your guitar. There's no universal answer for what to get - the ideal choice depends on your guitar's tone (generally indicated from the mass and type of wood its made from), your desired tone, and your playing style. Guitar manufacturers often outfit low to midrange guitars with crummy, in-house pickups. But even a somewhat high-end guitar might have poor stock pickups. Aside from being deficient in certain frequencies, poor pickups generally have a very poor signal-to-noise ratio. Its usually the first thing I look to replace in a guitar, as it has a very large impact on tone.
== Stomps ==
''Stomps'' is a bit misleading - I'm talking about anything that can be placed between the guitar and the pre-amp. Usually these are stomp boxes, but can also be wah or volume pedals, floorboard processors, rackmount devices, etc.
=== True vs. Buffered Bypass ===