Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of the strings on an acoustic guitar. We’ve all encountered acoustic guitars that seem unplayable with their inflexible ...

How often should guitar strings be changed? There isn’t a simple answer. Because strings wear out at different rates based on your environment, how you play and even your body chemistry, I can’t tell ...

BURBANK — For decades, guitarists have stood on stage and had to adjust their playing when, after bending, pulling and tugging on their strings, one of them suddenly pops. The folks at the Ernie Ball ...

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Professional guitarists frequently insist on non-coated strings because any sort of coating on a string can dampen its sound, robbing the guitar of its brilliant highs and change its tone–almost ...

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D'Addario has announced new string offerings, expanding its Balanced Tension range to include Nickel Bronze acoustic strings, while pedal steel players can now get NYXLs. The coated string experts at ...

If you’ve ever played guitar, you’ve probably seen a pack of Ernie Ball guitar strings. Wrapped in psychedelic packaging, Ernie Ball strings are often the first products to catch your eye when you ...

The innovative history of the D’Addario NYXL, the guitar string for people who want to shred. Jim D’Addario’s family has been making music strings since 1680. His Long Island factory has grown in ...

Stretching guitar strings using finger and thumb can be a very fiddly pain in the behind. String Stretcha makes the process a lot less random and a whole lot easier. Made from a crush-resistant epoxy ...