Unsure whether coated or uncoated strings are right for you and your guitar? We unpick the difference in sound, feel, tuning, price and more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Anthony Dickens had an idea for a new kind of guitar for more than 10 years, but work on a prototype only started two years ago. Now with the help of engineers from London's Makerversity, the Circle ...

A guitar that can sound like 16 different instruments? Day to Day contributor, jazz critic, golfer and musician David Was reviews the new high-tech Variax guitar, which features electronics that ...

When I catch up with Eagle Rock–based instrumental rock guitarist Felix Martin, he is three days away from flying to the East Coast for a two-week tour. “I travel light. I don’t pack at all. I just ...

What do a bluegrass master, a rock star and a Hawaiian acoustic guitar virtuoso have in common? Ricky Skaggs, Jack White and Keola Beamer all possess uncommon fretboard skills. One more fact links ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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One of guitar playing’s simplest joys comes in ringing out a big, open chord and letting the guitar’s strings and tonewoods work their magic. Now imagine that joy, doubled. The best 12-string guitars ...