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Using Motifs to Make Your Guitar Solos Memorable

September 28, 2018

Are guitar solos all about shredding? They can be, but there's something to be said for a solo that catches your ear with a great hook.

Annoying Guitar Things

August 24, 2018

We've all got 'em, things about guitars or guitar gear that just get under our skin. Pet peeves, if you will. Well, these are ours.

Chorus Pedal Order Comparison: Where to Put Chorus on Your Pedalboard

August 23, 2018

The Best Guitar Strings for Jazzmasters?

August 16, 2018

How Stringjoy Guitar Strings Are Made: Dialing in the Perfect Wind

August 7, 2018

A Whole Guitar Rig For Under $600? Our Top Budget Guitar Gear Picks.

July 31, 2018

We Put 17 Gauge Strings on an Electric Guitar...

July 26, 2018

Can you put 17 gauge strings on a regular electric guitar without making any modifications? Let's find out what it plays—and sounds—like.

My Desert Island Guitar Pedal? The smallsound/bigsound Mini Overdrive.

July 3, 2018

I got an email the other day asking me what my #1 favorite guitar pedal was—if I could only pick one. It got me thinking, so I thought I'd talk about why for me personally, it's got to be the smallsound/bigsound Mini overdrive

Is Guitar Tone All In Your Fingers?

June 21, 2018

It's the oldest saying in the book: Tone is all in your fingers! But is it really? We tackle the age-old question, and talk about how your gear and your fingers both have a dynamic role in creating your tone.

Top 10 Guitar String Myths Debunked

June 7, 2018

There is a TON of misinformation floating around about guitar strings, so we compiled the top 10 guitar string myths we hear most often, and address them each point-by-point, to give you the actual facts of the matter.

Should You Play Custom Guitar String Gauges?

May 31, 2018

We're big believers in custom guitar strings—heck, it's our heritage as a company. But with all the hype that can build up about them, we wanted to have an honest discussion about the advantages and the disadvantages of custom guitar strings, so that you can better decide whether or not they might be right for you.

What is Nashville Tuning? Its History, Best Guitar Strings & Uses

May 29, 2018

We cover everything from the history of Nashville Tuning, to its uses, the best guitar string gauges to use, and how it sounds in different genres.

What Are the Best Guitar Strings for Les Pauls?

May 22, 2018

What are the best Les Paul guitar strings? That depends on a lot of different factors, but today Scott shares his favorite gauges of guitar strings for Les Paul style guitars.

The Best Strings for Open E Guitar Tuning

May 18, 2018

If you've been following us for long you probably know that I'm a big fan of Open E tuning, so naturally I've got a lot of experience in experimenting with different gauges of guitar strings for Open E. Here I tell you how to customize any gauge set of strings to build the perfect set for Open E, in my opinion anyway.

Our Top Guitar String Gauges for Semi-Hollow and Hollow-Body Guitars

May 14, 2018

People ask us all the time what gauge we recommend for a given guitar, and the truth is, there's no one correct answer. String gauges depend way more on the player than they do on the guitar. That said, of course we have our favorite ways to set up different guitars for different purposes, so in this series, Scott is sharing his favorite string gauges for a couple of different types of guitars, and today he's going over his favorite strings for semi-hollow and hollow-body guitars.

Are Locking Tuners Worth It? Advantages, Trade-Offs & Changing Strings

May 7, 2018

Locking tuners help strings stay in tune, but by how much? Are there any trade-offs? Are they worth it? How do you change strings with locking tuners? Let's talk about it...