Stringjoy Guitar Blog
Guitar & bass knowledge. No strings attached.
On the stringjoy guitar blog, we write about guitar history, guitar gear, music theory, and yes, occasionally strings.
Tony Iommi's Guitar String Gauges
March 27, 2015
Some of the heaviest tones in rock history were made with one of the lightest guitar string sets you've ever heard of.
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Trigger: The story of Willie Nelson’s beloved guitar
March 25, 2015
Willie Nelson has entertained audiences since he was 13 years old, and through the decades his guitar Trigger has become almost as famous as he is
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Should You Customize Your Guitar Strings?
February 25, 2015
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5 Signs It's Time To Change Your Guitar Strings
January 4, 2015
How to spot the early warning signs that your guitar strings are on their last legs, so you have time to change them before they break mid-set.
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5 Reasons Why Guitar Strings Break
December 8, 2014
Your guitar plays fine for days—even weeks—and then you get to the big show, it's almost time for your solo, and your string breaks. It sucks. The good news is, by learning a bit about why strings break, we can learn how to prevent it.
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Jimi Hendrix's Guitar String Gauges
November 28, 2014
Jimi played custom designed guitar pedals, hot rodded amps, customized guitars—and needed carefully chosen guitar string gauges to suit it all.
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