When it comes to guitar strings, one of the common questions that crops up is, ‘What is the difference between coated and uncoated guitar strings?’. Coated strings cost more, but where does ...

Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand is known in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $40,000.

Bluegrass guitar wunderkind Billy Strings took to Instagram today to announce the launch of his new line of Signature acoustics in collaboration with Martin Guitars.The D-28 Billy Strings and the ...

The good news is it really isn't difficult to lower or heighten the action of your guitar strings to experiment in finding the right setup for you. But first we need to explain what 'guitar action ...

You can see here the hammer is hitting really thick strings. So that is a pianoand you play a piano with keys. But what about otherstring instruments? A guitar works by either pluckingthe strings ...

Electric guitar pickups rely on steel strings interfering with a magnetic field, the changes in which are picked up with coils of wire. That doesn’t work with nylon strings, because they don’t ...

Choosing the best acoustic guitar for your personal needs is a tough one. With so many options on offer these days it’s not surprising that many find themselves faced with option paralysis when ...

The LiberLive app is available for Android and iOS and provides almost 100 strumming patterns for rhythm guitar. You can also pluck individual simulated strings with your fingers. The tempo can ...

Speaking to Guitar World in 2014, the Animals As Leaders maestro recalls the grueling salmon cannery and poop-scooping dog kennel jobs that helped him save for his first Vai signature model, and discu ...

Choosing the best acoustic guitar for your personal needs is a tough one. With so many options on offer these days it’s not surprising that many find themselves faced with option paralysis when ...