If you’ve had trouble with your guitar staying in tune, you might have wondered about locking tuners — can you put them on any guitar? One big advantage of locking tuners is that they can be installed on nearly any guitar and leave little to no trace if you or the next owner wants to …
If you’ve been playing the guitar for long enough then it should be clear that regular guitar maintenance will help your strings last longer. But what exactly does this so-called maintenance involves? Part of the process is pretty straightforward you need to keep your strings clean and your guitar properly stored, but what about conditioning? …
Some say most good things come to an end and that includes your guitar strings. I know I must sound dramatic but if you’ve ever tried changing the strings on your guitar, especially as a newbie then you know this is not a hassle-free process. Being a professional guitarist I don’t dread the end of …
Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Dave Grohl, Johnny Ramone. What do all these players have in common besides being great guitar players? They all wear wristbands when they play. Of course, thousands of highly successful guitar players don’t wear wristbands when they play, yet many iconic guitarists, like those listed above, rarely, if ever, have played …
Fewer events in a guitarist’s life are better than getting a brand-new guitar. Whether you are in a physical store picking out and playing a new axe or unboxing your newly shipped guitar, there is something magical about playing a new guitar. You have spent your hard-earned money and have done your research combing through …
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You’re in a pawn shop when you see a vintage guitar missing its high E string, and, inspired by stories of Delta bluesmen past, you snatch it up. But how do you deal with chords or riffs when you’re a string short? In short, can you play a guitar with one string missing? You absolutely …
If you’ve ever picked up a guitar and had trouble getting it to tune up, or found awful rattling and buzzing when you started playing, you’ve probably experienced string slippage. One important step in fixing the problem is learning how to keep guitar strings from slipping. The best way to keep guitar strings from slipping …
Maybe you just bought a used guitar online and when it finally arrives, it’s in worse shape than you expected, with rusty pickup pole pieces, scratches on the cover and dust and dirt everywhere. You want your new-to-you axe to look its best, so now you need to figure out how to clean rusty guitar …
Whether you just bought your first guitar or have just invested in a nice, new instrument, you want to make sure it stays looking nice. If you like cars, you know that wax is a key part of keeping a vehicle looking nice, but should you wax your guitar? It’s OK to wax your guitar, …
There are hundreds of fantastic guitar players worldwide, but even players like Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Nancy Wilson of Heart, or B.B. King need their guitars to stay in tune to sound their best. Regardless if you are playing songs in standard tuning or looking for something more unique musically, the strings need to …
