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Best guitar straps 2025: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style – top picks from a guitar salesman
By Ross Holder last updated
My expert pick of straps for electric, acoustic and bass, covering all budgets and materials

The origins of Ernie Ball Music Man – and how it all started with a bass
By Phil Weller published
The StingRay was worked on by Sterling Ball, Leo Fender and others, initially under the Music Man brand name

The realization that ended Jason Richardson’s obsession with music theory
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The ex-All That Remains shredder shares his journey from marking his music theory classmates’ papers to realizing that sometimes you just need to play what sounds good

The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year
By Nick Wells published
From Aguilar to Ashdown and beyond, here’s a look at the new gear that had bassists abuzz at this year’s NAMM show

Best acoustic guitar strings: our top-rated strings for your acoustic
By Chris Corfield last updated
We pick the best guitar strings for acoustic guitar from Ernie Ball, D'Addario, Martin, and more

Best electric guitar strings 2026: our top-rated strings for your electric
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Keep your axe feeling fresh with the best guitar strings for electric guitar

Been waiting to buy your dream guitar? Guitar Center has just introduced a 15% off coupon for Black Friday – for a limited time only
By Janelle Borg published
The musical instrument retail giant is one-upping itself by offering a coupon that's eligible to use on over 13,000 products

Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings review
By Stuart Williams published
Inject some vintage flavour without becoming entirely throwback with the bass legend's new signature flatwound string set

Ernie Ball fights battery waste with new rechargeable AA and 9V batteries that are tailored for effects pedals and active guitars
By Janelle Borg published
With recharge times as quick as 75 minutes to 80%, Ernie Ball guarantees that these batteries deliver a “consistent, full-voltage performance across instruments, wireless packs, pedals, tuners, and more”
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