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12-pack of D'Addario XL strings against an orange-yellow background

I've just unearthed the sweetest Black Friday deal on my favorite guitar string brand – and it's one that will cost you just $4 per string set

By Janelle Borg published

You don’t have to spend a fortune to get quality acoustic and electric guitar strings – and this D’Addario deal proves it

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Best acoustic guitar strings 2025: 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

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Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings on a Fender Player II Modified Active Precision Bass

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

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Close up of strings on a bass guitar

Best bass strings 2025: Optimize tone, feel and lifespan

By Jonathan Horsley last updated

Our expert pick of strings to bring the low-end thunder from Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Rotosound and more

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Close up of Telecaster neck pickup and strings

Best electric guitar strings 2025: 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

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La Bella x Ella Feingold inverted tuning signature string set

Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses

By Phil Weller published

The Grammy winner popularized the upside-down tuning in funk guitar and it has been a pillar of her sound. Now, her new La Bella string set makes it easier than ever to replicate

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Boxes of cleartone strings

Pro musicians’ go-to guitar strings, Cleartone Strings – founded by music legend Phil Everly – are now available in the UK and Ireland

By Guitar World Staff published

Expertly crafted in Salt Lake City, Utah, each string – whether for an electric or acoustic guitar – features a unique patented coating that extends its life without sacrificing tone

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Cleartone Electric Treated Strings

I tried Cleartone treated electric guitar strings for the first time – and the results impressed me

By Pete Emery published

Cleartone's treated strings aim to offer more volume and sustain than traditional premium strings – but can they sway Guitar World's Pete Emery?

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Guitarists, it’s time to change those strings – bag 25% off D’Addario XS at Guitar Center in celebration of World String Change Day

By Matt McCracken published

Tone dragging you down? Guitar Center’s 25% off D’Addario XS deal is the deal you’ve been waiting for

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Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic guitar sets

Ernie Ball redesigns its Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic strings with John Mayer for its “most sonically complex” set yet

By Phil Weller published

With a little inspiration from drum cymbals, the revamped Earthwood Bell Bronze strings boasts a richer low-end that promises not to get too dark

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