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Why Mdou Moctar loves two-year-old strings – and what makes the Roland Cube his favorite amp
By Janelle Borg published
The gear (or lack of) behind Mdou Moctar's searing signature sound on Funeral For Justice, which fuses Saharan rock music with Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen flair

Flatwound vs roundwound bass strings: What’s the difference?
By Richard Blenkinsop published
Mellow and warm or bright and snappy? We look at the key differences between flatwound and roundwound bass strings

Classical guitar setup – get the most out of your nylon-string
By Dave Burrluck published
Got an old nylon-string sitting about the house? With a little TLC it could be a real player. Here's how you can get your nylon-string or classical guitar playing its best

“If you don’t have good tone with just your amp and your guitar, ain’t no pedal gonna help you”: Sue Foley is dropping truth bombs and nylon-string blues in her tribute to the pioneering women of guitar
By Jim Beaugez published
One Guitar Woman finds Sue Foley getting technically adventurous as she covers Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie and Maybelle Carter

Is this the world’s most expensive guitar string? An Epiphone string Paul McCartney used to record the Beatles’ Rubber Soul is expected to fetch over $5,000 at auction
By Jonathan Horsley published
We often talk about the over-heated vintage guitar market, but the madness has come for secondhand strings now Macca’s is headed to the auction block

Best bass strings 2025: Get the best tone, feel and lifespan from your bass guitar with these string sets
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Our expert pick of strings to bring the low-end thunder from Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Rotosound and more

Dental floss as guitar strings? It works – but only just
By Matt Owen published
On paper, the ultra-light gauge floss shouldn't work, but experimental six-string stuntman Bernth has found a way

What guitar strings did the Beatles use? Investigating the flatwound vs roundwound debate
By Chris Gill published
Just what did George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney string their guitars with – and when did they make the switch from flatwounds to roundwounds?
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