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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?

James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball
By Sam Roche last updated
“It's only taken 40 years for me to have my own strings – come on!”

Best flatwound bass strings 2025: how to choose the right flatwounds for you
By Ed Friedland last updated
Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with our pick of flatwound bass guitar strings
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