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When should you change your guitar strings? We asked the world’s biggest string brands to get the definitive answer
By Matt Owen Published
Experts at Ernie Ball, D'Addario and more explain when it’s time to break out a new set, how environmental factors play their part, and what you can do to make your strings last longer

Why Kurt Vile prefers older guitar strings – and hardly ever changes his
By Janelle Borg Published
Vile has been guitar through and through since the beginning, so much so that he prefers the sound of dead strings...

Phil Everly’s iconic guitar string brand, Cleartone Strings, has been re-launched in the UK and Ireland – returning its innovative string treatment to players across the pond
By Guitar World Staff Published
Sponsored by Cleartone Strings
The firm has partnered with a new distributor to bring its pioneering approach to string coating back to the UK and Ireland

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

Will the price of guitar strings skyrocket on August 1? As tariff deadline looms, D’Addario’s CEO reveals how the firm has been weathering the storm
By Janelle Borg Published
The firm exports nearly 45% of its products to 120 countries, with Japan being its biggest foreign market

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
Sponsored
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

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

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

Jim D’Addario on the history, innovations and future of the world’s biggest string manufacturer
By Henry Yates Published
As D’Addario celebrates its 50-year anniversary, we speak to its current chairman about the company’s roots, breakthroughs and next moves, and learn how the family has been making strings for centuries
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