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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

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?

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

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

D’Addario recruits players to help test its strings – and there's one jazz veteran who is more reliable than most
By Janelle Borg published
This particular player, who has been a D'Addario artist since 1982, is instrumental in analyzing the nitty gritty of in-progress guitar strings

I’ve spent years searching for the perfect Strat strings – and after playing John Mayer’s Silver Slinky set, I think I’ve found them
By Matt Owen published
Mayer's promise of a string set that offered an ideal in-between gauge, great tone, and uncompromising nimble bends spoke directly to my own trials and tribulations as a Strat player. Fortunately, it wasn't too good to be true

John Mayer ends years-long search for his ultimate string set with the Ernie Ball Silver Slinky
By Matt Owen published
Over the past few years, Mayer has been using and refining his custom Silver Slinky set, which offers a unique in-between gauge and a custom core-to-wrap ratio

Seymour Duncan's new guitar strings could be the key to unlocking “true vintage tone”
By Matt Owen published
The pickup specialist has expanded its Antiquity range with a six-string set that looks to help players harness “true vintage tones of the most infamous guitars ever produced”

“Sometimes the guitar will tell you what it likes the best”: How to choose the right strings for your guitar
By Jamie Dickson published
String guru Curt Mangan busts myths and drops knowledge that will help us make better decisions when it comes to the most fundamental gear purchase we routinely make

Jared James Nichols and Henrik Linder have a new favorite set of strings – and they're designed to get more from your guitar
By Phil Weller published
DR's Dragon Skin+ strings feature an innovative coating design that aims to get strings vibrating to their full potential – so much so that Henrik Linder thinks they “will change the way I play music”
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