Ernie Ball promises “unsurpassed comfort and control” with its new Comfort Slides By Matt Owen published 17 November 22 Available in three sizes, the Comfort Slide features a soft inner sleeve and cushioned edge in an effort to "upgrade your slide performance"
Watch Tony Levin demonstrate his signature ‘funk fingers’ By Nick Wells published 16 November 22 Tony Levin: “Peter Gabriel said, ‘Why don’t you attach two drum sticks to your fingers?’"
Ernie Ball and Gruv Gear team up for new FretWraps line By Matt Parker published 9 November 22 It’s a wrap, as the two brands conspire to end unwanted string ring
Ernie Ball is now manufacturing face masks to help fight coronavirus By Richard Bienstock last updated 28 October 22 The guitar string company will donate the masks to local charities and residents
James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 “It's only taken 40 years for me to have my own strings – come on!”
Sick Riffs: Cody Quistad teaches you the earth-shattering main riff of Wage War's Who I Am By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's latest album, Pressure
60 years of Ernie Ball: the history of a family business that changed the world of guitar and bass as we know it By Chris Gill published 16 September 22 With the help of Sterling Ball, we unpack the history behind a great American success story
Best acoustic guitar strings for beginners 2024: Our top choices for getting to grips with acoustic guitar By Matt McCracken last updated 25 August 22 Entering the world of acoustic guitar can be daunting, so make sure you get off on the front foot with the best beginner acoustic guitar strings
Ernie Ball Music Man adds exquisitely finished Albert Lee and John Myung models to its Vault collection By Matt Owen published 13 April 22 New-look models boast a wealth of high-end appointments, including ebony and mixed fingerboards and a range of DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan pickups
Ernie Ball unveils new Slinky and Earthwood string gauges, headlined by ultra-light .007 Zippy Slinky set By Matt Owen published 6 April 22 A host of never-before-seen electric, acoustic and bass gauge combinations are included in the drop
Ernie Ball Music Man adds luxurious limited-edition Spring 2022 models to its Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Owen published 23 March 22 New-look Luke III, Albert Lee and Short Scale StingRay models line up alongside an overhauled Valentine electric
Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter explains why he’s always preferred being a rhythm guitarist rather than a lead player By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 March 22 The eight-string-toting riff machine also revealed what made Anthrax his favorite thrash-metal band and why he considers himself Deftones’ “odd man out” in a new episode of Ernie Ball's String Theory
Tim Commerford: "I’ve always shied away from having basses made for me, but with Music Man I’m really happy to say that this is a bass I’m part of" By Kevin Johnson, Joel McIver published 6 January 22 The Rage Against the Machine bassist breaks down his tricked-out Ernie Ball Music Man Artist Series StingRay
String up your guitar for less with these top-notch Black Friday guitar string deals By Jackson Maxwell published 27 November 21 From Ernie Ball to D'Addario, PRS, Martin and Fender, we've got everything you need to string up your acoustic or electric guitar on the cheap this Black Friday
Ernie Ball unveils new, limited-edition "Super Bee" VPJR Tuner pedal By Jackson Maxwell published 20 October 21 The innovative, two-in-one volume/tuner pedal can now be acquired in a none-more-yellow finish
Ernie Ball dishes out the low-end love with new 8-String Regular Slinky set By Matt Parker published 17 September 21 The much-loved Slinkys are now available with 25% more strings to coincide with the announcement of John Petrucci's 8-string Majesty
St. Vincent reworks Los Ageless into a '70s retro stomper in new live performance video By Matt Parker published 3 August 21 Annie Clark transforms the electro track into a guitar-led arrangement in the teaser for her Down and Out Downtown livestream performance
Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford partners with Ernie Ball for the Music Man Artist Series StingRay Bass collection By Matt Parker published 30 July 21 The RATM and Audioslave bass hero issues four exhaustively spec'd models limited to just 50 instruments each
Dream Theater announce 15th studio album, A View From The Top Of The World By Matt Owen published 28 July 21 The seven-track offering, due October 22, will see electric guitar virtuoso John Petrucci make his eight-string studio debut
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils stunning July 2021 additions to Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Parker published 28 July 21 Freshly finished Cutlass, Bongo and StingRay guitar and bass models join the lineup