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On the stringjoy guitar blog, we write about guitar history, guitar gear, music theory, and yes, occasionally strings.

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The Ibanez Iceman: the Coolest Axe Around:

December 12, 2024

What's ice-cold AND melts faces? Let's take a look at the Ibanez Iceman, possibly the coolest guitar ever.

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Fire and Ice: The Guitar Gear of Johnny Winter

December 5, 2024

Johnny Winter was a stone-cold blues shredder. Let's take a look at the signature gear that helped him bring the heat.

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The Top 10 Best-Selling Strings from 10 Years of Stringjoy

November 19, 2024

It's been 10 years of good times, awesome tone, and a LOTTA strings. These are the Top 10 Best Sellers from the first 10 years of Stringjoy.

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The Top 10 Articles from 10 Years of the Stringjoy Blog

November 17, 2024

We wouldn't be obsessed with making the best strings in the world if we weren't obsessed with guitar gear and history. As we celebrate 10 years of Stringjoy, let's take a look at the top 10 most popular articles from the Stringjoy blog.

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James Burton's Custom Guitar Strings

November 1, 2024

James Burton played with legends, brought chicken pickin' mainstream, and was cobbling custom sets of guitar strings together waaaay before it was cool.

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What's the Deal with Doom Metal?

October 26, 2024

Let's journey through the slow, sludgy sounds of doom metal — the genre where darkness truly becomes music.

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Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat

October 24, 2024

Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat isn't just one of the most iconic guitars in rock history, it opened new pathways of guitar creativity and brought Partscasters mainstream.

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All About Octave Pedals

October 17, 2024

Let's look at the octave pedal, a stalwart effect that has transformed the tone of legendary guitarists.

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The History of Electro-Harmonix

October 10, 2024

Let's take a look at the ways in which Electro-Harmonix expanded the guitar's tonal palette.

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Martin vs Gibson vs Taylor: Choose Your Acoustic Fighter

October 2, 2024

Let’s dissect some iconic acoustic guitar models and get an idea of who would win in a steel-string cage match featuring Martin, Gibson, and Taylor.

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What is the Vox Sound?

September 13, 2024

What makes the amplifier that defined the British Invasion so special, anyway?

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The Guitars of Jimi Hendrix

September 5, 2024

Despite his icon-status, Jimi was just like us: a gear nerd. Let's take a close look at the guitars of Jimi Hendrix.

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The Top 10 Guitar Solos Played on a Les Paul

August 29, 2024

Some of the best guitar solos of all time have been played on Les Pauls. Let's take a look at 10 of the most iconic Les Paul solos.

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The History of Les Paul Pickups

August 16, 2024

Let's look beyond PAFs and explore the full spectrum of Les Paul pickups that players have to choose from.

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How Les Paul Invented Multitrack Recording

August 2, 2024

Les Paul's invention of sound on sound recording and the multitrack tape machine completely revolutionized music-making.

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Birth of a Legend: The History of the Gibson Les Paul

July 26, 2024

Hard to believe there was a time before the Gibson Les Paul. Let's dive into Les Paul history and trace the evolution of this iconic guitar.

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