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

The Best Guitar Strings for Jazzmasters?

The Best Guitar Strings for Jazzmasters?

Jazzmasters are some of the coolest, vibey-est guitars out there and we absolutely love them. But what are the best strings for Jazzmasters? Here’s our take… Be sure to subscribe …

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How Stringjoy Guitar Strings Are Made: Dialing in the Perfect Wind

How Stringjoy Guitar Strings Are Made: Dialing in the Perfect Wind

A lot of steps go into making the perfect guitar string, but in this video, we wanted to focus on one of the first and most important steps in the …

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Best Guitar Rig Under 600

A Whole Guitar Rig For Under $600? Our Top Budget Guitar Gear Picks.

What if you only had $600 to spend on a whole electric guitar rig? We asked ourselves that very question and picked our ideal $600 guitar rig from our existing …

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We Put 17 Gauge Strings on an Electric Guitar!

We Put 17 Gauge Strings on an Electric Guitar…

Can you put 17 gauge strings on a regular electric guitar without making any modifications? Let’s find out what it plays—and sounds—like.

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Desert Island Guitar Pedal

My Desert Island Guitar Pedal? The smallsound/bigsound Mini Overdrive.

I got an email the other day asking me what my #1 favorite guitar pedal was—if I could only pick one. It got me thinking, so I thought I’d talk about why for me personally, it’s got to be the smallsound/bigsound Mini overdrive

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Is Guitar Tone All In Your Fingers?

Is Guitar Tone All In Your Fingers?

It’s the oldest saying in the book: Tone is all in your fingers! But is it really? We tackle the age-old question, and talk about how your gear and your fingers both have a dynamic role in creating your tone.

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Top Ten Guitar String Myths, Debunked

Top 10 Guitar String Myths Debunked

There is a TON of misinformation floating around about guitar strings, so we compiled the top 10 guitar string myths we hear most often, and address them each point-by-point, to give you the actual facts of the matter.

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Should You Try Custom Guitar String Gauges?

Should You Play Custom Guitar String Gauges?

We’re big believers in custom guitar strings—heck, it’s our heritage as a company. But with all the hype that can build up about them, we wanted to have an honest discussion about the advantages and the disadvantages of custom guitar strings, so that you can better decide whether or not they might be right for you.

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What is Nashville Tuning? Its History, Best Guitar Strings & Uses

What is Nashville Tuning? Its History, Best Guitar Strings & Uses

We cover everything from the history of Nashville Tuning, to its uses, the best guitar string gauges to use, and how it sounds in different genres.

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What Are the Best Guitar Strings for Les Pauls?

What Are the Best Guitar Strings for Les Pauls?

What are the best Les Paul guitar strings? That depends on a lot of different factors, but today Scott shares his favorite gauges of guitar strings for Les Paul style guitars.

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The Best Strings for Open E Guitar Tuning

The Best Strings for Open E Guitar Tuning

If you’ve been following us for long you probably know that I’m a big fan of Open E tuning, so naturally I’ve got a lot of experience in experimenting with different gauges of guitar strings for Open E. Here I tell you how to customize any gauge set of strings to build the perfect set for Open E, in my opinion anyway.

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Our Top Guitar String Gauges for Semi-Hollow and Hollow-Body Guitars

Our Top Guitar String Gauges for Semi-Hollow and Hollow-Body Guitars

People ask us all the time what gauge we recommend for a given guitar, and the truth is, there’s no one correct answer. String gauges depend way more on the player than they do on the guitar. That said, of course we have our favorite ways to set up different guitars for different purposes, so in this series, Scott is sharing his favorite string gauges for a couple of different types of guitars, and today he’s going over his favorite strings for semi-hollow and hollow-body guitars.

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Are Locking Tuners Worth It? Advantages, Trade-Offs & Changing Strings

Are Locking Tuners Worth It? Advantages, Trade-Offs & Changing Strings

Locking tuners help strings stay in tune, but by how much? Are there any trade-offs? Are they worth it? How do you change strings with locking tuners? Let’s talk about it…

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How Often Should You Change Your Guitar Strings?

How Often Should You Change Your Guitar Strings?

Everyone is different, so how do you know how often you should change your guitar strings? In this video we cover the general range of string change frequency, as well as what you can do to change your strings less often than you currently do.

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Do Guitar Strings Really Rust? Or Is It Just Tarnish?

Do Guitar Strings Really Rust? Or Is It Just Tarnish?

People often describe guitar strings as “rusty”, but is that the right word? How can you tell rust apart from tarnish? Are they the same thing? Let’s talk about it…

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