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Billy Gibbons’ Guitar String Gauges

Billy Gibbons’ Guitar String Gauges

Much debate has been centered around his amplifiers, guitars, and pickups, but to sound like Billy, you have to play like Billy, and that starts ...
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Keith Richards Guitar String Gauges

Keith Richards’ Guitar String Gauges

Richards' specialty guitar string set – like the legend himself – is equal parts folksy, fanatical, and ferocious.
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Tony Iommi’s Guitar String Gauges

Tony Iommi’s Guitar String Gauges

Some of the heaviest tones in rock history were made with one of the lightest guitar string sets you've ever heard of.
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5 Signs its time to change your strings

5 Signs It’s Time To Change Your Guitar Strings

How to spot the early warning signs that your guitar strings are on their last legs, so you have time to change them before they ...
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5 Reasons Why Guitar Strings Break

5 Reasons Why Guitar Strings Break

Your guitar plays fine for days—even weeks—and then you get to the big show, it's almost time for your solo, and your string breaks. It ...
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Jimi Hendrix Guitar String Gauges

Jimi Hendrix’s Guitar String Gauges

Jimi played custom designed guitar pedals, hot rodded amps, customized guitars—and needed carefully chosen guitar string gauges to suit it all.
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