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Billy Gibbons’ Guitar String Gauges
November 3, 2015
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
October 13, 2015
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
March 27, 2015
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 It’s Time To Change Your Guitar Strings
January 4, 2015
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
December 8, 2014
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’s Guitar String Gauges
November 28, 2014
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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