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Ultimate Guide to Guitar Maintenance You Can Do At Home

Ultimate Guide to Guitar Maintenance You Can Do At Home

Tired of forking out $100 every time you need your guitar serviced? We’ll show you how you can master the most common guitar repair service ...
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How the Flying V and Explorer Came About

Ahead Of Their Time: How the Flying V and Explorer Guitars Came About

The Flying V and the Explorer are two of the most iconic guitars of all time. Dave Davies, Allen Collins, ...
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Guitar Pedals With Bucket Brigade Chips

How Bucket Brigade Chips Changed Guitar Forever

If you’re a gear obsessive like many guitar players out there, you’ve probably heard about bucket brigade chips—the legendary chips ...
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We cover the different types of magnets commonly used in guitar pickups and how they compare with one another in terms of output and tone.

Pickup Magnet Types: Alnico vs Ceramic

When it comes to the tone of an electric guitar, pickups are one of the most important factors. They can ...
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Close-up photo of an SG style guitar being played.

History of Guitar Pick Materials

Guitar picks can seem fairly simple; you just need a little piece of some material that you can use to ...
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Best Acoustic Guitar Strings for Beginners

Learning to play acoustic guitar is an endlessly rewarding pursuit. Being able to play your favorite songs, write songs, and ...
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Why Guitar Strings Buzz

String buzz is an issue that nearly every guitar player runs into at some point. You get your guitar, go ...
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Close up photo of an acoustic guitar, looking down from the neck.

Acoustic Guitar Bracing Types

Most guitarists probably don’t know much about the insides of their acoustic guitars, other than their inexplicable ability to make ...
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Photo of a sunburst acoustic guitar looking up from the bridge.

Acoustic Guitar String Gauges: Which Is Best For You?

While it may seem inconsequential to beginners, the strings you put on your acoustic guitar have a massive impact on ...
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Photo of a Tele-style Acoustasonic on a wood background.

Best Strings for Acoustasonic

Though Fender’s Acoustasonic guitars had some doubters when they initially came out, they have proven to be a versatile and ...
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Photo of Sonny Sharrock on-stage tuning his guitar.

Sonny Sharrock: An Overlooked Jazz Guitarist

Sonny Sharrock is one of jazz guitar’s most singular figures; he was one of the only guitarists in the first ...
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Drop Tuning Guitar Strings: What Gauges Are Best?

Is there anything more satisfying than drop tuning your guitar and letting those low notes drone? Personally, I don’t think ...
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Best Guitar Strings For Sweaty Hands

If you’ve been playing guitar for a while, you’re well acquainted with the struggle of sweaty hands and corroded strings. ...
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What's Up With Walsh Guitars

What’s It Like Building Guitars Full-Time? An Interview with Walsh Guitars

One of the relationships we really value at Stringjoy is our relationships with our builders, our luthiers, large scale, small ...
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Guitar String Gauges in Millimeters

Guitar String Gauges in MM: A Helpful Guide

What are Guitar String Gauges in MM? This short guide will help you convert any guitar string gauge you see into millimeters in a flash.
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