Stringjoy Guitar Blog

Are certain guitars only meant for certain types of strings? Today we try to make sense of all this talk and see if there's any ...

Jazzmasters are some of the coolest, vibey-est guitars out there and we absolutely love them. But what are the best ...

A lot of steps go into making the perfect guitar string, but in this video, we wanted to focus on ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plain Steel Strings don't get nearly the attention of their wound counterparts, but they're definitely worth talking about! In this video, we cover the most ...

We talk a lot about Balanced Tension guitar strings, but what does it actually mean? We take a deep dive to explain what balanced tension ...

Do guitar strings actually stretch? Like, do they literally, actually, seriously stretch? Or is it a misnomer? Let's talk about it...

A little while back we put Acoustic Guitar Strings on Electric Guitar, and the results were pretty meh. Well, today we’re following it up by ...