Strings and Beyond Blog
Exploring the World of Guitar Strings - From Basics to Beyond!
A journey through guitar strings - from techniques to tales of tradition.
Top 10 Museums for Guitar LoversWe love
learning about guitars, and we know our customers do, too. There are a lot of
great museums that showcase the fantastic history of guitars and the people who
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From Elixir to D'Addario: A Comparison of Popular Guitar
String Brands
There are
dozens of guitar string brands on the market, and it can be hard to know if
they offer the right strings
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Stringing Along: A History of Guitar Strings and Their EvolutionIf you’ve ever
shopped for guitar strings, you know there are a lot of choices. Steel strings,
nylon strings, bronze strings, silk str
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The Sound of Nylon: Advantages and Applications of Classical
Guitar StringsDo you need a
break from the twang of steel and bronze strings? Nylon might be the answer.
These acoustic classical guitar
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How to Choose the Right Strings for Your Electric Guitar
Without
strings, even the finest Les Paul or the perfect Strat is just a decoration. But there’s a
lot more to it than just grabbing
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A Guide to Ukulele Strings: Order, Names and More
The
right strings
can make a huge difference in how your “Hawaiian guitar” sounds and plays.
However, there are a lot of string options
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Tips to Know Which Guitar Strings for Acoustic Are Best
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Guitar Strings for Your
Acoustic Guitar
One of the
questions we get most at Strings and Beyond is:
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Click here to see a video showing you how to change guitar strings
Follow the instructions below to change the strings on an acoustic guitar:
The instructions below describe changing o
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Serious guitarists have a serious attachment to their guitars. We have all heard of B. B. King's guitar Lucille, Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat, Eric Clapton's Blackie and many more guitars treated mo
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Your Bass "Scale Length" is the distance from the Bridge to the Nut of your Bass. Your Bass "Speaking Length" is the distance from the Ball End of the String to the Nut of your Bass. The "Speak
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Whether you play an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar or both, you likely at some point have wondered if and how the strings differ from one another. Can you put acoustic strings on an electric guit
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Badfinger: In the music world, it's the name of a '60s band once touted as the next Beatles. But for guitar players, especially beginners, a bad finger or bad fingers can be an unpleasant side effect
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