It’s shootout time! Pure Nickel vs Nickel Wound or Nickel-Plated Steel Guitar Strings. We had our buddy Jay Leonard J take a look at both our pure nickel Broadways and…
Guitar Action: The Complete Guide to String Height & Action Adjustments
Setting the perfect guitar action is the key to get your instrument sounding and playing how it should. Here’s everything you need to know about action.
Why Old Guitar Strings Go Dead
Have you ever had a guitar string suddenly sound dull, not intonate properly, or become unable to stay in tune? That my friends might be a dead guitar string. But…
Why Do Guitar Strings Lose Intonation as They Age?
We’ve all been there. You get a new set of guitar strings installed, get your intonation set perfectly, and then weeks or months down the line everything’s all screwed up…
Are Guitars Meant to be Played With a Certain Type of Strings?
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 legitimacy behind it.
Phosphor Bronze vs 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings
Without question, phosphor bronze and 80/20 bronze are the two most popular acoustic guitar string alloys—but what are the differences between them?
The Best Guitar Strings for Jazzmasters?
Jazzmasters are some of the coolest, vibey-est guitars out there and we absolutely love them. But what are the best strings for Jazzmasters? Here’s our take… Be sure to subscribe…
How Stringjoy Guitar Strings Are Made: Dialing in the Perfect Wind
A lot of steps go into making the perfect guitar string, but in this video, we wanted to focus on one of the first and most important steps in the…
We Put 17 Gauge Strings on an Electric Guitar…
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.
Top 10 Guitar String Myths Debunked
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 address them each point-by-point, to give you the actual facts of the matter.
Should You Play Custom Guitar String Gauges?
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 wanted to have an honest discussion about the advantages and the disadvantages of custom guitar strings, so that you can better decide whether or not they might be right for you.
What is Nashville Tuning? Its History, Best Guitar Strings & Uses
We cover everything from the history of Nashville Tuning, to its uses, the best guitar string gauges to use, and how it sounds in different genres.
What Are the Best Guitar Strings for Les Pauls?
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 strings for Les Paul style guitars.
The Best Strings for Open E Guitar Tuning
If you’ve been following us for long you probably know that I’m a big fan of Open E tuning, so naturally I’ve got a lot of experience in experimenting with different gauges of guitar strings for Open E. Here I tell you how to customize any gauge set of strings to build the perfect set for Open E, in my opinion anyway.
Our Top Guitar String Gauges for Semi-Hollow and Hollow-Body Guitars
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 depend way more on the player than they do on the guitar. That said, of course we have our favorite ways to set up different guitars for different purposes, so in this series, Scott is sharing his favorite string gauges for a couple of different types of guitars, and today he’s going over his favorite strings for semi-hollow and hollow-body guitars.