Everything starts with tuning; and if you're a guitarist it's a burden you have to accept. Pianists? They have it easy! Set and forget. But every time you pick your guitar up to play you'll need to ...

When I catch up with Eagle Rock–based instrumental rock guitarist Felix Martin, he is three days away from flying to the East Coast for a two-week tour. “I travel light. I don’t pack at all. I just ...

How often should guitar strings be changed? There isn’t a simple answer. Because strings wear out at different rates based on your environment, how you play and even your body chemistry, I can’t tell ...

Unsure whether coated or uncoated strings are right for you and your guitar? We unpick the difference in sound, feel, tuning, price and more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Creating music is a perfect hobby for anyone into hacking, and the amount of musical hacks and self-made instruments we come across here makes that supremely evident. It’s just a great match: you can ...

A guitar that can sound like 16 different instruments? Day to Day contributor, jazz critic, golfer and musician David Was reviews the new high-tech Variax guitar, which features electronics that ...

Inventor Paul Vo‘s latest crazy musical innovation is a hand-held wand that changes the sound of guitars like magic. Hold it up to a guitar string, and it’ll vibrate forever. Depending how you use the ...

The German brand is looking to be crowned as the best budget 12-string acoustic, but does it deserve the title?

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