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A tech explains how to change your electric guitar strings like a pro: "The method we're demonstrating here is the quickest, best for stability and easiest to de-string when it ...

As a guitar tech, I see an awful lot of setup jobs that come in with tuning stability complaints, only to find the strings have been wound on badly or just plain wrong. In actual fact, it is easy to ...
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Fix your guitar: how to set up a vintage Kahler tremolo

Often overlooked and somewhat dwarfed by the more popular Floyd Rose tremolo the Kahler design has held its ground offering a unique feel and operation throughout the Whammy Wars of the 80s. What’s ...
USA Today

Meet the guitar string that can't be broken

BURBANK — For decades, guitarists have stood on stage and had to adjust their playing when, after bending, pulling and tugging on their strings, one of them suddenly pops. The folks at the Ernie Ball ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

String theory: Luthier fixes, makes guitars

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X TAYLOR – Zachary Guy combs through stacks of wood at specialty hardwood lumberyards looking for ...
New Atlas

System uses lasers to detect the pitch of a guitar string before a note is played

If you've tried to digitally capture a guitar performance or turn your six-string into a powerful MIDI synth using an interface or special pickup, you'll no doubt be familiar with signal lag and pitch ...