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"If your guitar isn't in tune you'll never sound good": 4 causes of your strings going out of tune and how to solve them

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 ...
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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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Acoustic guitar lets you lock single string capos to the neck

The gig bag of many guitarists will likely hold a good deal more than the guitar itself. Spare strings, a tuner, some tools, and possibly a capo. The lattermost is used to change the pitch of strings ...
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The Rock Lock helps protect your guitar from thieving hands

For a good number of years now my trusty Kensington lock has helped give me peace of mind when out and about with the laptop. Now Chris Goulet has created a similar safety mechanism for a guitar – the ...
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Did Synyster Gates just reveal a signature amp alongside his new Ernie Ball strings?

Ernie Ball CEO Brian Ball goes back with Avenged Sevenfold to their Waking The Fallen days, so he was the ideal person to sit down with their newly blonde guitarist Synyster Gates in a stunning ...