This guitar makeover walks through a complete refinish process and a fretboard change using precise luthiery techniques. Learn how these upgrades affect playability, tone, and overall instrument feel ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Emily Wolfe flew to Las Vegas from Austin last week to play guitar with her friends’ band The Gaslight Anthem, opening a show for the Counting Crows. When she opened her guitar case ...

It looks like a guitar. It plays like a guitar. But there’s something missing - the strings. If you’ve ever tried learning guitar, you know the struggle: sore fingers, endless tuning, and the ...

Once a week, executives of D’Addario & Company, a maker of strings and drumsticks for the world's top musicians, gather at the company’s headquarters about 64 kilometers east of New York to strategize ...

FARMINGDALE, NY (Reuters) -Once a week, executives of D’Addario & Company, a maker of strings and drumsticks for the world's top musicians, gather at the company’s headquarters about 40 miles east of ...

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...

When it was announced late last week that Mastodon and guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds were splitting up after 25 years, it shocked the metal community. What would happen to Mastodon? Why was this only ...

Whether you’re a beginner or a blues guitarist, strap your guitar with the best strings to enhance your sound and maintain quality over time The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When ...

Last week, Los Angeles began experiencing a total of five concurrent wildfires in several neighbourhoods that have forced the evacuation of over 180,000 residents – the latest tally, per CNN, sees 24 ...

To help those impacted by the current California wildfires, Guitar Center Music Foundation have unveiled a one-time grant to replace instruments or gear. The Guitar Center Music Foundation have ...

Guitarists certainly have choices when it comes to strings, with each brand and line offering a unique sound, lifespan and price tag. Coated and otherwise treated strings offer the longest playing ...