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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 ...

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Swapping out a worn set of strings can transform the way a guitar sounds and responds. Brightness returns, sustain stretches further, and fingers move across the fretboard with less resistance. Yet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a very common issue and there's no one answer because guitars are all about variables. But there are definite factors and ...

C. F. Martin, IV, or "Chris" as he prefers, is the Executive Chairman of the world-renowned C. F. Martin & Co. and the 6th generation of Martin family members to run the business. For more information ...

San Francisco-based Senior Contributing Editor Joe Gore has recorded with Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman, Courtney Love, Marianne Faithfull, Les Claypool, Flea, DJ Shadow, John Cale, and many ...