It doesn't matter how well-honed your guitar chops are, the way your instrument is set up will have a huge effect on how ...

In standard tunings, the guitar strings are ordered E A D G B E. The low E, aka the sixth string, is the thickest. The high E, aka the first string, is the thinnest. Because the thickness of the ...

W hile Jacob Collier is the true definition of a multi-instrumentalist, his off-kilter approach to guitar and his preference ...

On a light 12-string set you'd normally find an 8 to pair with the G string, a 12 for the D, 18 for the A, and 27 for the E. This is so you can tune them an octave up from the regular sized string, ...

Strings are made in the desert, while guitars are manufactured on the coast. The Paradigm packaging is a shift from a 1960s styled flower power logo that hasn't change in 50 years.

If you don't have a guitar tuner but do have a copy of Metallica's eponymous "black" album handy, you can tune your bottom E string to the first open E note of "Enter Sandman" (track 1). Skip to ...

EIGHT-STRING GUITAR: Boerner’s unusual guitar rig is the centerpiece of this band. ... “That drops this [string] down a whole step,” Boerner says, referring to the bass’s E string.

Maria Taylor talks about why she doesn't use a high E string on any of her guitars. Maria Taylor (due this Sunday, January 5, at the Larimer Lounge) first came to prominence as a member of Azure Ray.