Thomann's Cool Online Guides: Guitar Strings
Without strings, guitars and basses produce no sound, yet most players know very little about them.
Welcome to our Guitar Strings Online Advisor.
Without strings, guitars and basses produce no sound, yet most players know very little about them. But modern string technology is a miracle of precision engineering, which we all benefit from when we play any stringed instrument, from the cheapest to the most expensive. This article takes a closer a look the various string types, and tells you how to get the most from them, and how to change them properly.
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