The String Crew

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5 of the Best Guitar Cables (From Experience)

So you’ve got your electric guitar and you’re all ready to jam. All you need to do is plug your guitar into your amp – but you don’t have a … Read more

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How to Hold a Guitar Pick [Step-by-Step + FAQ]

The pick is a very common tool used to play the electric, acoustic and bass guitar. Picks come in many different thicknesses, materials, and shapes, all of which influence the … Read more

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How To Put On A Guitar Strap

It could easily be argued that a guitar strap has become an essential piece of gear in a guitar player’s life. Whether you want to look as cool as your … Read more

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How To Tune A Guitar Without A Tuner

At one point or another in your journey of learning to play the guitar, you are guaranteed to end up in a situation where you need to tune your guitar, … Read more

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Types of Electric Guitar Bridges Explained

The bridge of an electric guitar is an important part of the guitar’s function, playability and tone. The bridge of a guitar is located on the main body, and functionally … Read more

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Can You Put Nylon Strings On A Steel String Guitar?

There are various types of guitars, and each of them has particular strings that are designed for that type of guitar. Electric guitars use electric guitar strings, classical guitars use … Read more

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Parts of an Electric Guitar (w/ Labels & Photos)

Electric guitars are wonderful, diverse instruments. They come in all shapes, sizes and configurations, delivering all sorts of tones and timbres. It can be intimidating to try and figure out … Read more

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Can You Reuse Guitar Strings?

Guitars are among the most popular and most widely played instruments in the world. This instrument is iconic and wonderfully versatile, but it has one major drawback: the strings. Guitar … Read more

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Why Do Guitar Necks Warp?

Part of being a guitar player is learning about all of the instrument’s intricacies. The longer you have been playing, the more aware you will become of the guitar’s quirks … Read more

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Bass Amp vs. Guitar Amp: What’s The Difference?

Many musicians will tell you that there are no real differences between amplifiers, and many bassists play through a guitar amp and vice versa (more on whether you should do … Read more