Open G has been embraced by legends including Keith Richards, The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin. Now it’s your turn to revel ...
The Grammy winner popularized the upside-down tuning in funk guitar and it has been a pillar of her sound. Now, her new La ...
Tuning a guitar is essential for getting the best sound and enjoying playing. For beginners, it can be a little tricky, but ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I took ...
If you’re finding that a string suffers from erratic or unstable tuning, it might well be because the string is catching in your guitar’s nut. Sometimes this can necessitate the nut being filed, or ...
Everything starts with tuning; and if you're a guitarist it's a burden you have to accept. Pianists? They have it easy! Set ...
Soundgarden guitarists Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell's preference for tunings that go beyond drop D is no secret. Indeed, alternate tunings became a significant part of the band's sound – so much so ...
Playing string swapsies on instruments, to find out how it sounds. Ever wondered what would happen if you replaced an essential part of a perfectly fine instrument with something from another? Just ...