Like many players of a certain age, my first guitar was a nylon-string. I don’t think it had a brand name, but it was definitely a cheapo. I’d caught the rock ’n’ roll bug much earlier, which meant ...

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 ...

GUITAR SHOWCASE 2022: Getting your getting in tune, staying in tune and intonating well is the vital first step to a good playing and tone experience. There are a number of factors involved – ...

Getting a proper setup can radically improve the feel of your guitar. They don’t come cheap but Fender is offering the chance to get your guitar checked out and perfected for free. As part of Fender’s ...

Who are we talking to and what do you do at Pro Guitar Setups? My name is Mark Tonelli, I service electric, acoustic and bass guitars. How long have you been in the industry? I’ve had a passion for ...

Six-string legend Jeff Beck discusses his setup on Five Faces of the Guitar. This clip goes to 11. From the BBC Archive. Originally broadcast 1 September 1974. 1974: Jeff Beck discusses his guitar ...

The guitar shipped with whatever strings Yamaha puts on at the factory, which seemed to be phosphor bronze starting about .012 gauge for the high E. The first strings I put on after I took off the ...