Australian Guitar

HANGING BY A STRING

Honestly, there’s not much point in playing an expensive guitar through a high-end, hand-wired guitar amp if you’re not bothering to change your strings as needed. Though you might hear certain bass players speaking of their preference for the dullness that comes with using older and more worn-in sets, the same appeal very rarely crosses over into guitar – whether you play electric or acoustic.

There’s a reason why professional touring and recording guitarists change their set for every show or studio session: newer strings will always

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