How the Rickenbacker 360/12 revolutionized the sound of ’60s guitar

Introduced in 1964, the jangle of the 12-string Ricky inspired generations of players, with the likes of TomPetty, Mike ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sound Makers: Strings – Pluck!

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. ANDY ARONOWICZ: Hi, I'm Andy. I'm a musician. I write and play music. ANNA FOONG: And I'm Anna. I'm a ...
MusicRadar

Coated vs uncoated guitar strings: What’s the difference?

Unsure whether coated or uncoated strings are right for you and your guitar? We unpick the difference in sound, feel, tuning, price and more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
New Atlas

Spinning string picker gives Circle Guitar a sound all its own

Anthony Dickens had an idea for a new kind of guitar for more than 10 years, but work on a prototype only started two years ago. Now with the help of engineers from London's Makerversity, the Circle ...
MusicRadar

“There’s something about the sound of those old strings on that old guitar, it’s special”: Wait, what!? Feeder’s Grant Nicholas has not changed the strings on his ...

How fresh do you like your strings? On his '59 Jazzmaster, Grant Nicholas likes 'em deader than dead for that “real woody organic sound,” and it is his secret weapon in the studio When you purchase ...
Twice

Believe in Music and Better Sound with SonoTone Premium Strings

Allston, MA, January 22, 2021 — Since the brand’s 2020 NAMM Show debut in Anaheim, SonoTone has grown a legion of followers among professional and amateur musicians, vintage instruments collectors, ...
NPR

Chocolate Drops Revive String-Band Sound

A trio of musicians from North Carolina are reclaiming the string-band music traditions of the black Piedmont. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are the hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in ...