Gibson Vintage Reissue Review
We really like the standard Gibson Brite Wires, and today we’re going to take a playability look at the Gibson Vintage Reissue guitar strings.
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Elixir Nanoweb Gore-Tex Condom Strings Review
Coated strings have a long and lively hatred in the guitar community and I never really understood why until I purchased a set of Elixir Nanoweb Gore-Tex covered strings for my Fender ’57 Hot Rod Stratocaster.
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DR Tite-Fit Review: Strings from the Nagging Nanny State
I love the motto of DR Strings — “The Handmade String: Born in NYC, Wound Up in New Jersey” — that phrase constructs the current essence of my life and I simply find joy in all the musicality and rendering those few words tethered together can express.
That said, I have a new motto for the DR Tite-Fits — “Nagging Nanny State Strings” — and here’s why that motto fits as it bleeds:
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Ernie Ball Slinkys Review
In my experience, Ernie Ball Slinky 10s are the most affordable and most popular brand of guitar string in use today.
I think part of the appeal of the strings is the neon green packaging and the 1960’s logo and font aesthetic: You can travel back in time to when the guitar was the center of a new music revolution.
Gibson Brite Wires Review
My D’Addario strings review is one of the most popular articles here on BolesBlues.com, so I decided to crack open my Anvil flightcase and share more of my guitar strings experiences with you. Today, we’ll take a look at Gibson Brite Wires. These strings are installed by default on all new Gibson Les Paul guitars. When your Les Paul Standard is the guitar headstock shown on the Brite Wires packaging, you begin to get the idea that Gibson especially wants you to use these strings on that guitar.
How to Feel Good About Bending and Barring The Blues
There’s one thing that’s true about learning to play The Blues. You’re going to get cut and your entire hand is going to hurt. There’s one instant salve that will save you and restore your faith in music: Nines.
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D'Addario EXL110 Electric Strings Review
Electric guitarists the world over are always on the search for the very best strings and I can tell you right now the best strings — forget value and pricing even though these strings are cheap — are the D’Addario EXL110.
Blues Guitar or Blues Piano?
When you think of the sound of The Blues — is your ear drawn to the music of a guitar or a piano?
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