Poke the string end safely into its hole or slot in the tuner post. Bend the string at the tuner post to create a sharp kink. This will help secure the string to the post, will stop string slippage as ...

D’Addario EXL160 Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings The D’Addario family are string-making royalty, dating all the way back to 1600s Italy, when strings were painstakingly made with hog and ...

In my opinion, it’s the GHS Bass Boomers short-scale strings. Available in two gauges, 45-95 and 50-107, they offer both slightly lighter and heavier options. Both sets feel thicker than standard ...

Traditionally a bass guitar has four strings, tuned E, A, D, G. However, you can get 5 and even 6 string basses (and more!) that extend your frequency range. Basses with additional strings have a ...

The strings are actually bass guitar strings, an A and D string that are tuned down to E and A to play along with Black Sabbath’s “Ironman”. The neck is made out of two boards.

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For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A few strings, a fretboard, and a body of some sort will get you most of th… ...