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Rotosound signature sets: Amott, Allender, Demus
Rotosound has just announced the release of new signature guitar string sets for Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Carcass), Paul Allender (Cradle Of Filth) and Mikey Demus (Skindred). I use Rotosound Roto...
View ArticleSUMMER NAMM 2012: Dean Markley Carl Verheyen strings
If you’re a Stratocaster user, you’ve probably seen that video above by Carl Verheyen. It’s been passed around on forums for a few years, and it explains how to perfectly balance the string tension...
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INTERVIEW: Mark Dronge of DR Strings
Mark Dronge with Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead Here at I Heart Guitar we (and by we I mean me) are just as geeky about gear companies and the people behind them as ‘we’ are about music and the people...
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REVIEW: Ernie Ball Colbalt strings
Ernie Ball’s new Cobalt string series was introduced at the NAMM Show this year – coinciding with the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations (which included a huge concert featuring Paul Gilbert,...
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GUEST POST: Reducing String Breakage
Okay, so we are all guitar players here, bass players, stage techs, play a bit of drums, FOH etc. Well I am (at best) below average at most of the above. Fortunately, I’m pretty handy at repairing – so...
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Dave Mustaine Switches To Cleartone Monster Strings
Burbank, California – Heavy metal legend Dave Mustaine has switched to Cleartone Monster strings; and the California-based guitar string manufacturer will release a signature set of .010-to-.052 gauge...
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Dean Markley USA Debuts Helix Pure Nickel Guitar Strings
PRESS RELEASE: Dean Markley USA introduces the addition of new pure nickel guitar strings to the Helix line. Helix strings are made with a new patented hyper-elliptical winding technique, creating a...
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REVIEW: Ernie Ball M-Steel Strings
Ernie Ball has been around for 52 years now – can you believe it? – and in that time they’ve spearheaded some pretty revolutionary innovations in the string world, such as the Slinky range and the...
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REVIEW: Dean Markley Helix Pure Nickel Strings
Guitar strings are a tricky thing. They can be very personal. What’s deliciously bendable for one player is too slick for another. And that’s kinda what makes string shopping so much fun. If all...
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