String Theory

There are two versions of every guitarist. There’s the one wrestling with a chord that feels physically impossible – fingers bent at unnatural angles, wrist…

Every guitarist has done it at least once. You study your hero’s rig. You track down the right guitar, the right pedals, the right amp…

Every guitarist starts in the same place. You pick up a guitar, plug it in, and think, This sounds pretty good. Tone is something you’ve…

For years, guitarists have argued about what truly makes a guitar metal. Pickups? Amps? Gain? Tuning? In String Theory #33, we finally settle the debate…

A musician is someone who loads $10,000 worth of gear into a $500 car. For guitar players, priorities tend to sort themselves out. Reliable transportation…

A new year always brings a fresh sense of motivation… at least on paper. In String Theory #31, we take a look at one of…

Every guitarist knows the feeling. At home, in your bedroom, everything works. The riffs flow. The scales are clean. The solos land exactly where you…

The holidays are here, which means Santa is hard at work sorting through wish lists from around the world. But every December, he runs into…

This week’s panel dives deep into the ancient debate: Is there truly such a thing as “clean tone”… or is distortion your destiny? Our Guitarist…

This week’s String Theory takes a heroic turn – straight into myth, destiny, and the tiny pieces of plastic that control our entire existence. Every…