Strings Direct Blog

Next to plectrums, capos are probably one of the most common guitar accessories that we hear are either lost (or stolen) from gigs. We’re convinced that what your local pub loses in pint glasses, they are almost certainly gaining in their stockpile of picks and capos!! Whether you’ve lost your capo, have never used one or have no idea what that crazy contraption does, we’re here to help you navigate the capo landscape. Buckle up!... read more.

When it comes to making your acoustic guitar louder, there’s a whole host of pickup options available on the market including magnetic pickups, microphones, soundboard mounted, piezos and in some cases a combination of two or more of these things. A magnetic soundhole pickup is a popular solution for many acoustic players (We’re sure you would have all seen these before... these are the ones that are mounted across the soundhole and sit just beneath... read more.

Most guitar string sets today consist of a mix of plain steel strings and wound strings. Plain steel strings are typically used for the thinner gauged strings in our sets and are simply one piece of cylindrical steel wire running the entire length of the string.  However, things get a little bit more interesting when we start to look at our wound strings. For electric string sets, the wound strings are usually our fourth, fifth... read more.

Throughout your guitar playing life, chances are you may never have considered whether your 3rd string should be plain or wound.  After all, the vast majority of electric guitar sets sold nowadays come with a plain 3rd.  These sets comprise of 3 plain strings and 3 wound strings (or more wound strings if you play 7, 8, 9-string etc). The inclusion of a wound G in electric sets is certainly not as popular today as... read more.