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Picky with the plecy Today, the mechanics of picking has been analysed into a fine science and I would like to share, but a drop in the ocean on this subject. Great Pickers and Greater Pickers Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the wizard of master pickers, conjured from the dark world of neoclassical guitar, followed by perhaps Michael Romeo from the band Symphony X and then a host of other fast guys stand in line closely... read more.

Post provided by one of StringsDirect's expert guitar bloggers - Mark Thompson from 'Guitar Addiction' Anyone who knows me will tell you about my pedal problem, the problem is the lack of owning every single pedal ever made. If I won the lottery I would have a pedal room or even a whole house of pedals, see I told you I had issues. Growing up as a young guitarist, Boss pedals were the bread and... read more.

The Powerhouse that is D’Addario Strings Established in 1974 in Lyndbrook New York by members of the D’Addario family, the company, who primarily make guitar strings, have been recognised as one the leading manufacturers in the industry. The family were already well established string makers in the small town of Salle, Italy, previous to the creation of D’Addario Strings, Since then, the string makers have become the global powerhouse and front leaders in the manufacture... read more.

Founded in 1995, the Elixir crew originally dealt mainly with instrument cabling and serendipitously discovered that Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coated strings worked well as cables, but the less than stellar audio feedback meant that they couldn’t cut it as guitar strings. The team knew that they had stumbled onto something and immediately began to fine-tune their products to match the timbre and output of industry standard strings, working extensively with passionate guitarists around the world in... read more.