Changing your acoustic guitar strings is such a treat. You’ll hear new definition from your guitar and it’ll feel and play better too. But how do you know when it’s time for new strings? And if you’ve ...

Unless you’re an avid fan of 1997’s box office hit Mouse Hunt, or actively working in the string industry, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how those balls of string are made.

Here’s a practical, high-quality, and reasonably affordable gift for the musician or instrument tech in your life.

How many times have you been on a gig and broken a string while playing and are forced to stop the show for a few minutes as you frantically try and restring? There always seems to be one tool you ...

If you want to keep your badminton game at its peak, you’ll need a good racket with a proper set of strings. When an injury kept [Antonie Colin] off the court for a few months, building a restringing ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Every guitar owner should have a guitar tool kit ...

As a guitar tech, I see an awful lot of setup jobs that come in with tuning stability complaints, only to find the strings have been wound on badly or just plain wrong. In actual fact, it is easy to ...

Have you picked up your ukulele and noticed that the previously bright sound has become flat or dull? Your ukulele should have a characteristic clear and nimble sound that is bright and lively.

Guitar. It's all about fast licks, loud distorted amps and hoards of adoring fans, not a quiet evening in cleaning and setting up your instrument, right? Well, in reality, you can't have one without ...