Drop-tuning with a set of standard-gauge guitar strings tends to lead to unstable tuning and ropey intonation; when you drop low, you need to go heavy, and DR Strings' Drop-Down Tuning sets are ...

Following a successful Kickstarter last year, a combination tuner, string winder and metronome is now available to buy. There ...

The jangly, chiming sound of acoustic and electric 12-string guitars have played a crucial role in popular music, from blues to rock, pop to folk. 12-string guitars feature six pairs of strings, known ...

There's huge inspiration in your choice of acoustic and electric guitar, effects pedals and guitar amps. Even the guitar pick you choose plays a part, but before all that there's the huge world of ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. If you'd rather not use this automated tuning, or find that it doesn't quite work, you can tap a string to tune it ...

OK, we’re still on tuning by ear. Last week, we talked about the fifth-fret method. This week, we’ll talk about the octave method; then we’ll talk about the harmonics method. The most important thing ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Steve Jennings/Getty Images Ani DiFranco may not have tried every guitar tuning, but ...

The humble capo has graced the gig bags of performing musicians for decades, clamping down to change the overall key of a guitar in a single, swift motion. Now, a new take on the capo opens up whole ...

I've been trying to get back into playing guitar and I've noticed one thing: Both the App Store and Google Play are replete with guitar-tuning apps that are full of either upsells or advertisements.