Riff Notes
Guitar String Basics
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2014
32 pages
978-1-4950-1355-3 (ISBN)
Description
Strings are the most important part of your guitar. They are the source of the sound and are what you are actually playing.
In this Riff Notes series book you'll discover everything you need to know about strings, so you can immediately get off to the right start, whether you are playing an electric or acoustic guitar.
The two main types of strings, steel and nylon, are fully explored. Steel is metal and nylon is a stretchy plastic. Strings are either plain or wound, and this is how they are referred to when we are talking about a single string. Any guitar you buy comes with strings already on it but knowing all about them, what kind are right for your guitar, and how to maintenance and replace your strings is essential. All of this and more will be explained in this Riff Notes book.
In this Riff Notes series book you'll discover everything you need to know about strings, so you can immediately get off to the right start, whether you are playing an electric or acoustic guitar.
The two main types of strings, steel and nylon, are fully explored. Steel is metal and nylon is a stretchy plastic. Strings are either plain or wound, and this is how they are referred to when we are talking about a single string. Any guitar you buy comes with strings already on it but knowing all about them, what kind are right for your guitar, and how to maintenance and replace your strings is essential. All of this and more will be explained in this Riff Notes book.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Milwaukee
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4950-1355-3 (9781495013553)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
11/2014
Hal Leonard Corporation
€26.19
Shipment within 5-8 weeks
Person
Phill Dixon and Chris Jones (Tacoma, Washington) joined Guitar Center in 2006. Phill bought his first guitar at age 15 and Chris picked it up at age 12. Phill studied and tutored music theory in college and holds a B.A. in English Literature from Pacific Lutheran University. Chris has long hair and drinks expensive beer.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- How a String Works
- Parts of a String
- Types of Strings
- Steel Strings
- Nylon Strings
- String Materials
- Specialty Strings
- String Thickness
- String Packaging
- D'Addario Nickel Wound XL Series
- Ernie Ball Nickel Wound Slinky Series
- Q&A
- Which strings should I get?
- When should I change my strings?
- How much do strings cost?
- Can I use nylon strings on my steel-string guitar or the other way around?
- Can I use electric strings on my acoustic or the other way around?
- What do I need to change my strings?
- Should I use string cleaner?
- Once they come off, can I reuse my strings?
- How easy is it to switch string gauges, and should I?
- My strings are turning brown but I just put them on-why?
- Which strings are the best?
- Summary
- Selected Bibliography
