The Best Electric Guitar Strings Period!

By John Robert

Changing electric guitar strings is not a hard thing to do, but deciding which kinds of strings to buy can be more confusing than you might think. Over the years I have been asked by several students “what are the best electric guitar strings?” The best electric guitar strings in my opinion are GHS boomers. First of all they seem to stay in tune a lot longer than other strings I have tried. No matter whether I drop tune, bend, stretch or dive the strings they rarely ever lose their pitch. The second important factor that led me to name GHS the best electric guitar strings is their durability. Even the heavier strings would break occasionally. Maybe I was playing a little rough, but nevertheless I needed a string that could handle the abuse. The first time I used GHS I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t broken a string yet. I usually change strings on a weekly or biweekly schedule depending on how much I have been playing. If you have ever just changed one string and left the other old ones on you almost always notice how the new string just seems to sound a lot brighter then the others. The boomers definitely live up to this challenge. The best electric guitar strings in my opinion and why I think they’re so great. Experiment with other brands so then you’ll know why they really are the best electric guitar strings.

Keeping Electric Guitar Strings Tuned

By Wesley Willyard

The shear enjoyment of picking up your favorite axe and playing until your fingers hurt is untouchable. The world around you could simply disappear and you would not even notice. There is something magic about doing something you love and playing music is pure magic. Then, in many cases, the inevitable happens, right in the middle of your favorite riff - your guitar goes out of tune. So you stop, re-tune it by ear, and start playing again only to have to stop again to re-tune it a few minutes later. This is a very common problem with electric guitar strings. and there is a simple remedy to this issue. The remedy is called ’stretching.’ Stretching guitar strings on an electric guitar or an acoustic, can be done very easily. You will need to start with fresh, new strings. It is possible to use older strings, but new strings are recommended. Step one - tune the guitar using a tuner. New strings will not stay in tune until properly stretched so just get it close for now. Step two - Once the strings are in tune, place your finger on the Low E string, 12th fret and pull down as far as possible (use tremolo ‘whammy’ bar also if available; this will really help stretch and pull the string). Pull down on the string several times. Step three - Do this on all six strings. Step four- Re-tune the strings as close as possible again. Step five - Repeat the stretching process until you can stretch the strings and they stay relatively in tune.

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