Guitar Strings - Part 1

Getting in tune and staying in tune, are what the job requires, for sure. I?ve been in so many situation?s where string breakage and not staying in tune just creates havoc on the band, Audience, and music. I?ve had situations in my youth and now a days to be sure, where I?ve neglected to either change my strings, and a couple of times I like a dumb kid just didn?t bother to properly tune my guitar.
I used to work for the Gibson Guitar String and Accessories Division (now called GIBSON GEAR) as a shipping and receiving clerk then moved up to Regional Sales Manager in Elgin, IL. In those capacities I was able to see the Gibson String line from start to finish, as well as learning what alloys the strings were made of. I got to understand how those alloys affected th View the rest of this article