D'Addario

Rig Rundown: Emma Ruth Rundle

January 16, 2019

The moody goth-folk songstress and her 6-string compatriot Evan Patterson detail the off-kilter double-cuts, dual-amp configurations, and reverb-dripping boards that give life to their jangly, ambient washes and doomy, crashing crescendos.

Tone Tips: Keep It Quiet

January 14, 2019

Pete Thorn

Looking for and alleviating the sounds you don’t want coming from your rig.

Rig Rundown: Saves the Day

December 19, 2018

Perry Bean

Watch how bassist Rodrigo Palma uses a simplistic, time-tested combination of Fender plus Ampeg, while guitarist Arun Bali employs a collection of classic guitars and stacks a hearty amount of fuzz pedals to color their brand of post-pop punk.

Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski: Shades of Black

December 6, 2018

David Von Bader

The influential extreme-metal frontman on I Loved You at Your Darkest and why flouting the genre’s mores is essential to its survival.

D’Addario Accessories Launches the Beatles Yellow Submarine 50th Anniversary Collection

October 2, 2018

Press Release

As a celebration of the animated movie, the company will release a guitar strap and pick collection that features art from the movie.

Rig Rundown: Pokey LaFarge

September 26, 2018

Perry Bean

The Americana stylist and his band favor a minimalist approach to create their throwback sounds.

Rig Rundown: Whitey Morgan and the 78's

September 5, 2018

Chris Kies

The modern country outlaws follow only a few rules: beefy Teles, American-voiced amps, and a healthy addiction to compression and phaser.

Rig Rundown: Pelican

August 8, 2018

Chris Kies

See how the twin-guitar attack rocks SGs, classic tube heads, and strategically set delays that help birth epic post-metal jams.

Rig Rundown: Johnny A.

July 25, 2018

John Bohlinger

Get inside the fuzz-laden setup used by one of guitardom’s most respected instrumentalists during his recent stint with the Yardbirds.

D’Addario Accessories Expands Alchemy Gothic Strap Line

July 3, 2018

Press Release

The strap is designed to fit securely on your guitar’s existing endpins.

Rig Rundown: Stone Sour

May 30, 2018

Chris Kies

Guitarists Josh Rand and Christian Martucci, as well as bassist Johny Chow, provide the dirt on how a revamped lineup of axes (with passive pickups), no bass amps, and a fresh pile of pedals have reenergized the band’s hard-rock sound.

D’Addario Launches New NYXL String Sets for Strandberg Guitars

May 14, 2018

Press Release

D’Addario created two specialized sets designed for 7- and 8-string guitars that complements the variable scale length and proprietary bridge found on Strandberg's instruments.

D'Addario Announces New Accessories

April 4, 2018

Press Release

The latest offerings include a solderless pedalboard kit, updated 9V adapter, and a CinchFit Acoustic Jack Lock designed especially for Taylor guitars.

D’Addario Accessories Launches the Screeching Halt Humidifier

January 16, 2018

Press Release

A hybrid feedback reducer and humidifier.

The Environmentally Conscious Guitarist

January 5, 2018

Tzvi Gluckin

Sorry Kermit, it is easy being green. From recycling and repurposing old gear, to the larger movement for harvesting sustainable woods, we explore ways players can soften their impact on the natural world.

D'Addario Launches New Accessories for 2018

December 27, 2017

Press Release

The new additions include the Ned Steinberger accessory line with the NS CradleCapo, NS Strap Locks and NS Clip-Free Micro Tuner.

D'Addario Announces Tool Kits and Keith Urban Signature Picks

September 27, 2017

Press Release

Each case contains individual component compartments, pockets for extra strings (not included), and magnet to hold screws, nuts, washers, and other hardware pieces.