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D’Addario has unveiled the Nexxus 360, a guitar tuner that clips onto your your instrument's headstock and can be viewed from any angle, and is fully chargeable via USB. The Nexus 360 is the brand’s ...

Drop tunings open up a world of heavier tones, easier power chords, and creative inspiration for guitarists across rock and metal genres. By lowering the pitch of the lowest string, you can achieve ...

Keeping a guitar in tune is not easy, especially when your ears aren’t good enough to perfectly match the pitch between strings. Luckily, there are a lot of budget-friendly tuners out there capable of ...

If you play guitar or another string instrument, one of the thankless tasks you do before you play—and in between songs—is getting your instrument in tune. There are several ways you can do this: You ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I took ...

If you're a guitar player who likes to experiment with alternative tunings, you know what a hassle it can be to retune your guitar every time you switch from one tuning to another, especially if ...

It’s every guitar player’s nightmare: you step onstage, strike your rock-god pose, triumphantly strum the first chord of a song–and discover that your guitar is out of tune. A new line of instruments ...