Metal guitar tone has evolved and changed massively over the past few decades. Single-coils, PAF-style humbuckers, active EMGs and midrange-prominent passive pickups have left their mark on the genre – so what are the best pickups to use to get great metal tone?
Ben Greener
11 Dec 2025 - 7 min read | 29 min watch
I have never seen two guitar players restring a guitar in the same way. Some bend the strings after going through the pegs, some wind many times around the peg, whilst others do it just once. But do you replace all of your guitar strings by removing them all first? Or do you change them one-by-one?
Ben Greener
10 Dec 2025 - 8 min read