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What Are Hybrid Guitar Strings?
If you've ever wondered what hybrid guitar strings are, we've got the answer! In this article, we explain their purpose and explore the advantages of these increasingly popular combinations of string gauges.
17 Dec 2025 - 6 min read | 21 min watch
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What are Fender Road Worn guitars?
Fender's Road Worn guitars boast cool "relic'd" finishes and vintage-inspired specs — similar to many Custom Shop models — but at a fraction of the price. In this article, we explain what makes them stand out beyond the looks!
12 Dec 2025 - 5 min read | 27 min watch
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Why Does My Guitar Need A Setup?
Giving you guitar a comprehensive setup can elevate a good feeling instrument to a great one! Learn what the process involves, knowing when you need to get a guitar setup, and how the Andertons team can take care of it all for you.
11 Dec 2025 - 6 min read | 45 min watch
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The Best Guitar Pickups For Metal
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?
11 Dec 2025 - 7 min read | 29 min watch
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What is a Guitar Killswitch?
From Rage Against The Machine to Buckethead, the killswitch has become a go-to trick for creating stuttery, machine-gun-like guitar effects. Here's everything you need to know.
11 Dec 2025 - 7 min read | 12 min watch
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Valeton GP-50 vs. GP-5: Which Should You Buy?
Is Valeton’s new GP-50 a serious step up from their popular GP-5? We’ve put them head‑to‑head to help you choose your ultimate portable guitar processor.
10 Dec 2025 - 7 min read | 23 min watch
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What’s The Best Method For Changing Guitar Strings?
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?
10 Dec 2025 - 8 min read
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Best Affordable Christmas Gifts for Guitarists
Avoid a festive fumble with our round-up of the best budget-friendly prezzies for those who rock!
5 Dec 2025 - 6 min read | 45 min watch
