Strings Direct Blog

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT “My relationship with Ernie Ball goes back a long way in that I’ve used their strings since forever. In fact, I honestly can’t remember ever using any other stings in all the years I’ve been playing, right since high school. I even said at one point “Does anyone else even make strings?” A post punk setting on the violent streets of an almost apocalyptic Manchester a true working class hero and master of... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT This week's spotlight falls upon one of the forefathers of worldwide rock history. A player so innovative and artistically experimental he has paved the way for generations to come. The 6th of March 1946 in Cambridge was a definitive moment for guitar culture as we know it, the birthdate of a wizard. A true master of his craft and heralded by many as one of the greatest guitarists ever. Let's discover the man,... read more.

Photo Credit @nateryanphoto // TheCurrent “It was always based around wanting to be a better player and wanting to be better at expressing myself through the instrument.”. - fender.com This addition takes the focus to Philadelphia also known as the “City of Brotherly Love” ❤️  an iconic American City that was fundamental to the American revolution and home to the Liberty Bell 🔔. Mixing the grand-scale guitar attack of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine,... read more.

- PLAYER SPOTLIGHT - "It's not about being famous. Never was." Reflecting back to a time of much uncertainty and political unrest set against the backdrop of an industrial and dystopian Britain. Hope and aspirations of a generation were encapsulated by the melodies and melancholy sentiments of an unassuming band of youths from the heart of cultural Manchester.Sonic statements combined with a new, and almost poetic, guitar sound has been imprinted upon a time and... read more.