Strings Direct Blog

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "Music was the voice I didn't have" James Hetfield Player Spotlight. Base image from ErnieBall.com Out of the shadows and into the spotlight on this occasion we have a real monster player.👹 A true icon and a master of his genre; a guitar hero so cemented in the minds of the millions it’s hard to imagine a world without his musical influence.He has nine Grammy awards to his name and he’s consistently ranked... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "You can be in the band, you can go buy your own guitar strings at Guitar Center, you can go and do everything the boys can do and you’re not the oddity anymore." Nita Strauss - brainyquote.com We've been down the rabbit hole of every type of guitar god but in this edition we're moving the spotlight onto an epic guitar goddess 🤟Rock 'n' roll to full tilt, a real world “Heavy Metal... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "The electric guitar is an instrument with a future – not just a past!” Tom Morello forkerrang.com Exactly halfway through the year and we turn the focus to a player who simply doesn’t acknowledge the meaning of half measures. ⚡️ In this edition of the player spotlight we are genuinely excited to investigate and cross examine this mind-blowing guitar player and icon.To be defined as a guitar icon or guitar hero you simply... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT “EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A LEAD PLAYER, BUT IF YOU’RE A WORKING MUSICIAN, 95 PER CENT OF IT IS RHYTHM” CORY WONG - Guitar.com As we continue this trend of discovery we progressively understand the intricate variables that formulate a modern day guitar hero. The player under the spotlight this time around really does define the new wave future generation guitar hero, a player that has used platforms along with traditional avenues to... read more.