Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass ... strings an octave lower than the four bottom strings on Garcia's guitar.

Let’s take inspiration from Ronnie Woods and begin our focus on the guitar… Hardshell cases ... violins, double-bass, cellos, mandolins or any other stringed instrument, is to loosen the strings ...

At least for a little while. On Wednesday, the famous snack brand announced it's officially changing is name to Chilean Sea Bass, which will be available for sale on ChileanSeaBassCrackers.com.

Strip the end of a 12", 22-gauge piece of wire and pass it through ... Now, install the neck. Install the guitar strings and check alignment over the neck and pickups. You may need to loosen ...

In the case of Stephen Stills—he of the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash fame—the quirkiest trait involves a very peculiar method for getting the right feel out of a new set of guitar ...

It doesn't matter how well-honed your guitar chops are, the way your instrument is set up will have a huge effect on how ...

Tracks such as “Tommy The Cat,” “Too Many Puppies” and “My Name Is Mud” showed the true talent level Claypool brought to the bass guitar, as he utilizes both the six-string and the standard ...