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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

GUITAR, STRINGS & MUSIC CULTURE

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Oliver Grant

Lead Writer

Oliver Grant covers Music News, Artists and Dance News.

Articles by Oliver Grant

String Gauge Explained: How Thickness Changes Playability and Tone

String Gauge Explained: How Thickness Changes Playability and Tone

Oliver Grant

Artists Covering Other Artists: When a Cover Becomes Its Own Song

Artists Covering Other Artists: When a Cover Becomes Its Own Song

Oliver Grant

Music and Mutual Understanding: What a Peace Concert in Brussels Tells Players

Classical Music

Music and Mutual Understanding: What a Peace Concert in Brussels Tells Players

Oliver Grant

Classical Music for Kids: Introducing Kids to Classical Music Without Boredom

Classical Music

Classical Music for Kids: Introducing Kids to Classical Music Without Boredom

Oliver Grant

Streaming Service Reviews: How to Pick a Music Platform

Streaming Service Reviews: How to Pick a Music Platform

Oliver Grant

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Which Effects Are Worth It

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Which Effects Are Worth It

Oliver Grant

LEGO and Daft Punk Team Up: Why a Fan Build Became the Story

Classical Music

LEGO and Daft Punk Team Up: Why a Fan Build Became the Story

Oliver Grant

Headphone Reviews: What Testers Actually Check First

Headphone Reviews: What Testers Actually Check First

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How Cover Bands Build a Following That Books Them Again

Cover Story Band: How Cover Bands Build a Following That Books Them Again

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GBH Music Explained: What the WGBH Jazz Nights Actually Are

GBH Music Explained: What the WGBH Jazz Nights Actually Are

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Artists Who Can Sing vs. Artists Who Can't: The Facts

Artists Who Can Sing vs Artists Who Cant Sing — Artists Who Can Sing vs. Artists Who Can't: The Facts

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How Music News Outlets Actually Work Behind the Scenes

How Music News Outlets Actually Work Behind the Scenes

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Small Festival Done Right: What SON Posidonia's Ten Years Teach

Small Festival Done Right: What SON Posidonia's Ten Years Teach

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How to Evaluate Music News Today for Accuracy

How to Evaluate Music News Today for Accuracy

Oliver Grant

How Classical Music Helps You Study Without Distraction

Classical Music

Classical Music for Studying: How Classical Music Helps You Study Without Distraction

Oliver Grant

What Is a Luthier? The Craft Behind a Well-Set-Up Guitar

Classical Music

What Is a Luthier? The Craft Behind a Well-Set-Up Guitar

Oliver Grant

Fort Smith Symphony's Opener Shows Why Regional Classical Season Announcements Matter

Classical Music

Music: Fort Smith Symphony's Opener Shows Why Regional Classical Season Announcements Matter

Oliver Grant

Guitar picks and coiled cables on a workbench

The Eras Tour Became the First $2 Billion Tour — and Reset Live Music's Numbers

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Truss Rods Explained: The Mechanism Behind Neck Relief

Truss Rods Explained: The Mechanism Behind Neck Relief

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Guitar Humidity Explained: Why 45 to 55 Percent Matters

Classical Music

Guitar Humidity Explained: Why 45 to 55 Percent Matters

Oliver Grant

The Right Humidity for an Acoustic Guitar, Explained

The Right Humidity for an Acoustic Guitar, Explained

Oliver Grant

NAMM Pushes Back on Tariffs Threatening Guitar Prices

NAMM Pushes Back on Tariffs Threatening Guitar Prices

Oliver Grant

Infographic comparing spring, screw, clutch and insert capo mechanisms

Capos Compared: A Sourced Guide

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Both hands on an acoustic guitar fretboard mid two-hand tap

Michael Hedges: Two Hands, One Acoustic

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Close-up of a vintage-style single-coil pickup mounted on display in a museum case

Where Fender History Lives On Display

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Empty rehearsal room with combo amp and floor modeler side by side

Modelers vs Amps: A Sourced Guide

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Empty London folk club back room with guitar case and chair

Bert Jansch: The Player's Player of Folk

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Infographic of vintage guitar value curves rising from 1950s to 2026

Vintage Guitar Values in 2026: A Guide

Oliver Grant

Old British sixpence coin resting on electric guitar strings near the bridge

Brian May: The Red Special, From Scratch

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Bone and synthetic guitar nut blanks on a repair bench

Nut Materials: Bone vs Tusq vs Graph Tech

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Close-up of woven carbon fiber classical guitar body beside spruce top

Classical Music

Carbon Fiber vs Wood Classical Guitars

Oliver Grant

Close-up of four budget electric guitar headstocks and pickups

Electric Guitars Under $500: Sourced Guide

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Exploded diagram of electric guitar body, pickups, and switching layout

St. Vincent: Designing a Guitar of Her Own

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Timeline infographic of Agustin Barrios's life and touring career

Classical Music

The Story of Agustín Barrios, Mangoré

Oliver Grant

Infographic of twelve-string guitar models with prices and key specs

Twelve-String Guitars: A Buying Guide

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Guitar technician adjusting pickup height with a screwdriver

Single-Coil vs Humbucker vs P90 Pickups

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Close-up of pearl inlay dots on a dark guitar fretboard under showroom light

How to Read NAMM Announcements Like a Pro

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Guitar workshop bench with detached necks and body pockets

Bolt-On vs Set Neck vs Neck-Through

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Quiet practice room with classical guitar on a stand beside footstool

Classical Music

Rest Stroke vs Free Stroke on Guitar

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Infographic chart of a certified tonewood supply chain from forest to guitar

Martin Puts Sustainability on the Bench

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Close-up of nylon strings crossing the slotted headstock of a classical guitar

Segovia: The Man Who Won the Concert Hall

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Close-up of printed sheet music with pencil fingerings on a stand

Classical Music

How to Read Sheet Music on Guitar

Oliver Grant

Acoustic guitars hanging on a shop wall in warm light

Best Acoustic Guitars Under $1,000

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Music store receiving dock stacked with guitar shipping cartons under fluorescent light

Fender's 2026 Line: What Players Pay

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Guitar teacher and adult student comparing nylon and steel-string guitars in a lesson

Classical Music

Classical or Steel-String: How to Choose

Oliver Grant