Quote Library

Verified quotes from working guitarists, bassists, and producers about strings, tone, and recording. Every quote on Change Your Strings traces back to a cited source with a URL and date, no fabricated attributions, no paraphrases rendered as quotes. See our sourcing policy for the rules.

• Adam "Nolly" Getgood

  Periphery

  AG

  Periphery bassist and producer Adam "Nolly" Getgood on custom Circle K gauges, Dingwall Combustion basses, and why equal-tension string sets are the foundation of his low-tuned tone. · Periphery · 2 quotes

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• James Hetfield

  Metallica

  JH

  Metallica's James Hetfield on what kept him from signature strings for 40 years, what lighter gauges do on attack, and why Papa Het's Hardwired Master Cores finally solved the tuning problem. · Metallica · 2 quotes

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• Joey Sturgis

  Producer & Mixer

  JS

  Metalcore producer Joey Sturgis (Of Mice & Men, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada) on why strings remain a recurring production expense and how bass tracking demands detail monitoring. · 2 quotes

• Tommy Emmanuel

  Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist

  TE

  Australian fingerstyle virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel on why Martin's Flexible Core phosphor bronze strings tune better, last longer, and work with his guitars night after night. · 1 quote

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