Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock ’n’ roll guitar strings used by legions of artists from the Rolling Stones to Merle Travis, has died. He was 74.Ball died at his home Thursday after an ongoing ...

NAMM 2025: Last October, John Mayer joined forces with Ernie Ball to launch the Silver Slinky set, a set of electric guitar strings boasting a unique in-between gauge and a custom core-to-wrap ratio.

Ernie Ball has announced Rabea Massaad will join its growing family of Ernie Ball and Ernie Ball Music Man artists, with the producer, guitarist and YouTube gear guru set to help the brand develop ...

Guitarist Annie Clark – aka alt-pop artist St. Vincent – has partnered with Ernie Ball Music Man to create her own signature electric guitar. The axe is available in two colors, black and “St. Vincent ...

On the face of it, electric guitar strings don’t seem like they should be that engaging a subject, but we guitarists are a very particular bunch, and debating the benefits of one set vs another often ...

LOS ANGELES -- Guitar string maker Ernie Ball, famed for strings that almost single-handedly allowed rock groups in the 1960s to play wailing riffs and belt out endless vibratos, has died in San Luis ...

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The War On Drugs are now a major-label act with radio rotation, and with that kind of exposure comes other opportunities: for instance, opportunities to pontificate about guitars and the creative ...

Working with a homemade instrument and utilizing unconventional techniques, the Montreal musician carves vast, expansive forms out of guitar feedback. Save this story Save this story In the trailer ...

St. Vincent has teamed up with Ernie Ball Music Man for her own signature guitar, as Exclaim points out. More photos, along with technical specifications, can be found here. It's available in black or ...