<![CDATA[SixStringJones]]>https://www.sixstringjones.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SROK!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F240d0fe5-14d4-417a-80fa-6da3a5096cd7_1280x960.jpegSixStringJoneshttps://www.sixstringjones.comSubstackWed, 13 May 2026 11:42:24 GMT<![CDATA[Don't Sleep On Cheap Guitars]]>https://www.sixstringjones.com/p/dont-sleep-on-cheap-guitarshttps://www.sixstringjones.com/p/dont-sleep-on-cheap-guitarsSat, 30 Sep 2023 15:41:10 GMTWhen I was young and broke, I was playing a lot of acoustic jams, because I didn’t have money to spend on amps, pedals, cables, etc. Unfortunately, I was playing a guitar that I really hated. It has some sentimental value - I still own it - but I haven’t played it in 20 years or more. For other gigs & studio work that required an electric, I was actuall…

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]]><![CDATA[Are You Using The Right Strings?]]>https://www.sixstringjones.com/p/are-you-using-the-right-stringshttps://www.sixstringjones.com/p/are-you-using-the-right-stringsThu, 21 Sep 2023 16:11:08 GMTMy goal is to make sure you’re getting all you can out of your experience with the guitar. I love it so much that I want everyone to love it as much as I do. To that end, I want to address a question I’ve been asked a thousand times:

“What strings do you use?” or, similarly “What are the best strings for playing <whatever>?”

SixStringJones is a reader-sup…

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]]><![CDATA[The 2 Most Important Things For Any Guitarist]]>https://www.sixstringjones.com/p/the-2-most-important-things-for-anyhttps://www.sixstringjones.com/p/the-2-most-important-things-for-anyMon, 18 Sep 2023 13:33:09 GMTI’ve been lurking and occasionally contributing to various forums where beginner guitarists ask questions, like on Reddit or Quora, for years. After some time, it seemed like most questions fit one of these themes:

  • Which strings, guitar, pick, <other product here> is best for playing rock, blues, metal, <other genre here>?

  • Which scales do I need to learn …

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]]><![CDATA[Keeping It Fresh Through Continuous Learning]]>https://www.sixstringjones.com/p/keeping-it-fresh-through-continuoushttps://www.sixstringjones.com/p/keeping-it-fresh-through-continuousThu, 14 Sep 2023 13:20:06 GMTI’m a strong believer that if you’re not getting outside your comfort zone on a regular basis, you’re probably not growing and progressing very much. I’ve been playing guitar since the mid-80’s, and my passion for the instrument is just as strong as it ever was. The reason for that is really clear to me: I can’t ever know everything there is to know abo…

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]]><![CDATA[Liftoff...]]>https://www.sixstringjones.com/p/liftoffhttps://www.sixstringjones.com/p/liftoffTue, 12 Sep 2023 13:07:55 GMTWelcome to the first post on SixStringJones.com!

This newsletter is meant to inspire players to dive deeper, keep going, and broaden their horizons into new techniques, new genres, new repair & mod projects, and more. It will include personal stories, bios, history, interviews, technical workouts, song and solo analysis, and all things from the universe …

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