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ERNIE BALL SLINKY STRINGS £VARIOUS

You may have witnessed a great deal of chatter on the interwebs recently about how the simple act of changing your string gauge can have an effect not only on your technique, but also on your tone. Guitarists are notoriously reluctant to switch from one gauge to another, but Ernie Ball’s extended range of Slinky strings offers you an incredibly wide choice. If, for instance, you like the sound of a set of 10s, but find them a bit of a strain in the bending department, you might want to try the halfway-house 9.5s. The range starts at 8s all the way up to 11s including half sizes, with some light top, heavy bottom variations, too. www.ernieball.co.uk

F-ONE UNFINISHED FRETBOARD CARE KIT £TBC

Attention filthy fiends. This new kit comes loaded with everything you need to clean your unfinished ’boards. In other words, a bottle of F-ONE Fretboard Oil, a cleaning brush, and a 2-in-1 cloth. According to Music Nomad its F-ONE Fretboard Oil is formulated using a “complex mixture of the finest ultra-refined tree and seed oils to clean, condition, and protect your fingerboard”. F-ONE Oil does not contain any nasties including lemon oil extracts, waxes, petroleum distillates, silicone, or water. The cloth has two sides (obviously) but they have different functions. The soft side is for applying the oil; the other features small scrubbers to remove the filth. The brush is designed to clean around the frets. www.musicnomadcare.com