Comfort Quote by Billy Gibbons

I don't believe that heavy strings make it all that much bigger-sounding. If anything, it can mess up your fingers, and you can get…

— Steve Lukather

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a…

— Dick Dale

It's a balance between getting the right string gauge that's thick enough where it sound good, and not rubber bands - but not too…

— John Petrucci

Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.

— Dimebag Darrell

I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

— James Hetfield

I always use the same guitar; I got this guitar years and years ago for nine pounds. It's still got the same strings on…

— Brian Eno

I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the…

— Ian Williams

I don't feel that one instrument has more weight than others. Any sound that you can produce adds to your vocabulary of possibilities.

— Jerry Garcia

I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.

— Dan Fogelberg

It's amazing how well real strings blend with metal, like that whole sound.

— John Petrucci

I have grown up listening to Strings and they have always been a source of inspiration to me.

— Momina Mustehsan

The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.

— Neal Schon