The surname D'Addario is, by now, inextricably linked to guitar strings. Among its many ventures and innovations is the system of color-coding strings, which D’Addario CEO Jim D'Addario reveals was ...

FARMINGDALE – In its second takeover this year, J. D’Addario & Co. Inc. said it acquired Rico International, a Sun Valley, Calif.-based manufacturer of reeds and mouthpieces. D’Addario, a maker of ...

At D’Addario & Co., a Farmingdale-based manufacturer of guitar strings and other musical accessories, executives are whistling a happy tune these days. Sales have risen comfortably, the company has ...

D’Addario has its new XS acoustic guitar strings, claiming to offer players "maximum life" and "an unprecedented level of strength and stability". To achieve the latter D’Addario combined its previous ...

For decades, D'Addario has manufactured strings for guitars and orchestral instruments with an eye on a more sustainable future. By Josh Glicksman Writer Since the 1970s, D’Addario has manufactured ...

There is a moment every guitarist knows. You’re standing at the bench, or maybe crouched on a tour bus floor, or hunched over a coffee table at two in the morning, with a fresh set of strings spread ...

They say you learn a new thing every day. So here’s yours for today: have you ever wondered why guitar strings are colour-coded? Not really? Anyway, in a recent interview with Billboard, D’ Addario ...

The US company says "XS Electric offers the highest level of protection for maximum life with an uncommonly smooth feel" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A century ago, an immigrant who settled in Astoria set up a tiny, home-based guitar string manufacturing shop, continuing a family tradition that he brought with him from the Italian countryside. That ...

In partnership with global recycling organization TerraCycle, D’Addario has unveiled Playback, the world’s first industry-wide string recycling program. Musicians can take their used strings – ...