The folks at the Ernie Ball company, which produces 200,000 strings daily, and has sold over 2 billion of them, has come up with a solution, in what it calls the world's first break-resistant string.

Best guitar strings at a glance: Best for uncoated electric guitar strings: Ernie Ball Slinky - £18, Amazon Best for acoustic guitar beginners: Legacy Tru-Tone Phosphor Bronze - £6, Strings Direct ...

The Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic guitar strings, available now in a variety of gauges, are not signature strings. Mayer’s face is not on the packaging – we’re not too sure if his name is even on ...