Abstract: Existing algorithms for the flight string scheduling problem often fall short due to their NP-hard nature and difficulties with local optima. To enhance efficiency, we propose a two-stage ...

NAMM 2026: Abasi Guitars debuts its long-awaited Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar at Booth 4230, Hall D, and pre-orders have opened for a summer 2026 release. The firm was formed in 2017 when Tosin ...

Ibanez has unveiled the Alpha series, a state-of-the-art extended-range electric guitar that throws all notions of traditional guitar shape out of the window in favour of an ergonomically radical ...

Abstract: This paper presents a complete system for automatic recognition and the diagnosis of electrical insulator strings which efficiently combines different deep learning-based components to build ...

Since before I was born, my mother had a radio in every room of the house I grew up in. It was only natural that music would become the first love of my life. I was memorizing song lyrics before I ...

Suicide Silence’s riff beast Chris Garza may be the proud owner of the world’s first official seven-string Fender Strat, but he says getting the firm’s Custom Shop to commit to the build was a massive ...

Billy Strings lived up to his moniker in his first Minneapolis arena gig, and he’ll be back in September for Farm Aid 40.

It looks like a guitar. It plays like a guitar. But there’s something missing - the strings. If you’ve ever tried learning guitar, you know the struggle: sore fingers, endless tuning, and the ...

Recent advances in machine learning have opened transformative avenues for investigating complex problems in string theory and geometry. By integrating sophisticated algorithms with theoretical ...

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...