D’Addario founder and Fretboard Journal 55 cover subject Jim D’Addario joins us this week for a fascinating talk about strings, innovation, and so much more.
We talk about Jim’s first mentor, Mario Maccaferri; Jim’s relentless work ethic, where he sees forthcoming innovation in guitar strings; and much more. It’s a great chat with one of our favorite FJ subjects.
Learn more about the new issue of the Journal featuring Jim here.
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Photos: Christopher Beauchamp
