Musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings.

How fast can YOU restring your guitar? Premier Guitar and sponsors Fender, D'Addario Playback and Robert Keeley Engineering are joining forces to find the fastest guitar stringer in the West with PG's String Slinger 2018 competition. The D'Addario Playback program is an industry-wide string recycling initiative, powered by TerraCycle, to reward players for recycling any brand of strings.

Guitar players love making messes. Slathering on too much fuzz at inopportune times, peaking VU meters, and rendering separation useless in the studio. It goes with the territory. D’Addario recently made string recycling easier for guitar players, with their Playback program, which allows players to drop off unwanted strings at more than 400 music retail spots around the U.S., including all Guitar Center locations. As an incentive, those who join the program earn points for recycling that can be used toward new strings or gear.

Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Parrish Music in Viroqua. This free event will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 10 a.m. Musicians can bring their old guitar strings for recycling, as well as get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with new strings, furnished by D'Addario, for free. This is valid with a non-perishable food item.

Hickey's Music Center in Ithaca is hosting a free guitar string recycling event to recycle old and used guitar strings on Saturday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m.

D’Addario is rolling out the world’s first wide-scale string recycling program: Playback. The program is powered by TerraCycle, an upcycling and recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products to re-purpose the material into affordable, innovative products. Collect your used strings (and from your friends and fellow musicians) and bring them to the store along with your electric or acoustic guitar. Your contribution of used strings qualifies you for a free set of D’Addario strings and a complimentary restring by an expert team. Choose either a set of D’Addario’s premium NYXL electric guitar strings or D’Addario’s NEW Nickel Bronze acoustic guitar strings.

Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at JC Music in Meriden Saturday, August 5 at 10 a.m. Sponsored by D’Addario, musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. Old strings collected during the event will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s free, national recycling program. JC Music is a family owned, full-line music store, which has been serving the Connecticut music market for the past 30 years. The store offers one of New England's largest selections of new and used musical instruments and stocks a huge selection of print music and accessories, including 130 different models of guitar strings. JC Music has an on-site ProShop and repairs any type of musical instrument or equipment. The store offers both instrumental and vocal lessons in its education center, and students perform twice a year in their popular student showcase concerts. JC Music also visits schools throughout Connecticut and is now the fourth largest band and orchestra rental store within their affiliate network in the United States.  

Tone Shop Guitars is Dallas-Fort Worth’s newest full-service and independently owned guitar shop. TSG was founded by two local musicians: Grant Sheffield and Tommy Roberts. In addition to being musicians themselves, Grant and Tommy are passionate about providing a world class selection of instruments, accessories and information to fellow music lovers. You can find all the gear you need to make great music, including acoustics, electrics and amps at Tone Shop Guitars. Further, TSG has the largest acoustic showroom in the DFW area featuring one of three Taylor guitar rooms in the county. And they are proud to be area’s premiere dealer for leading brands including Taylor, G&L, Guild, Martin, Takamine, Reverend and more.

Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Village Music Shoppe in Mastic Saturday, June 3 at 12 p.m. Sponsored by D’Addario, musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. Old strings collected during the event will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s free, national recycling program.