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Acoustic Guitar Presents Ron Jackson FB Live Takeover with Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and Frank Vignola

Acoustic Guitar is hosting another Facebook Live event with Ron Jackson and special guests Thursday, Oct. 29.Join us at 7PM (PT)/10PM (... Read More...

‘Little Satchel’— Learn Sarah Jarosz and John Leventhal’s Take on a Traditional Tune

5 Ways to Play C Augmented | Chord by Chord

Guitar Wall Mounts, Floor Stands, & More—How to Keep Your Instrument Safe at Home

Guitar Review: Breedlove’s Organic Signature Concert Copper CE Is an Entry-Level Acoustic-Electric Made from Sustainable, All-Solid Woods

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Guitar Review: Breedlove’s Organic Signature Concert Copper CE Is an Entry-Level Acoustic-Electric Made from Sustainable, All-Solid Woods

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jamie StillwayWith the introduction of the Organ... Read More...

Acoustic Guitar Review: Gretsch G9520E Gin Rickey Is a Secret Tone Weapon

By Nick Millevoi Parlor guitars are fun to play. Their small size makes them comfo... Read More...

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Ask the Expert: Why Isn’t My Acoustic Guitar Intonating Well, and What Can I Do About It?

From the October 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MAMIE MINCHPeople often bring an acoustic guitar into the shop complaining of poor in... Read More...

Ask the Expert: Sound Advice for Making a Living in Lutherie

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Martin KeithQ: I’m going into my senior year of ... Read More...

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Review: Radial’s HDI High Definition Studio DI Is a Unique Tone-Shaping Tool for Guitars

High-performance direct box offers pristine sound for the studioFrom the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic G... Read More...

Acoustic Jazz Guitar Lesson: An Easy Introduction to Swing Leads

Classical Bluegrass? Learn How to Flatpick a Matteo Carcassi Etude

Dans Kef: Learn to Play a Mysterious Celtic Arrangement for Solo Guitar

Learn a Country-Tinged Acoustic Guitar Arrangement of “Deck the Halls”

Woodshed: How to Play a Dropped-D Gospel Theme as Recorded by Bahamian Guitar Legend Joseph Spence

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How to Best Take Care of Your Guitars—When They’re Not in Your Hands

From the October 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTERSeveral years ago, Carolyn Sills of the ... Read More...

Ask the Expert: Fixing String Spacing & Refretting a Bound Fingerboard

From the December 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MAMIE MINCHThank you, dear readers, for all your write-in c... Read More...

Ask the Expert: Why Isn’t My Acoustic Guitar Intonating Well, and What Can I Do About It?

From the October 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MAMIE MINCHPeople often bring an acoustic guitar into the shop complaining of poor in... Read More...

Guitar Wall Mounts, Floor Stands, & More—How to Keep Your Instrument Safe at Home

BY ADAM PERLMUTTER Several years ago, Carolyn Sills of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company got a phone call from a guitar owner in great distress.... Read More...

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How to Promote Your Music

From the March/April 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PHIL HOODThree big bombs went off in the computer industry in the 1990s. The f... Read More...

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Improve Your Technique by Practicing ‘Broken Thirds’ Scales

Excerpted from Scale and Mode Mastery | BY SEAN MCGOWANMost guitarists are accustomed to playing scales to warm up or improve their overall technical proficiency, but many restrict their practice to one particular scale or pattern, ascending and descending from root to root. While this has... Read More...

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What is Chord by Chord? Introducing Acoustic Guitar’s How-To Video Series

Welcome to Acoustic Guitar’s Chord by Chord, a series of 62 brief lessons designed to build your fretboard familiarity, chord flu... Read More...

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Andy McKee Performs and Teaches ‘She’ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place

Over the last 10 years the writers at Acoustic Guitar have called Andy McKee a “sensation,” a “brilliant sonic storyteller,” and “one of th... Read More...

Badi Assad’s Musical Magic | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place

Badi Assad is an enchanting performer, to say the least. Assad's technical mastery allows her to fully explore the guitar’s sonic range, an... Read More...

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Acoustic Classic: ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’

From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTERBetween 1936 and ’37, bluesman Robert Johnson recorded 29 songs, unknowingly casting the mold for blues and rock guitar for decades to come. A good case in point is Johnson’s “I Believe I’ll Dust My Bro... Read More...