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Guitar Review: PRS’ Punchy Tonare Parlor SE P20E Evokes a Bygone Era at a Budget Price
From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By James RotondiYour acoustic guitar collection is c... Read More...
Guitar Review: Yamaha’s FGX3 Is a Modern Folk Workhorse Inspired by 1960s Classics
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Nick MillevoiIn 1966, Yamaha introduced its first folk... Read More...
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Ask the Expert: Troubleshooting Imbalance Between Strings on Common Acoustic Guitar Pickup Systems
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Martin KeithQ: “I recently had the action adjusted on ... Read More...
Ask the Expert: Is It Safe to Hang My Guitar on the Wall?
From the May/June 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MAMIE MINCHI have a vintage steel-bodied resonator guitar and I’d like to display ... Read More...
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Guitar Review: Yamaha’s FGX3 Is a Modern Folk Workhorse Inspired by 1960s Classics
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Nick MillevoiIn 1966, Yamaha introduced its first folk... Read More...
OPEN TUNING
Exploring the Open Tunings of Robert Johnson and Other Blues Guitarists
Just as open open tunings have opened up new sound worlds for singer-songwriters and guitarists like Richard Thompson, Joni Mitchell, and L... Read More...
Country Blues Guitar in Open C
One of the great beauties of the minor pentatonic scale is the way the same phrases seem to work over all three chords of a blues progression.
Learn to Play in Dropped-D Tuning
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Video Lesson: Exploring Kelly Joe Phelps’ Slide Work in Open Tunings
From the book and video Play the Blues Like ... | By PETE MADSENKelly Joe Phelps is the total package. He’s not just an excellent guit... Read More...
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Parlor Guitars: A Brief History and Buyer’s Guide
Interest in small-bodied parlor guitars—precursors to the bulky modern dreadnought—is skyrocketing. Learn all about these guitars, why players love them, and which model could be right for you.
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Between the Lines: All About Guitar Notation
From the August 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTERThe fretboard is quite a tricky place, with a labyrinth of possibilities... Read More...
FEATURED LESSON
How to Play Acoustic Bob Dylan: the Secrets Behind 10 of His Greatest Songs
From the December 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVYFirst and foremost, Bob Dylan is a wordsmith (On October 13, it was announced that Dylan had won the Nobel Prize for Literature). His lyrics are the reason people still buy his records—old and new—and continue to flock to his ... 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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Laura Snowden Performs “The Parting Glass” | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Laura Snowden is a young master of the guitar, with quite a pedigree. She was the first guitarist to graduate from the Yehudi Menuhin Schoo... Read More...
Brandon Lee Adams Performs and Teaches a Nostalgic Bluegrass Tune | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Brandon Lee Adams sings in a timeless, Americana style—and he’s a hell of a flatpicker, too.For his AG Sessions in Place, Adams perfor... Read More...
FEATURED SONG
Learn Manuel Barrueco’s Serene Reading of “Estrellita”
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Mark SmallMexican composer Manuel Ponce (1882–1948) is best known to classical guitarists for the many works he penned for Andrés Segovia. Among them are four sonatas, 24 preludes, the monumental Variations and Fug... Read More...
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Album Review: Pierre Bensusan Reimagines His Guitar as an Orchestra on Beautiful ‘Aswan’
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Kenny BerkowitzForty years ago, back in the days w... Read More...
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Get a Grip: Acoustic Guitar Capo Guides and Reviews
Continuing with our monthly web themes, this time we’ll be exploring a range of accessories for acoustic guitar including capos, strings, p... Read More...
Gear Review: Body Sensors Take Fishman PowerTap Rare Earth and Infinity Pickups to a New Level
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Emile MenaschéElectric guitar pickups have it easy. Th... Read More...
Song Builder: How to Put Together a Repertoire—and Use it Wisely
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jane MillerWhether you’re a solo singer-songwriter or ... Read More...
A Private Lesson With Acoustic Blues Guitar Master Eric Bibb
From the September/October 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Adam PerlmutterSeveral years ago, after playing ... Read More...
Learn Five Ways to Play Cmaj9 | Chord by Chord
BY KATE KOENIGWelcome to the latest installment of Chord by Chord, a series designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fre... Read More...
Ask the Expert: Troubleshooting Imbalance Between Strings on Common Acoustic Guitar Pickup Systems
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Martin KeithQ: “I recently had the action adjusted on ... Read More...