Ask the Expert: How to Cure Your Guitar’s Wintertime Humidity Blues
Maintaining your guitar’s humidity level is key in avoiding lots of headaches, from a fluctuating setup to potentially expensive structural repairs.
Kevin Owens
Beyond Flattops: The Magic of Resonator, Baritone, and Archtop Guitars
Here's an acoustic guitarist's guide to archtop, resonator, and baritone guitars, their history, and the makers and players associated with them.
Video Lesson: Learn the Nuts and Bolts of Travis Picking
Learn Travis picking, a style of fingerpicking characterized by a steady alternating bass that underscores rhythmic patterns and melodies on the treble strings.
Digital Conservatories: Online Learning Resources for Classical Guitarists
We looked into a number of the most popular classical-guitar learning sites and offer profiles of three here; at the end you’ll also find brief glimpses of four others.
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Guitar Guru: When it Comes to Repairs, When Is Enough Enough?
By Dana Bourgeois | From the September 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: I have a D-18 from the mid-’60s. Before I owned it, a lot of repair work h... Read More...
Justin Townes Earle on Songwriting, His Idiosyncratic Fingerpicking Style, and Battling Personal Demons
By Kenny Berkowitz | From the September 2012 issue of Acoustic GuitarAs the son of Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle carried an enormous weight of e... Read More...
Guitar Guru: Vintage vs. Modern Instruments—Do Blindfold Tests Really Work?
By Dana Bourgeois | From the June 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: I've read about blind tests in which professional violinists attempted to identify contempo... Read More...
Woody Guthrie’s Songwriting Wisdom
BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERS, (c) 2013For a guy just past his 100th birthday, who in fact died 45 years ago, Woody Guthrie has been remarkably active in the... Read More...
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Guitar Guru: How Much Do Acoustic Guitar Top Woods Contribute to Tone?
By Dana Bourgeois | From the August 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: Back in the day, it seemed that all new guitars came with Sitka spruce tops. Now players ... Read More...
Guitar Guru: Is It “Right” to Experiment?
From the April 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Dana BourgeoisQ: What do you feel are the “right” areas to try to improve upon t... Read More...
