Kevin Owens

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.

Guitarist Merle Travis, dressed in western clothes, picks an acoustic guitar

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.

This Is Classical Guitar's Bradford Werner plays guitar with capo at third fret

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.

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

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...

Guitar Guru: How Do You Acquire the Wood for Your Instruments?

BY DANA BOURGEOISQ: How do you go about acquiring the wood that goes into your instruments? Do you use pre-cut slabs of selected woods or do you look at an... Read More...