David Crosby—A Life Acoustic, His Story as Seen Through the Prism of His Guitars
Folk rock legend David Crosby recalls the Martin guitars he used at Woodstock, with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and more.
Mark Kemp
10 Essential Non-Classical Nylon-String Guitar Albums
The nylon-string acoustic guitar is known as a classical or flamenco instrument, but here are 10 non-classical albums centered around the nylon-string guitar.
Texas Legend Joe Ely Talks About His Recent Accolades, His Songcraft, and His Love of Guitars
From the November 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MARK KEMP Last year was a big one for Joe Ely. He was named the 2016 official Texas State Musician, an... Read More...
On Latest Album, LA Folk-rock Band Dawes Finds Inspiration in Technology
From the December 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MARK KEMP The moment Taylor Goldsmith finished writing the song “We’re All Gonna Die,” he realized the... Read More...
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[UPDATE] Will New Rosewood Trade Restrictions Have Implications for Acoustic Guitarists?
By Mark Kemp
UPDATE: Luthiers Mercantile International, one of the world’s leading suppliers of exotic tonewoods, released a statement saying that they and o... Read More...
Must Watch: Noisey Unveils Part 2 of Its ‘Guitar Moves’ Chat With Rolling Stones Guitarist Keith Richards
Last year around this time, AG posted Noisey's terrific Guitar Moves interview with Keith Richards, which found the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist talking a... Read More...
Debate: Forget Trump and Clinton, Watch an Acoustic Guitar and Banjo Go At It [Video]
After last night's showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at Hofstra University in New York, AG recalled another debate way back in 1972. No, not McG... Read More...
Richard Hoover’s Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Celebrates a Milestone
Since being founded in 1976 by Richard Hoover some 70 miles south of San Francisco, CA, Santa Cruz Guitars has become a favorite of superstars and aficionados.
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#ThrowbackThursday David Bowie: ‘Ziggy Played (Acoustic) Guitar’
It was 44 years ago today that David Bowie unleashed an acoustic guitar-playing alien onto American soil. The late glam-rock pioneer began the North American le... Read More...
Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents LA Folk Rockers Dawes
When Dawes came in to perform for Acoustic Guitar Sessions recently, they did stripped-down versions of three songs—"Roll with the Punches," "We're All Gonna Di... Read More...
