Guitar Review: Orangewood Sage Mahogany Live Acoustic-Electric
BY GREG OLWELLOrangewood is probably a new brand name to many. This Los Angeles–based company produces a line of guitars and ukuleles and is one of the rec... Read More...
Gear Reviews
Gear Review: SIT American Roots Monel Acoustic Guitar Strings Offer Warm Vintage Tone
By Greg OlwellAs the engines of our guitars, strings play a big part in the sound and responsiveness of our instruments and they come in many different mat... Read More...
Acoustic Guitar Review: Epiphone Masterbilt Excellente Offers Modern Take on a Vintage Rarity
By Nick MillevoiThe Epiphone Masterbilt Excellente is like a time machine—take a good look at it and you might think you’ve been transported back about 50 ... Read More...
Gear Review: Recording King Limited Edition Dirty 30s Deluxe Single 0 Offers Lots of Vintage Vibe for the Price
By Greg OlwellPeople were playing lots of music during the Great Depression and circumstances were such that guitar makers like Gibson, Stella, Regal, and ... Read More...
Gear Review: Eastman AC622CE Acoustic Guitar
By Kate KoenigEastman is a company born on handcraftsmanship. When the parent company started as a violin family manufacturer, in 1992, founder Qian Ni est... Read More...
Review: D’Addario Casein Picks Are a Solid Alternative to Tortoiseshell
From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Nick RossiThe tortoiseshell trade spanned centuries before it was halted i... Read More...
Gear Review: Lava Me 2 Carbon Fiber Guitar
By Emile MenaschéAfter decades around the periphery, manufactured materials like carbon fiber and HPL (high-pressure laminate) are finding a place alongsid... Read More...
Gear Review: Collings 001 14-Fret Acoustic Guitar
From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Greg Olwell | Video demo by Mimi FoxEven weeks after receiving the freshly... Read More...
Gear Review: Curtis Novak Magnetic Soundhole Pickups
From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Nick MillevoiThe sound of a magnetic pickup on a steel-string guitar can b... Read More...
Gear Review: Orange Crush Acoustic 30
From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Matt BlackettKind of like an onomatopoeia sounds like what it means, Orang... Read More...