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Josh Rosenthal of Tompkins Square Records on the Primacy of the Acoustic Guitar

From the January 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER "A solo acoustic guitar is—when it’s played right or, rather, when it’s played a certai... Read More...

Play the Blues Like… | Acoustic Guitar Plus

Learn the styles of 12 all-time great pre- and postwar guitarists, from Elizabeth Cotten to Charley Patton to Alvin Youngblood Hart.

Guitar Talk: Peter Ciluzzi’s Guitars Spin Stories Without Words

From the August 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PAT MORAN Peter Ciluzzi plays music in his dreams. He tells me this as we’re standing outside The Evenin... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: David Bowie Plays ‘Dead Man Walking’

Yesterday (January 10) marked the second anniversary of the death of David Bowie, so we thought we'd mark the occasion by posting this cool video of DB and his ... Read More...

‘Acoustic Uprising’ Documentary Explores Fingerstyle’s Rise to Prominence

From the November 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ANNA PULLEY “I’ll never forget the first time I heard, and more importantly, saw a fingerstyle perform... Read More...

A Tribute to British Fingerstylist Bert Jansch and His Influential Arrangements

From the April 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY STEVE BOISSON "Strolling down the highway, I’m going to get there my way”—prophetic words, the opening li... Read More...

Acoustic Classic: Play Bert Jansch’s Arrangement of the Trad Tune ‘Blackwaterside’

From the April 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER A Los Angeles judge recently exonerated Jimmy Page on charges of “stealing” the intro to Spir... Read More...

Video Lesson: 5 Ways to Learn Hybrid Picking

From the April 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GRETCHEN MENN THE PROBLEM You want to improve your abilities by learning hybrid picking—the simult... Read More...

How to Play Fingerstyle Rock on Your Acoustic Guitar in Dropped-D Tuning

Excerpted from Acoustic Rock Basics Dropped-D tuning has been popular among many influential folk and Celtic players. One example is Scottish folk guitarist... 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.