Tag: April 2013

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Woody Guthrie’s Songwriting Wisdom

Guthrie is in many ways our prototypical singer-songwriter, showing the young Bob Dylan, among countless others, how to use old songs to make new ones.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
July 14, 2020

Doug Wamble Couples Slide Guitar & D A D G A D Tuning for a Personal Sound

The jazz guitarist has developed a personal instrumental voice that is both steeped in tradition and wholly original.

Adam Levy
February 26, 2015

Acoustic Guitar editor Teja Gerken holding guitar for 11 affordable small bodied flattop guitars

Acoustic Guitar Roundup: 11 Affordable Small-Body Flattops

Here are reviews of 11 steel-string flattops priced between $350 and $800.

Teja Gerken
March 1, 2013

Review: Yamaha LS6 Acoustic Has a Bright Voice with Great Presence

For many years, especially in the 1970s and ’80s, Yamaha was virtually synonymous with inexpensive, good quality flattop guitars, and the LS6 lives up to this reputation.

Teja Gerken
February 18, 2013

Review: Schertler Jam 100 is Lean and Mean, With Tone That’s Clean

A powerful yet compact acoustic amp with four flexible channels.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 18, 2013

Recording King RO-310 Review

Recording King RO-310 acoustic guitar review.

Teja Gerken
February 15, 2013

Fueled by reader requests for an overview of currently available small-body guitars, Acoustic Guitar invited manufacturers to send us samples of their small-body instruments with list prices between $500 and $1,000. We ended up with 11 guitars that are surprisingly diverse in sound and feel, some inspired by vintage instruments and…