Ask the Expert: Does My Guitar Need A Neck Reset?
Neck repairs are a common occurrence on a vintage acoustic guitar and can enhance the sound of a valued instrument. Don’t feel nervous about getting this repair done.
These articles originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
How to Play Thirds Up and Down Your Acoustic Guitar Fretboard
Lines based on thirds present great material for picking- and fretting-hand exercises, and also provide a solid foundation for melodic ideas and solos.
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Video Lesson: 8 Picking Tips to Improve Your Tone By Gypsy Jazz Whiz Paul Mehling
THE PROBLEM You’re dissatisfied with the tone and volume of your playing and want to get closer to what you hear from other players. THE SOLUTION The development of tone begins with your pick hand and how the pick strikes the strings. Additionally, the pick-hand techniques offered here will yield…
2016 Top Gear: The Year in Acoustic Guitars, Amps & Accessories [VIDEO]
Torrefied tops, the sweet smell of a freshly made Martin double-0, the smart sound of a well-designed compact acoustic amp...
Ramseur Reissues Folk Legend Josh White Classic 1956 Album on Hi-Def Vinyl
It’s a treasure trove of cool folk-blues and hellfire spirituals.
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Gear Review: Martin LE Cowboy Is a Collectible Triple-0 Acoustic Guitar with a Lively Voice [VIDEO]
The instrument has all the hallmarks of a great 000: a brilliant, piano-like response and a sound that’s distributed evenly across the frequency spectrum.
Artist William Matthews Keeps Western Tradition Alive with Martin’s 2016 LE Cowboy Acoustic Guitar
The Golden Age of the cattle drive lasted a mere 20 years, from 1866–1886. But the cowboy has since occupied a distinct role in American consciousness. A lone figure, often on a horse, tending to nature’s perilous landscapes and occasional scofflaws, the cowboy is seen as a folk hero, a…
Gear Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar Offers Innovative Built-In Effects [VIDEO]
Though the actuator is the main selling point of the LL-TA, the instrument is a nicely made guitar by any yardstick, built entirely from solid woods.
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Gear Review: Two All-Mahogany Bristol Guitars Offer Big Bang for the Bucks [VIDEO]
Play a Bristol BM-15 or BD-15 and you get the warm, midrange-forward tone you’d expect from a high-quality, solid-wood, all-mahogany guitar.
On Latest Album, LA Folk-rock Band Dawes Finds Inspiration in Technology
From the new album’s hard-hitting opening track, “One of Us,” based squarely on a gritty, fuzzy synthesizer hook, We’re All Gonna Die introduces a more muscular and electronic Dawes.
Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins plays two songs off the album, "Like New Year's Day" and "Move Me."
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Dragons and Vines: Musical Instrument Museum Hosts Inlaid Acoustic Guitar Masterpieces
Guitar geekery meets Game of Thrones at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)’s new exhibit Dragons and Vines: Inlaid Guitar Masterpieces.
5 Ways to Transform an Acoustic Guitar Into Your Songwriting Partner
The guitar can do much more than accompany your voice and fill in the chords—it can spark ideas and help guide you throughout the process of developing them into complete songs
Review: AER Introduces a Tommy Emmanuel Signature Amp, and It’s Pretty Dang Cool, Mate
There are some critical variations to AER's standard Compact 60 design that make the TE edition noteworthy
Review: iSolo Guitar Pickup Combines Sound of a Real Mic with Wireless Mobility
This unit combines the sound quality of a real microphone with the total mobility of a wireless system.
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Gear Review: TC Electronic PolyTune Clip
An easy-to-operate, accurate clip-on guitar tuner offering chromatic, polyphonic, and strobe tuning.
Watch Gretchen Menn Rock ‘Minor Swing’ by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
Gretchen Menn is probably best-known for her role as the lead guitarist in the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella, but her epic musical prowess goes far beyond that. In 2011, she wrote, produced, and recorded her first solo album, Hale Souls, and her explosive guitar chops straddle acoustic and electric worlds, and span a…