Gear of the Year 2019 | Acoustic Guitar

Gear of the Year 2019

The top new gear of 2019, from guitars to strings to amplification and all things acoustic, selected and reviewed in text and video by our editors and contributors. Read the overview first, or skip to the products that interest you most.

Gear Review: Kyser Low-Tension Quick-Change Capo

From the December 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER Ever since its invention in the late 1970s, Kyser’s Quick-Change has been one of the m... Read More...

Gear Review: Guild B-240E and Jumbo Junior Acoustic Basses

From the January 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG OLWELL (video demo by E. E. Bradman) Interview ten bass players and there’s a good chance that nine o... Read More...

Gear Review: Alvarez-Yairi Honduran DYM60HD

From the January 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSEN The partnership between Yairi and Alvarez goes back several decades, with the Alvarez-Yairi... Read More...

Gear Review: Sunnaudio Stage DI

From the December 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY DOUG YOUNG Sunnaudio is a relative newcomer to the market, offering boutique preamps designed for acou... Read More...

Gear Review: Henriksen’s ‘The Blu’ Acoustic Amp

From the December 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER In recent years, guitar amplifiers, especially those designed for acoustic guitarists,... Read More...

Gear Review: Orange Acoustic Pre Preamp/DI

From the December 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY DOUG YOUNG Electric guitarists rely on tube amplifiers for rich, overdriven tones, but valves can also... Read More...

Gear Review: Recording King Rattlesnake Resonator

From the December 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSEN Resonator guitars have become synonymous with traditional American music. For the player makin... Read More...