- Acoustic Guitar | lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists
Acoustic Guitar serves players, beginning and experienced, with instruction, information, inspiration, advice, and a voice in the acoustic guitar community
- Lessons | Acoustic Guitar
About Acoustic Guitar lessons Learning to play the guitar takes more than just figuring out what fingers go on which frets and which strings to pluck or pick You need to absorb these mechanics, for sure, but you also need to know how different techniques fit together and how you can put them to use in service of making music with soul and spirit Memorizing your favorite players’ licks and
- How to Adjust an Acoustic Guitar Truss Rod
When a quality guitar leaves the factory, the truss rod is adjusted according to the maker’s taste in setup specs But a change in string gauges, climate (especially a change in humidity), or simply the player’s taste may require an adjustment, even on a new guitar If you have a guitar that played great when you got it, but has developed a higher, stiffer action over time, it may be time
- Gear | Acoustic Guitar
Ask the Expert Martin Keith is a luthier, repair and restoration expert, and working musician based in Woodstock, New York He’s been answering your questions about guitars and gear for Acoustic Guitar since 2019
- Acoustic Guitar
All your favorite guitar books, sheet music, TAB, videos, how-to guides, and more, now in one online store – as seen in Acoustic Guitar magazine
- The Sounds of 2025: Guitars and Gear that Carried the Acoustic . . .
The acoustic guitar’s most storied maker, C F Martin Co , unveiled one of its most expansive lineups in recent memory—nearly 50 new instruments ranging from museum-level showpieces to everyday players The most elaborate of all, the D-300 ($300,000), commemorates Martin’s three-millionth guitar Its Adirondack top is patterned like a sycamore cross section, with silver and sycamore
- Review: Fender’s Highway Series Parlor—A Thinline . . . - Acoustic Guitar
With its fast-playing neck and thin, flattop-shaped body, the Highway is ideal for electric guitar players looking to add some acoustic vibe to their sound
- Carved for Sound: How the Acoustic Archtop Guitar Keeps Swinging
In this feature, we’ll trace the history of the acoustic archtop guitar—from its 19th-century origins and golden-era prominence to its postwar decline and modern-day revival
- Ask the Expert: Is There a Correct Way to Position a . . . - Acoustic Guitar
Q: What is the correct formula for placing a bridge saddle on an acoustic guitar? —Marc Lucas, via email A: This is a good and very timely question—I was just involved in a discussion with a few other builder repair people about a brand-new guitar whose saddle was placed in a puzzling spot In order for the guitar to play in tune, the luthier had to fill the saddle slot and reroute it in a
- Guitar Amps and PA Systems for the Acoustic Guitarist
This roundup of acoustic guitar amplifiers includes seven amps and PA systems that are specifically tailored to the needs of acoustic guitar players
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