https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:53:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143347 With its perfectly dressed frets, spot-on neck relief, excellent action, and smooth joints and edges, the build quality on the 814ce is simply unimpeachable.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/feed/ 1 143347 https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-super-d-and-d-18-streetlegend/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-super-d-and-d-18-streetlegend/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=141797 Two new guitars that stretch the parameters of the models they take after without abandoning their core sonic or build qualities.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-super-d-and-d-18-streetlegend/feed/ 2 141797 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-jimmy-buffett-on-his-evolving-collection-of-golden-era-instruments/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-jimmy-buffett-on-his-evolving-collection-of-golden-era-instruments/#comments Sat, 02 Sep 2023 14:15:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=122610 Jimmy Buffett passed away September 1, 2023 at 76. Today, we're revisiting this conversation with the "Margaritaville" singer-songwriter about his collection of rarified golden-era guitars.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-jimmy-buffett-on-his-evolving-collection-of-golden-era-instruments/feed/ 1 122610 https://acousticguitar.com/review-gibsons-j-45-50s-faded-and-keb-mo-3-0-12-fret-j-45/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=138644 Both models stick to the strengths and depart from the script in terms of our preconceived ideas about the J-45 shape.]]> 138644 https://acousticguitar.com/how-guitar-duo-rodrigo-y-gabriela-is-informed-by-eastern-spiritual-practicesand-thrash-metal/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-guitar-duo-rodrigo-y-gabriela-is-informed-by-eastern-spiritual-practicesand-thrash-metal/#respond Sun, 21 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=135764 On their latest release, In Between Thoughts... A New World, the spiritually inclined pair have invested their pan-genre musical values with some of their own more metaphysical ones. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-guitar-duo-rodrigo-y-gabriela-is-informed-by-eastern-spiritual-practicesand-thrash-metal/feed/ 0 135764 https://acousticguitar.com/taylor-american-dream-ad27e-flametop-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/taylor-american-dream-ad27e-flametop-review/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:56:23 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=132282 It’s no accident that Taylor calls its recent line of more affordable guitars—including the AD27 reviewed here—the American Dream series. All of the instruments are built at Taylor’s Southern California factory. With prices ranging from roughly $1,500 to $2,200, the series hopes to be the budget bridge that allows Taylor aspirants to grab the brass ring without falling into the abyss of debt. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/taylor-american-dream-ad27e-flametop-review/feed/ 0 132282 https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-modern-deluxe-d-45-and-012-28/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-modern-deluxe-d-45-and-012-28/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=131960 With the top-shelf Martin Modern Deluxe D-45 and 012-28 acoustic guitars, there’s no arguing with the overwhelming quality and class of the materials and craftmanship—and depth of sound.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-modern-deluxe-d-45-and-012-28/feed/ 0 131960 https://acousticguitar.com/vht-true-acoustic-60-combo-amp-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/vht-true-acoustic-60-combo-amp-review/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=129023 The VHT True Acoustic 60 guitar amp displays relatively little harmonic distortion, even at high-volume settings. Read more in this review!]]> https://acousticguitar.com/vht-true-acoustic-60-combo-amp-review/feed/ 0 129023 https://acousticguitar.com/review-gibsons-new-generation-collection-is-an-affordable-line-of-soundport-equipped-acoustics/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-gibsons-new-generation-collection-is-an-affordable-line-of-soundport-equipped-acoustics/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=127794 Gibson has released a new line of acoustic guitars with soundports, the Generation Collection. HEre's our review of the Gibson G-45 and the Gibson G-200.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-gibsons-new-generation-collection-is-an-affordable-line-of-soundport-equipped-acoustics/feed/ 0 127794 https://acousticguitar.com/amythyst-kiah-gives-old-timey-music-a-new-timey-sound/ https://acousticguitar.com/amythyst-kiah-gives-old-timey-music-a-new-timey-sound/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=128089 It's the stuff you can’t teach that makes Amythyst Kiah's music so impactful: a wicked right-hand fingerpicking and pick stroke, plus a voice full of power and authority.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/amythyst-kiah-gives-old-timey-music-a-new-timey-sound/feed/ 0 128089 https://acousticguitar.com/izotope-spire-studio-recorder-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/izotope-spire-studio-recorder-review/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=126984 The new Izotope Spire Studio is packed with professional features that make it a proper recording and tracking device for acoustic guitarists.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/izotope-spire-studio-recorder-review/feed/ 1 126984 https://acousticguitar.com/jakob-dylan-uses-his-trusty-gibson-j-45-to-bring-his-movie-like-songs-to-life/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=127237 Jakob Dylan's new album with the Wallflowers, Exit Wounds, was written the help of his longest-serving songwriting partner, a mid-1960s Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar.]]> 127237 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-epiphone-inspired-by-gibson-hummingbird/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-epiphone-inspired-by-gibson-hummingbird/#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:10:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=125736 The street price on Epiphone’s "Inspired By Gibson" Hummingbird acoustic guitar? Just $799—and you get much of the vibe of its costlier Gibson counterparts.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-epiphone-inspired-by-gibson-hummingbird/feed/ 0 125736 https://acousticguitar.com/does-nashville-have-the-best-guitar-shops-in-the-country/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=124884 Here's a look inside Music City’s "Temples of Spruce" to find out if Nashville really does have the best guitar shops in the country.]]> 124884 https://acousticguitar.com/5-up-and-coming-nashville-guitarists/ https://acousticguitar.com/5-up-and-coming-nashville-guitarists/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=124707 Each of these singular six-string devotees has made the acoustic guitar their key partner in writing the next chapter of Nashville’s story.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/5-up-and-coming-nashville-guitarists/feed/ 0 124707 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-prs-punchy-tonare-parlor-se-p20e-evokes-a-bygone-era-at-a-budget-price/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-prs-punchy-tonare-parlor-se-p20e-evokes-a-bygone-era-at-a-budget-price/#respond Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=120883 The PRS Tonare Parlor SE P20E guitar evokes the spirit, sound & form factor of a classic parlor while bearing the imprint of PRS’ signature aesthetics and playability.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-prs-punchy-tonare-parlor-se-p20e-evokes-a-bygone-era-at-a-budget-price/feed/ 0 120883 https://acousticguitar.com/amp-review-boss-acoustic-singer-live-lt-is-a-compact-and-versatile-creative-tool/ https://acousticguitar.com/amp-review-boss-acoustic-singer-live-lt-is-a-compact-and-versatile-creative-tool/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:39:18 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=121727 The Boss Acoustic Singer Live LT lets you tap into a certain live electricity at apartment volumes, in kitchen-sized spaces, and at motel room locales. That's creative gold right there. It's true that the amp won’t supply the audience for you, but on second thought, the version of you that passes through its circuit board may well help you find one. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/amp-review-boss-acoustic-singer-live-lt-is-a-compact-and-versatile-creative-tool/feed/ 0 121727 https://acousticguitar.com/al-di-meola-takes-classic-beatles-tunes-to-new-places/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:36 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=120173 After nearly 50 years exploring the most remote destinations on the musical map, Al Di Meola’s homecoming to formative influences The Beatles was always going to involve new languages and fresh perspectives. The travelogue that preceded it, after all, carried the New Jersey native across a universe of sound and syncopation—from pioneering jazz fusion greats […]]]> 120173 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-sc-13e/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-sc-13e/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:45:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117832 Martin's affordable new SC-13E acoustic guitar boasts a fresh, out-of-the-box redesign—even flying in the face of Martin’s usual traditional glued dovetail joint!]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-sc-13e/feed/ 0 117832 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-gibson-g-45-studio/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-gibson-g-45-studio/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:26:42 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=113905 Gibson's G-45 Studio acoustic guitar is a more affordable cousin of its beloved namesake, the J-45 acoustic guitar. See how it stacks up on our review.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-gibson-g-45-studio/feed/ 1 113905 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-keb-mo-on-his-evolution-as-an-acoustic-player/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-keb-mo-on-his-evolution-as-an-acoustic-player/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:32:23 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=112506 Multiple Grammy Award-winning American blues artist Keb’ Mo’ counts collaborations with Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt among his many golden moments.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-keb-mo-on-his-evolution-as-an-acoustic-player/feed/ 0 112506 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-taylor-grand-pacific-717-and-517e-builders-editions/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-taylor-grand-pacific-717-and-517e-builders-editions/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:07:31 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=109704 Both guitars will surprise longtime Taylor players, who’ll certainly recognize the premium build quality, firm intonation, and note integrity on the Grand Pacific.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-taylor-grand-pacific-717-and-517e-builders-editions/feed/ 0 109704 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-mash-nashville-songs-shared-bridges-built/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-mash-nashville-songs-shared-bridges-built/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:27:49 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106943 It goes without saying that bluegrass dobro titan Jerry Douglas is no stranger to the bandstand. Still, even Douglas had to admit that co-hosting a “Guitar Mash” at Nashville’s City Winery on April 7, 2018, alongside longtime Paul Simon musical director Mark Stewart, was a whole new way to approach the idea of an in-concert […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-mash-nashville-songs-shared-bridges-built/feed/ 0 106943