https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:29:07 +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-collings-om1a-hill-country/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-om1a-hill-country/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145167 Designed to be "just a guitar—simply in its purest form, open and woody,” every inch of the OM1A HC speaks to lutherie at its finest.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-om1a-hill-country/feed/ 2 145167 https://acousticguitar.com/review-gruhn-versitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-gruhn-versitar/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144541 Based on the Tacoma models that Gruhn designed back in the 1990s, the Versitar series deconstructs and reconstructs many of the touchpoints of traditional flattop design, like the neck joint, fret count, bracing, soundhole position, and more]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-gruhn-versitar/feed/ 0 144541 https://acousticguitar.com/review-bourgeois-touchstone-om-vintage-ts/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-bourgeois-touchstone-om-vintage-ts/#respond Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=134926 The Bourgeois Touchstone OM Vintage/TS is a collaboration with Eastman Guitars that has resulted in an excellent tradition-inspired guitar with a relatively affordable price.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-bourgeois-touchstone-om-vintage-ts/feed/ 0 134926 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-dangelico-premier-series-tammany-ls/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-dangelico-premier-series-tammany-ls/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 20:22:22 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117375 For $300 street, this is a quality guitar that delivers across all ranges and has good built-in electronics.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-dangelico-premier-series-tammany-ls/feed/ 0 117375 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-preston-thompson-000-14sba/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-preston-thompson-000-14sba/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:51:21 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=115891 Carrying on the work of company founder and namesake Preston K. Thompson, who died April 11, 2019, the small cadre of builders at Preston Thompson Guitars, in Sisters, Oregon, is one of those teams that’s capable of delivering extraordinarily crafted steel-strings time and again, and this Thompson 000-14SBA is one of those fine instruments.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-preston-thompson-000-14sba/feed/ 0 115891 https://acousticguitar.com/martin-om-28-modern-deluxe/ https://acousticguitar.com/martin-om-28-modern-deluxe/#respond Wed, 22 May 2019 20:20:07 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=111122 The Martin OM-28 Modern Deluxe is a lightweight orchestra-bodied guitar, with a blend of vintage and modern features that merge to form a unique, cutting-edge composition.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/martin-om-28-modern-deluxe/feed/ 0 111122 https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburn-solo-deluxe-auditorium-and-grand-auditorium/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburn-solo-deluxe-auditorium-and-grand-auditorium/#respond Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:24:26 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107597 Washburn summons the past and looks to the future with two new guitars.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburn-solo-deluxe-auditorium-and-grand-auditorium/feed/ 0 107597 https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-000-15m-streetmaster/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-000-15m-streetmaster/#respond Sat, 10 Mar 2018 15:29:07 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=105878 As you might expect from an all-mahogany guitar, the StreetMaster has miles of clarity and focused fundamentals, and a strong midrange with a dry throatiness on the lower mids.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-000-15m-streetmaster/feed/ 0 105878 https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-julian-lage-signature-om1-jl/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-julian-lage-signature-om1-jl/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:39:58 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=105573 Throughout the history of guitar making, collaborations between luthiers and guitarists have influenced the discipline and produced spectacular instruments. 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It’s beautifully crafted and, though newly built, has a mature sound and a phenomenal responsiveness.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-bill-collings-revisits-his-roots-in-the-new-t-series-of-acoustic-guitars-video/feed/ 0 101602 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-guitar-introduces-3-new-electro-acoustic-models-in-its-popular-16-series-video/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-guitar-introduces-3-new-electro-acoustic-models-in-its-popular-16-series-video/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:35:47 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=101396 C.F. Martin & Co. has added three new models to its popular 16 Series.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-guitar-introduces-3-new-electro-acoustic-models-in-its-popular-16-series-video/feed/ 0 101396 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-le-cowboy-is-a-collectible-triple-0-acoustic-guitar-with-a-lively-voice-video/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-le-cowboy-is-a-collectible-triple-0-acoustic-guitar-with-a-lively-voice-video/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:18:27 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98637 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.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-martin-le-cowboy-is-a-collectible-triple-0-acoustic-guitar-with-a-lively-voice-video/feed/ 0 98637 https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburns-woodline-10-acoustic-electric-is-a-budget-beauty/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburns-woodline-10-acoustic-electric-is-a-budget-beauty/#respond Mon, 16 May 2016 21:19:20 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=51363 This 14-fret Orchestra cutaway model—a total winner for the price—has an easy playability and a tight, focused sound that lends itself equally well to strumming and fingerpicking.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-washburns-woodline-10-acoustic-electric-is-a-budget-beauty/feed/ 0 51363 https://acousticguitar.com/review-larrivee-om-40r/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-larrivee-om-40r/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2014 05:47:45 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=1098 It might not dazzle with its looks, but this guitar’s excellent sound and playability make it a serious contender among much more expensive instruments.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-larrivee-om-40r/feed/ 0 1098 https://acousticguitar.com/yamaha-ls6-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/yamaha-ls6-review/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:59:47 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=455 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.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/yamaha-ls6-review/feed/ 1 455 https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000x1ae-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000x1ae-review/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:57:06 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=607 Martin 000X1AE acoustic guitar review.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000x1ae-review/feed/ 0 607 https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000c-nylon-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000c-nylon-review/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2013 07:26:02 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=290 https://acousticguitar.com/martin-000c-nylon-review/feed/ 0 290 https://acousticguitar.com/takamine-tf77-pt-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/takamine-tf77-pt-review/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:09:45 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=647 This brand-new, all-solid-wood guitar is based on a 14-fret OM with a superb electronics package]]> https://acousticguitar.com/takamine-tf77-pt-review/feed/ 1 647 https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-om-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-om-review/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:03:58 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=645 This OM is a slightly modified version of the standard Santa Cruz OM, featuring a top made of Italian instead of Sitka spruce, and the vintage-style “advanced” X-bracing option]]> https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-om-review/feed/ 1 645 https://acousticguitar.com/collings-pete-huttlinger-signature-om-1-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/collings-pete-huttlinger-signature-om-1-review/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:57:38 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=643 This signature model version is closely based on the OM1 that has been the Nashville-based fingerstyle ace’s primary guitar for many years.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/collings-pete-huttlinger-signature-om-1-review/feed/ 0 643 https://acousticguitar.com/bourgeois-custom-soloist-review/ https://acousticguitar.com/bourgeois-custom-soloist-review/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:42:41 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=641 Immediately noticeable are the rich sound, excellent sustain, and abundant overtones that make it perfect for playing lush chords]]> https://acousticguitar.com/bourgeois-custom-soloist-review/feed/ 1 641