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/review-taylor-724ce-grand-auditorium-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-724ce-grand-auditorium-guitar/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=133367 Our reviewer found the Taylor 724ce to be an exceptionally comfortable instrument with an easy-playing neck and a resonant feel whether fingerpicked or flatpicked.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-724ce-grand-auditorium-guitar/feed/ 1 133367 https://acousticguitar.com/review-eastman-e20ooss-v-acoustic-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-eastman-e20ooss-v-acoustic-guitar/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=132650 The Eastman E20OOSS/v is a 14-fret acoustic guitar with a slotted headstock, all-solid-wood construction, and luxurious details—plus it's got great tone and playability.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-eastman-e20ooss-v-acoustic-guitar/feed/ 1 132650 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-revival-rg-26m-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-revival-rg-26m-guitar/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=131954 Revival's RG-26M is a handsome, comfortable, all-mahogany guitar that delivers a very nice sound for an irresistible price. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-revival-rg-26m-guitar/feed/ 0 131954 https://acousticguitar.com/review-breedlove-pursuit-exotic-s-concert-edgeburst-ce-features-exotic-tonewoods/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-breedlove-pursuit-exotic-s-concert-edgeburst-ce-features-exotic-tonewoods/#respond Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=126988 The Breedlove Pursuit Exotic S Concert Edgeburst CE, constructed with responsibly-sourced woods, is an attractive and well-made guitar at a reasonable price.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-breedlove-pursuit-exotic-s-concert-edgeburst-ce-features-exotic-tonewoods/feed/ 0 126988 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-santa-cruz-ht-13-happy-traum-signature/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-santa-cruz-ht-13-happy-traum-signature/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=125742 Beautiful. Resonant. Comfortable. Balanced. Sweet. Loud! These were the words that immediately came to mind as I played the Santa Cruz HT/13 guitar for the first time]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-santa-cruz-ht-13-happy-traum-signature/feed/ 0 125742 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-martins-new-gpc-13e-is-a-fine-sounding-acoustic-electric-thats-ready-for-the-road/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-martins-new-gpc-13e-is-a-fine-sounding-acoustic-electric-thats-ready-for-the-road/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 15:42:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=123648 The Martin GPC-13E acoustic-electric guitar is an easy choice for players needing a reliable, handsome instrument that sounds good acoustically and plugged in.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-martins-new-gpc-13e-is-a-fine-sounding-acoustic-electric-thats-ready-for-the-road/feed/ 0 123648 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-gibsons-50s-lg-2-pairs-vintage-vibe-with-modern-playability/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-gibsons-50s-lg-2-pairs-vintage-vibe-with-modern-playability/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:20:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=120867 The new 50s LG-2 is no exception. As soon as I picked it up, this guitar felt instantly familiar, and it was easy to imagine that I was holding a new old stock guitar, straight from the 1950s. After years of trying out heavily played vintage models, I feel like I know well just how this guitar will age after years of playing.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-review-gibsons-50s-lg-2-pairs-vintage-vibe-with-modern-playability/feed/ 0 120867 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-collings-001-14-fret/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-collings-001-14-fret/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:22:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117835 It sure makes gratifying sounds while in the driver’s seat, but all of the 001’s good qualities shine even brighter from the audience’s perspective: ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-collings-001-14-fret/feed/ 0 117835 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-taylor-builders-edition-324ce-and-816ce/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-taylor-builders-edition-324ce-and-816ce/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:13:47 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117119 For the new Builder’s Edition collection, Taylor master guitar designer Andy Powers has selected various models—from the 300 series up to the 900 series—and outfitted them with a variety of pragmatic and experimental upgrades.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-taylor-builders-edition-324ce-and-816ce/feed/ 0 117119 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/gear-review-iris-guitar-company-og-standard/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-iris-guitar-company-og-standard/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 13:56:02 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=111114 The Iris’ terrific-feeling neck, with a perfect rounded-C profile that’s .880 at the first fret, split the difference between skinny modern and vintage hefty.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-iris-guitar-company-og-standard/feed/ 0 111114 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-farida-old-town-series-ot-65-wide-vbs-and-ot-25-na/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-farida-old-town-series-ot-65-wide-vbs-and-ot-25-na/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:22:06 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=110257 Farida's latest offerings are contemporary takes on a couple of wartime Gibson models: The OT-65 Wide VBS, inspired by the popular Gibson J-45, and the more petite 00-size OT-25 NA modeled on the lesser-known Gibson LG-3.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-farida-old-town-series-ot-65-wide-vbs-and-ot-25-na/feed/ 0 110257 https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-c100/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-c100/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:58:59 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=109719 When you think of the Collings guitar company, one of the things that stands out is nonpareil workmanship. The new C100 is certainly no exception. Although it’s not a fancy guitar by any means, everything about it shouts “quality.” The mahogany back, sides, and neck and Sitka spruce top are woods that traditionally are found […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-c100/feed/ 0 109719 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. A brilliant example of this practice is the new Collings Julian Lage Signature OM1 JL, based on a deep exchange of ideas between the late builder and company founder Bill Collings and contemporary guitar phenom Julian Lage.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-collings-julian-lage-signature-om1-jl/feed/ 0 105573 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-rainsong-concert-hybrid-series-ch-pa-parlor-and-ch-om-orchestra/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-rainsong-concert-hybrid-series-ch-pa-parlor-and-ch-om-orchestra/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:51:41 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=104084 RainSong OM and Parlor guitars can be virtually immune to the terrible things that changes in climate and weather can do to an instrument.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-rainsong-concert-hybrid-series-ch-pa-parlor-and-ch-om-orchestra/feed/ 0 104084 https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-tanglewood-java-series-parlor-and-winterleaf-series-om/ https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-tanglewood-java-series-parlor-and-winterleaf-series-om/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:15:17 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=103752   Despite being distributed in 60 countries and receiving the “All-time best-selling acoustic guitars in the UK” award by the Music Industry Awards, Tanglewood brand isn’t a household name in the US. But that may change now that the UK-based brand of guitars made in Indonesia and China are being distributed here in the States […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-tanglewood-java-series-parlor-and-winterleaf-series-om/feed/ 0 103752