Rainsong S-OM1000N2 Studio Series OM Acoustic Guitar Review

November 15, 2011

The RainSong Studio Series OM is a sturdy, balanced, playable, and well-proportioned instrument that’s perfect for any serious guitarist that’s always on the run.

Shadow NanoFlex-6 Pickup System Review

October 18, 2011

Gayla Drake

Shadow’s new Nanoflex-6 pickup system takes a very practical approach to the concept of hexaphonic pickups, which effectively consist of a pickup for each string.

Yamaha A-Series A3M Acoustic Guitar Review

September 20, 2011

Gayla Drake

The A3M cutaway dreadnought reviewed here features solid tonewoods and an S.R.T (Studio Response Technology) microphone-modeling preamp, making this a guitar for serious gigging players, but at a price that won’t leave you destitute.

LTD Xtone EW-Z Zebra Wood Acoustic Guitar Review

August 24, 2011

Gayla Drake

The Zebra wood LTD acoustic is attractive, comfortable, plays great and sounds terrific plugged in.

Breedlove Guitars Focus SE Custom Walnut Acoustic Guitar Review

August 16, 2011

Gayla Drake

With its walnut back and sides and redwood top, the 25 1/2"-scale Focus SE has a recipe that’s hard to beat for this reviewer—and the tonewoods are just the start.

Batson Guitar Co. No. 5 Acoustic Guitar Review

July 19, 2011

Charles Saufley

Evolution is slow in the guitar universe. And when you consider how many 50-year-old instruments—or even 150-year-old instruments—have come to represent design “perfection,” you can understand why. But while

Simon & Patrick Woodland Pro Folk Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Review

July 13, 2011

Charles Saufley

This solid wood, Canadian-built acoustic is impressively priced around $750. However, it''s the interesting body size and neck profile that have the potential to drive your playing to new places.

Boucher Guitars AVT Spruce Goose OOO Acoustic Guitar Review

June 14, 2011

Gayla Drake

Boucher has taken his Adirondack fascinations a step further, building the top, back, and sides entirely out of spruce.

CD Review: Bruce Cockburn - "Small Source of Comfort"

March 15, 2011

Bruce Cockburn Small Source of Comfort True North Fans of Bruce Cockburn’s extraordinary acoustic fingerpicking will be thrilled with Small Source of Comfort, his 31st studio album. Cockburn’s shimmering arpeggios,

Book Review: "Guitar Lessons" by Bob Taylor

March 15, 2011

Jason Shadrick

Bob Taylor Guitar Lessons Wiley Publishing Guitarmaker Bob Taylor has become synonymous with acoustic guitars since his early days of working out of a small San Diego workshop, fittingly named

Taylor Guitars Doyle Deluxe Acoustic Guitar Review

March 15, 2011

Charles Saufley

An acoustic/electric with a solid spruce top and laminated maple back and sides, and a slick, fast feel that will make any aspiring Doyle feel ready to roll.

CD Review: Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P. - "Little by Little"

February 15, 2011

Jason Shadrick

Little by Little is an ambitious double album full of everything from delicate Beatles-inspired fingerpicking to the barn-burning instrumentals that have become a cornerstone of Tommy Emmanuel''s live shows.

Martin GPCPA1 Grand Performance Acoustic Guitar Review

February 15, 2011

Gayla Drake

A Grand Performance from Martin''s Performing Artist series with live performance friendly features such as the Fishman Aura F1 system

Guild D-50 Standard Acoustic Guitar Review

January 17, 2011

Charles Saufley

The D-50 Standard is one of two dreadnoughts in Guild’s Standard series—a line of New Hartford-built guitars the company introduced as more affordable alternatives to the more feature-laden Traditional series guitars.

CD Review: Harvey Reid - "Capo Voodoo: Solo Guitar"

January 17, 2011

Andy Ellis

Featuring 6- and 12-string acoustic guitar, resonator slide, mandolin, 6-string banjo, autoharp, and other stringed instruments, these collections offer stirring interpretations of folk ballads, Delta blues, sea shanties, Celtic tunes, ragtime, bluegrass, and classical music.