Acoustic Guitars

  1. Brand Spotlight: Gretsch Electric And Acoustic Guitars

    Brand Spotlight: Gretsch Electric And Acoustic Guitars
    Since its founding in 1883 by German immigrant Freidrich Gretsch, the storied company has produced a long line of high quality guitars, banjos, drums and tambourines. Their electric guitars alone account for some of the most iconic designs and models in guitar history, played by several legendary ax-men including George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Brian Jones, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Pete Townshend, just to name a few. Today, Gretsch is still manufacturing some the highest quality hollow-body and semi-hollow guitars (most of which include their famous Bigsby tremolo system), acoustic guitars, acoustic-electric and solid body electrics. You definitely cannot talk about the history of the modern guitar without giving a big mention to Gretsch!   Below Is Just A Small Sample Of Gretsch's Electric And Acoustic Guitars! Continue reading →
  2. TECH TIPS: Acoustic Guitar Body Types

    A Fender CD-140S dreadnought. Note the broad waist and wide lower bout. You see it all the time when shopping for an acoustic guitar—terms such as “dreadnought,” “concert,” “jumbo,” “parlor,” “auditorium,” etc. These names aren’t merely marketing-speak; they are long-established conventions for specific flat-top steel-string acoustic guitar body shapes and sizes (some of which date back more than a century...
  3. TECH TIPS: (Acoustic) Size Matters

    When it comes to acoustic guitars, there are quite different virtues to both small and large bodies. Click The Chart Above To View Larger Image. Small vs. Large After picking up and playing literally several thousand acoustic guitars of different sizes, shapes and tonewoods, we can start to make some generalizations about small versus large guitars. Of course, smaller guitars...

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