Great Acoustics: 1961 D’Angelico New Yorker Special
This amazingly clean guitar was made in the D’Angelico shop around 1961 for New York guitarist, teacher, and music store-owner Joel Frutkin.
Greg Olwell
Greg Olwell is Acoustic Guitar's editor-at-large. He plays upright bass in several bands in the San Francisco Bay Area and also enjoys playing ukulele and guitar.
Django Reinhardt’s Favorite Guitar—Closeup
Django Reinhardt got this guitar in 1940 and used it until his death in 1953. Reinhardt's wife, Naugine, gave the guitar to the museum in 1964. Up until this time, their son Babik used #503 to learn how to play.
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Great Acoustics: 1958 Martin 00-18G
Take a look inside an old, small-bodied Martin with a wide neck and nylon strings.
Gear Review: Yamaha AC5R and LJ16BC Billy Corgan
This pair of guitars show what Yamaha is excelling at: well-built, attractive six-strings at prices that might send other makers scrambling to match.
Great Acoustics: Ca. 1923 Galiano 12-string, built by D’Angelico
This stunning 12-string Galiano could be singled out for its craftsmanship and design alone, but the instrument’s importance is elevated by a direct connection to a towering 20th-century guitar maker and the community of immigrants that trained him.
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New Gear: Yamaha Billy Corgan Signature Guitar and D’Addario Care and Maintenance Kits
Yamaha and Corgan have teamed up to release a new limited-edition signature guitar, the Yamaha LJ16BC Billy Corgan Signature Model Jumbo Acoustic Guitar.
Top Gear 2017: Highly Detailed Replicas and Bargain-Basement Beauties
In recent years, guitarists have shown an increasing propensity for “old wood”—instruments that, due to decades of aging, have arrived at their peak resonant state.
Gear Review: RainSong Concert Hybrid Series CH-PA Parlor and CH-OM Orchestra
RainSong OM and Parlor guitars can be virtually immune to the terrible things that changes in climate and weather can do to an instrument.
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Great Acoustics: 1933 Santos Hernández
Though little known in the steel-string world, the guitars of Santos Hernández (1873–1943) are among the most collectible anywhere.
Mariachi Instruments Guitar Players Should Know About
A typical modern version of a mariachi instrument has guitar-like additions not found on its traditional counterpart, including a truss rod and inlaid frets.
8 Dreadnoughts Around $500
The dreadnought is big. Outside of its portly proportions, this form remains a top-seller a century after its birth.
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Video Review: Taylor Guitars GS Mini-e Bass
A stringed instrument that’s expressive and easy to play—and unlike anything else.
Gregg Allman, 1947–2017
Along with his brother Duane, Gregg and Duane formed the Allman Brothers Band, a powerhouse band that pioneered a new, groove-and-guitar-based style that came to be known as Southern rock.
Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents The Silos’ Walter Salas-Humara [VIDEO]
As the primary songwriter and founder of the Silos, Walter Salas-Humara made a name as singer/songwriter in the band that explored the dustier back roads of '80s alternative rock.
Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Slack-Key Master Led Kaapana
Without a doubt, Ledward Kaapana is one of the guitar's greatest fingerstyle players. For over four decades this master of Hawaii's unique slack-key guitar style has delighted audiences with his music.
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GEAR REVIEW: The Spector Timbre Acoustic Bass Is an Accessible, Affordable Option for Guitarists [VIDEO]
It’s simply one of the finest-sounding acoustic bass guitars on the market.
Taylor Debuts a Pocket-sized Powerhouse, the GS-Mini-E Bass, at Winter NAMM 2017
by Greg Olwell Taylor launched a companion to its popular GS-Mini series, the Taylor GS-Mini-e Bass at NAMM 2017. This four-string bass mates a short-scale bass neck to a Grand Symphony body. Though almost ten-inches shorter than a standard acoustic bass guitar’s…
Gear Review: Krivo’s Django Bucker and Nuevo Single Coil Pickups Sparkle with Gypsy-Jazz Tone
For fans who wanted that singing, sometimes slightly distorted sound, tracking down the original Stimer magnetic pickups that Django Reinhardt used was all but impossible.
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Review: Michael Kelly’s New 10-String Triad Sparks the Imagination [VIDEO]
Ergonomic and technical bits aren’t what this instrument is about: It’s about offering players a new format for play and creativity.
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About DIY Guitar Kits
If you've ever thought about building your own acoustic guitar from scratch, here's your guide to DIY guitar kits.
Seagull Merlin
The Seagull Merlin is not a guitar. It’s what Seagull calls the “strummable dulcimer.” But it’s so charming and user-friendly that guitar players looking to expand their sound could easily fall in love with the Merlin’s bright, twangy voice.
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Review: Kala U-Bass-SMHG is Way More Than Just a Novelty
Tiny bass with a ukulele-size body has serious low-end tones.