#3 Taking care of your Classical Guitar. A guitar is, more often than not, a lifetime investment and you would want your guitar to always sound as good as they day you bought it (or even better!). This short guide will explain the steps on h... 28 April 2018
#2 Different Classical Guitar Finishes An instrument's finish is not just for beauty; its main purpose is protecting the fragile woods used in the instrument's construction from the ravages of the elements. Moisture and body oils can penet... 21 April 2018
#1 Cedar vs. Spruce on Classical Guitars! Tonewoods On classical guitars, the most common used soundboard-woods are Cedar and Spruce and there is an everlasting debate on which seems to be better. Whilst Spruce is more traditional and has bee... 14 April 2018
Ed Sheeran's Lowden guitar! Update 24-1: Find out everything about Sheeran by Lowden here Just launched: The new Sheeran by Lowden guitars. A collaboration between Ed Sheeran and Lowden Guitars. The Wee Lowden The story behin... 14 March 2018
Taylor's new V-Bracing VS the Standard X-Bracing! Taylor Guitars took the acoustic-guitar-community by storm when they announced the new V-Bracing system. Guitar manufacturers have been using the traditional X-Bracing system for years and years. For ... 8 March 2018
Proper Winter Guitar Care and Maintenance Every year we see a large number of guitarists come to us with the same complaints; Winter cracks, sunken tops and an unplayable instrument. Whilst properly taking care of your guitar, the winter mont... 28 February 2018
Ear Trumpet Labs at TFOA! For those that are not familiar with Ear Trumpet Labs, just so you know we these mics are truly something else, here are a couple of artists that use their microphones; - Elvis Castello - John Jorgens... 8 February 2018
Taylor breaks all guitar-making rules?! As can be seen in the picture above, that is not the standard x-brace that we all know and love. This is Taylor's brand new V-bracing system. In the picture below you can see a standard x-brace, devel... 24 January 2018
Lowden's Electric Guitar! Forty years on from when George Lowden first built an electric guitar, 2018 sees the introduction of the all new GL-10 electric. The GL-10 is built just in time for the NAMM show and has just been ann... 24 January 2018
The new 2018 Martin D-45 John Mayer! As you may know, the Martin D-45 is the flagship model of the Standard Series. Being the model of choice for such legends as Stephen Stills and Gene Autry. Rocking ornate features such as premium tone... 5 January 2018
Martin's Re-Imagined D28! The History The Martin D-28 is a dreadnought-style acoustic guitar made by C. F. Martin Company of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It is widely regarded amongst luthiers and guitarists alike as being the clas... 5 January 2018
The Guild D-55! Being a custom order top-of-the-line model when first introduced, the D-55 made such an impact that it was put into regular production as well. We finally got our hands on one again, this time in natu... 23 December 2017