Captivating Koa! Thanks to Taylor and some other luthiers, a beautiful tonewood is back in the spotlight: koa. This species only grows in Hawaii and when Hawaiian music was popular in the 20's of the previous century... 8 September 2022
Boutique Guitar Showcase | The Netherlands The NAMM Show Jamie Gale, lover of all things good and guitar-nerd deluxe, has a knack for finding luthiers making extraordinary instruments. Instruments we'd now deem as 'boutique'. At the world-famo... 2 September 2022
Here comes the Sunburst! If you say sunburst, then of course you say Gibson . Because this iconic American brand just knows how to suggest a fireball at the end of the horizon on a guitar top. History of the sunburst The sunb... 11 August 2022
Seriously? You DON'T have a ukulele? But...why? They are small, very handy to take with you, learning to play them is a breeze and they are just so much fun! George Harrison was right when he said: everybody should have a ukulele! Eddie Vedder of P... 14 July 2022
The magic of Maple! Lots of high-end? In acoustic guitars, maple sounds super transparent and offers more high-end compared to other tonewoods. That's why you often see maple in larger models, as those constructions add... 16 June 2022
NAMM Show 2022 Highlights! Black Crowes fans will surely like this Martin D28 (1954) from Rich Robinson. Martin's Authentic Series features some the best that comes from Nazareth today and this year they add the D18 to this awe... 7 June 2022
New: McNally Custom Orders! Ciaran's guitars are a rather new addition to our store, but they've proven themselves worthy by a long shot. But Ciaran isn't new to the game by any means, building his first guitar at the kitchen ta... 18 April 2022
How to make your guitar stay in tune better! Tuning is part of playing guitar, but how often you have to tune varies greatly. If you play a guitar for a while, the strings can stretch a bit and then you just have to tune again. If a guitar hangs... 23 February 2022
Laminate vs Solid Tonewoods! Solid Wood Guitars Here at The Fellowship of Acoustics, we love wood. How it looks, how it smells, how it feels, how it sounds: we just can't get enough of it, because every piece of wood has its own ... 16 February 2022
Everything you need to know about scale length! What is the scale length of a guitar? Most people think that the scale length indicates the length of the neck of an electric or acoustic guitar. That is not entirely true, because the scale length do... 9 February 2022
Don't be afraid of a neck reset! Is there something wrong with my guitar if it needs a neck reset? No, and whether or not a guitar needs that, does not say much about the quality or the price of a guitar, either. As much as we love t... 2 February 2022
How do I buy a guitar online? Tip 1 Check the pictures With guitars it's often about that first impression: what does a guitar look like? Sometimes sellers only show ‘stock' photos provided by the guitar builders and these pictur... 12 January 2022