Collier never learned on a six-string. Instead, he cut his teeth on a four-string tenor guitar. Then he had the audacity to ...

In this lesson, we’ll be looking at an unaccompanied acoustic piece. The tempo marked is approximate as this was played ‘freehand’ without a metronome. Flatpicking is a bit of a catch-all term since ...

Every acoustic aficionado needs a 12-string. There’s a magic in coursed string pairs and a distinctive power that Pete Seeger described as “the clanging of the bells.” But it's important to know what ...

Guitar skills: We’re tuning to DADGAD and taking a look at the body-bashing percussive styles of guitarists such as Jon Gomm, Andy Mckee and Newton Faulkner. Percussive guitar has gained popularity in ...

String bends, tapping, vibrato and whammy bars are all techniques that add to the distinctiveness of a lead guitarist's sound, whether it's Clapton, Hendrix, or BB King. Now guitarist and physicist Dr ...

Inside a conference room named for Keith Richards on the second floor of Fender’s spacious new Hollywood office, members of the legendary guitar company’s digital team offer a glimpse of their new ...

Setting the saddle height on an acoustic is a crucial part of setting one up, and sometimes you’ll need a replacement. But similar to top nuts, a saddle pretty much unique to each guitar so it’s best ...

Taylor expands its Jacob Collier signature collection with the Academy 22e and GS Mini, and they're impressively spec'd and ...