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Furch Guitars is releasing a series of guitar models featuring their new "Bevel Duo" ergonomic design. The Bevel Duo design features a bevel on both the front and back of the guitar. The front bevel provides great comfort for the picking arm, …
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So, a quick update on building the 175 guitar kit from TheFretWire.com. Good news and bad news. Good news: the neck is ready. Bad news: I had to go back to the drawing board for the finish on the body. This is part of an ongoing series as I build …
Your acoustic guitar needs a gig bag if you want to take your guitar outside the house - whether for practice with the band, recording in the studio, or going out for a gig. Gig bags for acoustic guitar provide protection against the occasional bumps …
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I recently had a chance to road-test the Cordoba Mini SM-CE travel guitar. I was traveling to Sweden and Denmark for a series of meetings, and took the guitar along for the entire ride. When I travel for work, it's always a question: How do I keep …
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Orangewood Guitars recently announced the launch of the Highland, a long-awaited all solid guitar collection to add to the lineup of Orangewood's high-quality and reasonably priced acoustic guitars. Orangewood describes the new line this …
The acoustic guitar is a very transparent instrument - what you play is what you hear. There’s not a lot of digital effects to hide behind. So choosing the best acoustic guitar strings is important. Now, you can go down the rabbit hole of obscure …
I’m attracted to the simplicity of acoustic guitar - just steel and wood, fingers and tone. There’s no hiding and, perhaps more importantly, there’s not many distractions. Just good, clean playing. And yet, even as acoustic players, we buy effects …
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Acoustic fingerstyle guitar players use delay pedals to expand their sound and create unique sonic atmospheres. As with all guitar effects for acoustic guitar, a little goes a long way. But that little bit can be magical. Just to set the stage, …
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Taylor® Guitars recently introduced a brand-new body shape — The Grand Pacific. The new acoustic guitar is developed by master guitar designer Andy Powers and utilizes Taylor's new sonic engine, V-Class bracing. New Shape, New Sound The new …
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Hybrid Acoustic/Electric Telecaster® Transforms Live Performance Possibilities with Ten Guitars in One. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 -- Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today unveiled the first in a new generation of American-made …
Modern fingerstyle guitar is typically played on a steel-string acoustic guitar. But acoustic guitars vary quite a bit in body shape (dreadnaught, jumbos, concerts, etc.) as well as features (cutaways, neck length, etc.). So which type is best for …
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Finger picks brighten and clarify your fingerpicking. Using the flesh of your fingers to individually pick the strings usually creates a muted and muddy sound. But by attaching a plectrum to the end of each picking finger, each note is picked with …
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Digital Signal Processing, or "DSP", is often referred to as a "feature" of modern audio equipment and music gear. Why is that important? Well, two reasons. One, it tells you how they're handling the audio signal - and the potential trade-offs …
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