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Acoustic Guitar

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A photo collage of the artists of the ten best easy fingerpicking songs for beginners.

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The 10 Best Easy Fingerpicking Songs for Beginners (2025 Edition)

Learning fingerpicking guitar (also called fingerstyle) opens up a world of musical expression — from acoustic ballads to intricate fingerstyle riffs. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for a simple way into the world of fingerstyle, these beginner-friendly songs are the perfect place to start. We've curated

Furch Adds Bevel to Yellow and Blue Acoustic Series

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Furch Adds Bevel to Yellow and Blue Acoustic Series

Right before Christmas time, Furch updated their Yellow and Blue acoustic guitar series' with their Bevel Duo ergonomic feature. It's a welcome upgrade to these amazing guitars but... unfortunately it's too late for me since I bought my Furch Yellow last year! Ahhh! (You can

How Difficult Is Fingerstyle Guitar?

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How Difficult Is Fingerstyle Guitar?

In order to answer the question: "How difficult is fingerstyle guitar?", you have to define a couple things. What do you mean by "fingerstyle guitar"? And what do you mean by "difficult"? I'd like to offer a few definitions which show that

Guitar Tonewoods Explained

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Guitar Tonewoods Explained

An intro to the different sound characteristics for each standard guitar tonewood, and a handy guide when you’re looking to buy a new guitar.

Review: Yellow (Master's Choice) Acoustic from Furch Guitars

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Review: Yellow (Master's Choice) Acoustic from Furch Guitars

One of the few bright spots in 2020 was that I was able to test drive Furch Guitars' Yellow "Master's Choice" acoustic. Here's my conclusions (if it's too long, skip to the bottom for the big surprise...). About Furch Guitars Furch

Guitar Review: Orangewood Guitar's First Solid Mahogany Series

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Guitar Review: Orangewood Guitar's First Solid Mahogany Series

Orangewood Guitars' Ava Mahogany is a quality Grand Concert acoustic for the singer-songwriter in all of us.

Flashback Album Review: Leo Kottke's "6- and 12- String Guitar"

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Flashback Album Review: Leo Kottke's "6- and 12- String Guitar"

Leo Kottke's "6- and 12-String Guitar", was released in 1969. The album is a landmark in acoustic fingerstyle guitar, despite being a little...odd.

Woodpecker Instruments Releases New 31” Travel Guitar

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Woodpecker Instruments Releases New 31” Travel Guitar

Woodpecker Instruments Unveils a New 31” Travel Guitar. All solid wood, designed in Amsterdam and made in Europe.

5 Practice Tips From Tommy Emmanuel

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5 Practice Tips From Tommy Emmanuel

We've compiled Tommy's comments on practice from our interview, "20 Questions With Tommy Emmanuel".