06/12/2019

Guitar Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic FG Acoustic-Electric

Arriving in a sealed box, straight out of the warehouse so not set up since shipping, the Yamaha TransAcoustic FG took a ...

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07/02/2019

Road Rules: Tips For Singers & Songwriters Playing Guitar

A singer/songwriter usually begins his or her career performing solo, accompanying themselves on piano or guitar, and eventually ...

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05/12/2018

Gear Reviews: Martin D-28 Standard Series

Hard case all right. Out of the blue, middle of a very busy week, promoting a gig… my usual part-time work dried up, bills ...

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18/12/2015

Guitar Cool: Escaping Mediocrity

Many music teachers will have students who say they want to be great guitar players, but have no idea how to escape mediocrity, ...

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16/12/2015

Review: Martin Dreadnought Junior

Smaller guitars have been grabbing themselves quite a lot of attention lately, in the particular case of this slightly ...

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24/04/2015

Guitar Cool: How Dynamic Is Your Playing?

One of the things that noticeably separates professional players from amateur ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics normally ...

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15/04/2015

Mike Hogan, Christopher Hill: Dark To Light

There are those who profess to value feel above technical ability, but one listen to this album will show that when you have ...

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21/04/2014

Gear Review: Maton SRS 70c Acoustic Guitar

As a young lad in a musical family I loved picking up my dad'’s 1959 Maton Supreme, EG 240 and belting out a tune or two. ...

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03/12/2013

Gear Review: Ibanez Artwood AC240

For most of us the story of Ibanez begins over 30 years ago in Philadelphia. The brand’'s introduction ...

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