Steel-string guitar Tonal character: Brighter, more ‘metallic’ with a sharper attack No. of strings: 6 strings, made from steel, with bass strings metal-wound with a steel core Fretboard radius: ...

Choosing the best acoustic guitar for your personal needs is a tough one. With so many options on offer these days it’s not surprising that many find themselves faced with option paralysis when ...

Best nylon string: Cordoba 6 C5-CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar Best for beginners: Fender FA-15N 3/4-Scale Guitar Best 3/4 scale: Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar ...

The Hawaiian music craze of the 1920s and early '30s was a pivotal era that helped shape the modern steel-string acoustic guitar. Now Martin Guitar pays tribute to that time with the O’ahu HG-28 ...

An acoustic guitar is made up of a relatively small number of parts, from the top or soundboard, the back and sides, the internal bracing, the neck, the fingerboard, the bridge, the saddle, and ...

Effect of back wood choice on the perceived quality of steel-string acoustic guitars. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144 (6): 3533 DOI: 10.1121/1.5084735 ...

Follow the journey of the steel string, acoustic guitar from humble beginnings to the world's most popular instrument. Musicologist Greg Reish explains how what was basically a quiet instrument ...