Is the tone really in the wood, and do old guitars really sound better because the wood has dried out? The answers are yes and no. Contrary to popular belief, the seasoned wood used for guitar ...

Brothers [Armand] and [Victor] took their acoustic guitar to the next level, making their own pickups to turn it into an electric guitar. The result is that awesome electric guitar sound. The pickups ...

As the guitar industry faces mounting pressure, Taylor Guitars CEO Andy Powers reveals how the company is grappling with these challenges ...

These experimental acoustic guitars are crafted from reclaimed closet doors and other salvaged materials, proving that unconventional sources can produce unique sound and character. The project ...

Musicians are always singing about social change. Now their guitars are getting into the act. Martin Guitar Co. has just unveiled one of the greenest guitars to date: the D Mahogany 09, an acoustic ...

PHOTOS () —By Edward OrtizMcClatchy Newspapers(MCT)SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Classical guitar builder Waylin Carpenter gets a telltale glint in his eye when he talks about guitars. The instrument looms ...

The electro-acoustic market market has always faced a challenge; how to make acoustic guitars and pickups that can sound like a guitar unplugged when they're amplified and can hold their own in a mix ...

ACOUSTIC WEEK: "I'm not like other guitar players," Jose Feliciano says, stating the kind of truism that is likely to elicit a "no kidding" response from even the most casual music fan. But it's one ...

University of Texas Permian Basin music education student Mariah Gomez is building her very own classical guitar. She began the process in May and is eager to complete it by early November. “I tend to ...

There’s a small wooden sign in the workshop where Dan Jones builds his acoustic guitars. It says, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily as for the Lord rather than for men.” He includes a reference ...