https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/lark-street-music-owner-buzzy-levines-vintage-saga/ https://acousticguitar.com/lark-street-music-owner-buzzy-levines-vintage-saga/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147754 Loaning instruments to be used in Hollywood films is only a small part of the Teaneck music store proprietor's business, but it makes for some good stories, as the following interview shows.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/lark-street-music-owner-buzzy-levines-vintage-saga/feed/ 0 147754 https://acousticguitar.com/l-r-baggs-marks-50-years-of-acoustic-electronics-innovation-as-founder-lloyd-baggs-returns-to-his-lutherie-roots/ https://acousticguitar.com/l-r-baggs-marks-50-years-of-acoustic-electronics-innovation-as-founder-lloyd-baggs-returns-to-his-lutherie-roots/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147275 As his namesake company celebrates its 50th anniversary, Lloyd Baggs reflects on his fascinating career, from transforming the world of acoustic sound to crafting custom guitars.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/l-r-baggs-marks-50-years-of-acoustic-electronics-innovation-as-founder-lloyd-baggs-returns-to-his-lutherie-roots/feed/ 0 147275 https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/ https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147036 As evidenced by a retrospective exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the daughter of one American musical icon, Johnny Cash, and stepdaughter of another, June Carter Cash, has built an estimable reputation for herself.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/feed/ 0 147036 https://acousticguitar.com/james-elkington-and-nathan-salsburg-blend-seamlessly-on-all-gist/ https://acousticguitar.com/james-elkington-and-nathan-salsburg-blend-seamlessly-on-all-gist/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145419 On a long, jovial Zoom call, Elkington and Salsburg spoke to Acoustic Guitar from their respective homes about the nuts and bolts of their work as a duo.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/james-elkington-and-nathan-salsburg-blend-seamlessly-on-all-gist/feed/ 0 145419 https://acousticguitar.com/hurray-for-the-riff-raffs-alynda-segarra-looks-ahead-and-reconnects-with-acoustic-guitar-on-the-past-is-still-alive/ https://acousticguitar.com/hurray-for-the-riff-raffs-alynda-segarra-looks-ahead-and-reconnects-with-acoustic-guitar-on-the-past-is-still-alive/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144817 Segarra’s return to the acoustic guitar marks a new integration of the band’s American folk roots with a more sophisticated level of songcraft.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/hurray-for-the-riff-raffs-alynda-segarra-looks-ahead-and-reconnects-with-acoustic-guitar-on-the-past-is-still-alive/feed/ 0 144817 https://acousticguitar.com/wolfgang-muthspiel-explores-western-tradition-and-nylon-string-guitar-as-a-jazz-improviser/ https://acousticguitar.com/wolfgang-muthspiel-explores-western-tradition-and-nylon-string-guitar-as-a-jazz-improviser/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143611 The acoustic has found its way back into the classically trained Austrian guitarist’s studio and live work over the past decade.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/wolfgang-muthspiel-explores-western-tradition-and-nylon-string-guitar-as-a-jazz-improviser/feed/ 0 143611 https://acousticguitar.com/tonewoodamps-helene-webman-on-her-companys-unique-gear-and-mission/ https://acousticguitar.com/tonewoodamps-helene-webman-on-her-companys-unique-gear-and-mission/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=142520 Webman tells the story behind one of the most intriguing pieces of guitar technology to emerge in the past decade.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/tonewoodamps-helene-webman-on-her-companys-unique-gear-and-mission/feed/ 3 142520 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-a-look-at-richard-thompsons-stunning-acoustic-guitar-style/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-a-look-at-richard-thompsons-stunning-acoustic-guitar-style/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 15:24:29 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=111175 When Richard Thompson plugs in his Stratocaster, fireworks regularly ensue. But his playing is equally brilliant when he picks up a Martin, Ferrington, or Lowden and goes unplugged.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-a-look-at-richard-thompsons-stunning-acoustic-guitar-style/feed/ 0 111175 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-on-record-the-early-history-of-recorded-sound-and-acoustic-instruments/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-on-record-the-early-history-of-recorded-sound-and-acoustic-instruments/#comments Tue, 29 May 2018 17:38:28 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106634 Advances in recording technology would open up multiple new dimensions for the music business.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-on-record-the-early-history-of-recorded-sound-and-acoustic-instruments/feed/ 1 106634 https://acousticguitar.com/the-care-and-feeding-of-the-picking-hand/ https://acousticguitar.com/the-care-and-feeding-of-the-picking-hand/#respond Sat, 14 Apr 2018 17:42:45 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106338 A long-time practitioner offers technical and aesthetic advice for acoustic players interested in pursuing fingerstyle guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/the-care-and-feeding-of-the-picking-hand/feed/ 0 106338 https://acousticguitar.com/a-century-of-the-acoustic-guitar-in-jazz/ https://acousticguitar.com/a-century-of-the-acoustic-guitar-in-jazz/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:11:04 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=105682 When you see the words “jazz guitar,” what pops into your mind’s ear first? Odds are that you hear the clean, smooth, rich sound of an electric archtop, possibly with its tone knob rolled down for extra low-mid emphasis, picking out chord melodies à la Joe Pass or octave lines in the manner of Wes Montgomery. Without a doubt, this is the stereotypical jazz guitar sound, but over more than 100 years of history, there have been many others. And a significant percentage of them were (and are) produced without the aid of a pickup, cable, or amplifier.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/a-century-of-the-acoustic-guitar-in-jazz/feed/ 0 105682 https://acousticguitar.com/how-bossa-nova-made-a-mark-on-popular-music/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-bossa-nova-made-a-mark-on-popular-music/#respond Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:39:47 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=103846 A look at bossa nova's impact on popular music and how the acoustic guitar is at its core.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-bossa-nova-made-a-mark-on-popular-music/feed/ 0 103846