Developed with John Mayer, Ernie Ball’s Earthwood Bell Bronze Strings Provide Bold Tone and Solid Tuning
Ernie Ball may be best known for its electric strings but the company also has an impressive lineup of acoustic offerings.
Review: The JangleBox Acousticomp Pedal Adds Sustain and Clarity to Your Acoustic Sound
While compression pedals for electric guitars are fairly common, the Acousticomp compressor/sustainer is voiced specifically for acoustic guitar.
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Review: Nakupenda GM25 Guitar Master Stool Elevates the Seated Playing Experience
The GM25 Guitar Master Stool isn’t just a seating solution; it’s an ergonomic design that doubles as a guitar stand and adds a touch of style to any space.
Review: Thomastik-Infeld Bronze IBR112T Strings
The company’s first-ever phosphor bronze acoustic guitar strings are strong performers.
Fishman’s New AFX Mini Acoustic Pedals Are Tailored for Acoustic Guitarists
Fishman’s Pocket Blender, AcoustiVerb, Broken Record, and Pro EQ Mini pedals feature quality sound and advanced signal routing capabilities.
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Are $45 Guitar Picks Worth the Cost? A Roundup of Tortoiseshell-Alternative Picks from Boutique Makers
Dive into the boutique pick market, where makers work by hand to produce flatpicks in small batches, and discover the difference these small accessories can make.
Hercules Stands: Practical New Products for Producing Audio and Video Content at Home
Hercules Stands offers new products to aid in the pursuit of producing the perfect home video for your music performance.
Review: MusicNomad Keep It Simple, Setup (KISS) DIY Kit
MusicNomad has introduced the Keep It Simple, Setup (KISS), a DIY kit designed to make guitar setups easy even for the entirely uninitiated.
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Review: D’Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings
D'addario's XS phosphor bronze acoustic guitar strings are an innovative new set that combines hyper-thin coating with NY Steel cores. Here's our review.
Review: Orange Acoustic Guitar Pedal
The Orange Acoustic Pedal is a single-ended class A preamp that with JFET circuit and plenty of headroom to provide a clean and low-noise signal.
Gear Review: Fender Preverb and Smolder OD Stompboxes Bring Practicality and Fun to Acoustic Players
The Fender Acoustic Preverb and Smolder Acoustic OD are practical preamp/reverb and overdrive pedals designed especially for acoustic guitarists.
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Gear Review: Augustine’s Imperial and Regal Nylon Strings Receive Colorful New Packaging
Augustine Strings has relaunched the premium Imperial and Regal classical guitar lines with new packaging to enable guitarists to easily identify which of the four sets will best serve them.
Get a Grip: Acoustic Guitar Capo Guides and Reviews
For such a simple device, there are a surprising number of brands, types, and subtle factors involved in choosing a capo.
Gear Review: Roadie 3 Offers Precise Automatic Tuning for Guitar and Much More
You can use the Roadie 3 for instruments ranging from guitar to bouzouki—basically, anything with a geared tuning machine.
Gear Review: Caseadillo Case Covers Offer Added Protection for High-End Guitars
After looking unsuccessfully for a case cover, Sam Guidry decided to make his own. He formally introduced his product, branded as Caseadillo, at the beginning of 2020.
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Gear Review: SIT American Roots Monel Acoustic Guitar Strings Offer Warm Vintage Tone
Monel strings are known for giving a warm, rich sound that highlights a more even, natural guitar tone while offering natural corrosion resistance.
Review: D’Addario Casein Picks Are a Solid Alternative to Tortoiseshell
D’Addario was the first major manufacturer to offer casein plectrums, including a heavy 2.00mm 351-shape guitar pick ($21.99 street) with a faux-tortoiseshell appearance, beveled edges, and embossing to provide grip—with prices lower than their typical boutique counterparts.
Gear Review: SonoTone Symphonic Strings
SonoTone, a small-batch guitar-string company based in Massachusetts, prides itself on design and tone, as well as the pitch accuracy of its handiwork. Developed to faithfully produce authentic vintage tones from the 1950s–’70s, SonoTone’s American-made strings are available in two types for acoustic guitarists: phosphor bronze Symphonic and Concert brass.
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Review: Shubb Capo Royale is Compact, Simple, and Efficient
Shubb stands out among the most popular capos for its elegantly simple lever design
Review: Music Nomad Acousti-Lok
This clever device replaces the endpin jack so you you have both the usual 1/4-inch input and a separate button that accepts a locking strap
Gear Review: Nexi Acoustic Pedalboard
The Nexi Acoustic ($299 retail, including a reverb pedal) is an inspired and happening take on the time-honored pedalboard concept from Nexi Industries.
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Gear Review: L.R. Baggs Align Series Delay and Chorus Pedals
The Delay and Chorus pedals are proof that L.R. Baggs has succeeded in creating acoustic effects that can enhance and expand your sonic toolkit—while preserving the natural tone of your acoustic guitar.
Gear Review: D’Addario XT Strings Last Longer with Great Pitch Stability
D’Addario’s new XT series strings, which incorporate high-carbon steel cores, are designed to be less prone to breakage.
Gear Review: Ernie Ball Guitar Straps
These straps should suit most guitarist’s needs both functionally and stylistically, offering another way to express yourself on your instrument.
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Gear Review: G7th Performance 3 Capo
A clever new accessory from G7th, the Performance 3 capo, has a feature that sets it apart from anything else out there: namely the company’s “adaptive radius technology” (ART).
