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share the final product—all on your phone. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-audigo-wireless-microphone-and-app/feed/ 2 145718 https://acousticguitar.com/review-the-takamine-ft340-bs-a-quality-modern-dreadnought-primed-for-the-stage-or-studio/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-the-takamine-ft340-bs-a-quality-modern-dreadnought-primed-for-the-stage-or-studio/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145726 The Takamine FT340 BS is a versatile axe for the gigging acoustic guitarist who needs a consistent sound at a variety of volumes in a variety of venues.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-the-takamine-ft340-bs-a-quality-modern-dreadnought-primed-for-the-stage-or-studio/feed/ 0 145726 https://acousticguitar.com/review-thomastik-infeld-bronze-ibr112t-strings/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-thomastik-infeld-bronze-ibr112t-strings/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145164 The company’s first-ever phosphor bronze 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https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-gpce-inception-maple/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-gpce-inception-maple/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143857 Using sustainable domestic tonewoods paired with an innovative bracing design, the Inception is a great-sounding instrument that is easy to play.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-martin-gpce-inception-maple/feed/ 0 143857 https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143347 With its perfectly dressed frets, spot-on neck relief, excellent action, and smooth joints and edges, the build quality on the 814ce is simply unimpeachable.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-taylor-814ce-builders-edition/feed/ 1 143347 https://acousticguitar.com/review-fenders-highway-series-parlor-a-thinline-acoustic-electric-engineered-to-sound-big/ 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