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Martin GPE Inception Maple photographed against a wheat coloured woven rug.

“Thrilling to play”: Martin GPE Inception Maple review

By Jamie Dickson published

Progressive, powerful lutherie with piano-like clarity

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Martin OM-28E with L.R. Baggs Anthem is a stunning update on a classic acoustic, with top-class electronics. Here it is photographed in close-up and against a door with a distressed blue paint-job.

“Everything one could want in a top-grade electro-acoustic”: Why we’ve fallen for Martin OM-28E

By Neville Marten published

Vintage ‘breathy’ tone, L.R. Baggs’ top-class Anthem electronics, this upgraded Standard Series acoustic electric is mind-blowing

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George and Aaron Lowden

Staff at Ed Sheeran guitar builder Lowden Guitars reportedly slated for redundancy following “the natural end of the acoustic boom experienced during the Covid-19 period”

By Janelle Borg published

According to reports by the Belfast Telegraph and sources close to the staff, the Sheeran-endorsed brand is experiencing “ongoing losses due to a decline in demand”

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Taylor Builder’s Edition 514ce Kona Burst pictured against a wooden floor and patterned rug.

“The build and sound quality is all there”: Taylor Builder's Edition 514ce Kona Burst review

By David Mead published

We take a look at the new Builder’s Edition 514ce to examine its upgrades and refinements. A worthy alternative? Let’s take a look

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Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Acoustics 2025

Gibson brings some of its most sought-after vintage gems to Epiphone’s Inspired by Custom range for the first time

By Phil Weller published

Rare vintage models get an accessible relaunch, with pre-war reissues and thermally aged tops making up the drop

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Pair of martin dreadnought guitars on a blue wooden floor

Best dreadnought guitars 2025: big body acoustics for powerful tone

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Looking for bassy lows and crystal clear top end from your acoustic? These budget-spanning dreadnoughts all fit the bill

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Gibson Murphy Lab Acoustics: the meticulously aged and relic'd guitars are photographed in a dark room.

How Gibson brought relic’d finishes to its iconic acoustic guitars with the Murphy Lab

By Henry Yates published

Senior product development manager, Robi Johns, tells us why playing Gibson’s new Heavy Aged Acoustic Collection is like stepping into a time machine

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JWJ Guitars Orchestra

Rosewood or mahogany: does it make a difference? How your acoustic’s back and sides affect your guitar tone

By Michael Watts published

Let's explore the absolutely controversy-free subject of tonewoods and acoustic tone, and maybe solve this debate once and for all

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Martin DE Retro Plus Mahogany: the vintage-inspired dreadnought looks the part, sounds the part, but is offered at a fraction of the price of a vintage original.

“Nothing about it says ‘budget’… matches almost anything we’ve played in quite a while”: Martin DE Retro Plus Mahogany review

By Neville Marten published

A brand-new model from Martin’s long-running Road Series that won’t bust the budget but might just break the tone barrier

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Lloyd Baggs wears a ballcap and spectacles and is pictured in a dark room with the groundbreaking AEG-1 acoustic-electric guitar.

How L.R. Baggs reinvented the acoustic electric guitar

By Jamie Dickson published

Delivering convincing amplified acoustic guitar tone is one of the hardest feats for guitar makers – but somehow L.R. Baggs cracked it. Lloyd Baggs shares its story of radical innovation

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