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Nuno Bettencourt playing a Nuno Guitar Lusitano AS guitar
Nuno Bettencourt’s new guitar company has gone live – and there’s a surprise new acoustic in the drop

By Phil Weller Published

The Lusitano is available at two price points and lines up alongside the first entries into the Extreme virtuoso's burgeoning guitar lineup

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Best acoustic guitars under $500 in 2026: get more for your money

By Daryl Robertson Last updated

These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country

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The Yamaha TransAcoustic TAG3 C is a cutaway acoustic guitar with a sandburst finished, photographed in closeup
“You may feel that the whole TransAcoustic thing is a novelty… we’d urge you to put aside your preconceptions”: Yamaha TAS3 C review

By David Mead Published

Reading a manual to find out how to connect your acoustic guitar to Bluetooth might deter some traditionalists, but there is treasure to be found for the adventurous

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A Fender American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster guitar, taken on February 14, 2019
Ex-Fender CEO Andy Mooney on the birth of the Acoustasonic

By Janelle Borg Published

When the first Fender Acoustasonic launched in 2019, it ushered in a new era – not only for the legacy brand, but for the acoustic space at large

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Taylor Guitars' new Next Generation Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic is pictured with its new Gold Label Square-shouldered Dreadnought acoustic in a living room.
Evolution or revolution? Taylor rolls out its Next Generation Grand Auditorium lineup – potentially its most advanced guitars yet

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Taylor's flagship model gets a power-up for 2026, with an all-new pickup, new bracing system, and innovative Action Control Neck joint

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A Fender California Standard Monterey E acoustic guitar lying on white wooden panelling
"The neck really doesn’t feel all that different from my Fender Telecaster": Fender California Standard Monterey E review

By Matt McCracken Published

An acoustic-electric for beginners that won't break the bank – or your fingertips

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Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged 1993
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E has been donated to the Royal College of Music London

By Phil Weller Published

Plans are being made for the guitar to embark on a 2026 tour

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YamahaJR1 review
"If you banish the desire for any real bass thump, there’s a lot of enjoyment to be had in the sounds you can coax out of this thing": Yamaha JR1 acoustic guitar review

By Ross Holder Published

Is this pint-sized dread Yamaha's ultimate beginner acoustic? Let's find out

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The Lowden F-50C is a $10,000-plus acoustic with a blackwood top and a build that would make your drool.
How a $10k acoustic build put the loud into Lowden – with exotic tonewoods and faultless construction

By Dave Burrluck Published

Meet the high-end cutaway acoustic of your dreams that looks a million dollars and costs more than $10,000 – another occasion when Irish luthier George Lowden has raised the bar

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Bourgeois Slope D Standard T/S: Inspired by the J-45, this Touchstone series acoustic has. a beautiful high-gloss finish with a tiger-stripe pickguard
“Reimagined through the lens of a master craftsman”: Bourgeois Slope D Standard T/S review

By David Mead Published

The latest in Bourgeois’ Touchstone range has shades of Gibson’s J-45. Will it live up to expectations and carve a legendary niche all its own?

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