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The Guitar World reviews team's gear of the year 2025
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How a $10k acoustic build put the loud into Lowden – with exotic tonewoods and faultless construction
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
The challenge of amplifying our acoustics has been one of guitar’s great challenges over the decades – are we nearly there yet?
We’ve come a long way from the “plastic piezo ping” – acoustic players today have more options on how to present their sound onstage just as nature intended
Martin is making replicas of the finest acoustic guitars it’s ever made – at $150,000 apiece
Martin has launched Project 91, a series of acoustics based on individual classic pieces from its archive, meticulously recreated and built to the original spec – and it has unveiled the first four models in the run
Jason Isbell has shared his bizarre method for breaking in new acoustics – and you’ll never guess what it is
There’s science behind the madness. We promise
Martin teams up with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy for a new signature model – and reintroduces an old favorite
Martin is reissuing Tweedy's popular 2012 signature acoustic, and rolling out a 000 Junior model that guarantees a “warm, balanced voice”
Built during WWII, the 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo is far more than a J-45 in fancy dress
Mismatched tops, laminated necks, the ravages of WWII meant the first-year Southern Jumbo was a moveable feast – but it is a real vintage treasure. Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains…
“John Lennon’s 12-string has a similar trebly edge to it”: Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-string review
John Lennon famously used a Framus 12-string acoustic with the Beatles, and 60 years later the company has reissued the model in all its fab finery – and it comes with a little help from a friend!
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt teams up with Martin for a new signature model that blends tradition with a key, ultra-modern twist
Mixing the old and the new, the front porch and campfire with devil's horns, the limited-edition model is luxurious from top to bottom
Dana Bourgeois celebrates 50 years of guitar making by reimagining the ever-popular Professional Series
Sponsored by Bourgeois Guitars
Bourgeois Guitars has expanded the Professional Series with a more affordable tier, featuring the brand’s new nitrocellulose satin finish, Schaller tuners and natural tops – all while remaining handcrafted in Lewiston, Maine
