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How Ibanez is continuing to cement its legacy as the alternative acoustic guitar brand
By Janelle Borg published
Sponsored by Ibanez
With signatures in collaboration with left-field players like Tim Henson and percussive fingerstyle Marcin, Ibanez isn't done with changing the acoustic game – one guitar at a time

Epiphone draws on its 152-year-old history and Gibson’s aspirational craftsmanship to bring the Inspired by Gibson Custom Acoustic Collection to players at all levels
By Janelle Borg published
Sponsored by Epiphone
The game-changing collection introduces timeless acoustic heavy hitters such as the Hummingbird, the Dove and the J-45 at a more affordable price range, without cutting corners

How Jimmy Page used open C tuning to open up a whole new world of acoustic blues
By Richard Barrett published
In this tab and video lesson, we show you how open C tuning is great for slide, it can present adventurous players with fresh chords and help them reach notes they couldn't in standard

Loved by Joni Mitchell and Keith Richards alike, essential to slide players, here’s how you can explore chords in open D
By Richard Barrett published
These 5 shapes showcase the range of acoustic sounds and textures this open tuning grants access to

Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue, 1960 Hummingbird Reissue and 1963 Dove Reissue review
By David Mead published
Following on from the superb Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom instruments that wowed us, we look at have three from a sextet of new historic reissues. Expectations are high...

Molly Tuttle on her new kick-ass band, her jaw-dropping custom Martin – and why she’s taking her sound beyond bluegrass
By David Mead published
With a diverse new album full of amazing playing, there are changes afoot for the Grammy Award-winning acoustic-guitar virtuoso as she takes a few steps away from her bluegrass roots

How seven years of busking and Nick Drake’s influence were the making of England's new folk guitar hero Chris Brain
By Glenn Kimpton published
For fans of Nick Drake, John Martyn, Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs, Chris Brain's bucolic folk sound is driven by his technically formidable but delicate fingerstyle approach – and some of it was recorded in his shed

Mirador's Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin show us their custom one-of-one Martin acoustics
By Damian Fanelli published
Kiszka and Turpin’s 12-fretters are stunning – and they sound as good as they look as the Mirador pair demo them exclusively for GW
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