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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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Country singer Johnny Cash performs on the WSM Grand Ole Opry tour with his band the Tennessee Two which included bassist Marshall Grant and guitarist Luther Perkins in circa 1956
This vintage Martin once belonged to Johnny Cash – and its current owner has spent decades trying to prove it

By Matt Owen Published

The Linseman family heirloom was purchased back in the 1950s, and is believed to be the same D-18 that Cash used to track some early hits

Guitarists
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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Tim Henson of the band Polyphia performs live on stage at the annual Rock Am Ring festival at Nuerburgring on June 09, 2024 in Nuerburg, Germany.
Polyphia’s Tim Henson on making his game-changing Ibanez that started a nylon-string revolution

By Andrew Daly Published

Presenting electric guitar playability on a nylon-string platform, Henson’s TOD10N changed the world after he used it on Playing God

Guitarists
Close-up of a soundhole on a 12-string acoustic guitar
Master the 12-string guitar: restringing, tuning and strumming made simple

By Leon Todd Published

Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, the Eagles, and Richie Sambora swear by 12-string guitars for sonic sparkle – after this guide, you will too

Techniques
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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Fingerstylist Andy McKee uses a K+K Pure pickup system in his custom Greenfield acoustic as he performs here in 2018
The challenge of amplifying our acoustics has been one of guitar’s great challenges over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

By Michael Watts Published

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

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