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How Rosanne Cash found her sound – and captured Johnny’s design flair in her signature Gibson
By Henry Yates published
Her surname precedes her (whether she likes it or not). But as Gibson releases a limited-edition recreation of her fabled father’s SJ-200 – alongside her new J-185 – Rosanne Cash tells us she’s comfortable in her skin and proud of her own legacy

Rasgueado is a game-changing flamenco strumming technique – and it will give your picking hand a huge turbo boost
By Declan Zapala published
Learn the strumming style that will give your playing bravado, fire and passion

Amanda Seyfried shows off her dulcimer chops as she covers a Joni Mitchell classic on Jimmy Fallon
By Matt Owen published
The Mamma Mia star learned the dulcimer during the pandemic, and paid homage to one of her heroes with a cover of California

Gibson’s new Acoustic Specials series brings hand-crafted examples of its most beloved acoustic designs to lower price points
By Matt Owen published
Newly minted takes on the Hummingbird, L-00 and J-45 templates look to offer USA Gibson acoustics at more accessible prices

After playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro claims she is a guitar player for life
By Janelle Borg published
After learning the instrument for the once-in-a-lifetime role, Barbaro is now taking her guitar journey beyond the screen and into her day-to-day life

Best acoustic guitars 2025: 10 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more

Al Di Meola reveals why guitarists should focus on their feet to develop a great sense of rhythm
By Janelle Borg published
The fusion virtuoso discusses why the foot is key to anchoring a great sense of rhythm in any guitar player

Getting up close and personal with a 1928 Martin 00-42 – a pre-war, small-bodied vintage unicorn of an acoustic guitar
By Huw Price published
Martin has become synonymous with dreadnoughts and OM models, and there were rich pickings in the small-bodied pre-war era, too. We take a closer look – and get Chris Buck’s thoughts on it, too

A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro on how she went from never playing guitar to nailing Joan Baez's intricate fingerstyle technique
By Janelle Borg published
The actor reveals she had zero experience playing guitar before she landed the highly coveted role – and explains why the humble metronome was key to her learning-guitar-as-Baez journey
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