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Yamaha CG182SF review

"With its incredibly low action, flat fingerboard radius, slim neck, and smooth finish, this guitar almost seems to play itself": Yamaha CG182SF review

By Ross Holder published

Is the Yamaha CG182SF one of the best flamenco classical guitars under $1000? We dive in to find out

Acoustic Guitars
Yamaha C40II review

Yamaha C40II review

By Ross Holder published

Does popularity equate to quality? We test one of the most popular beginner guitars in the world

Acoustic Guitars
Spanish musician Paco de Lucia (born Francisco Sanchez Gomez, 1947 - 2014) plays guitar during the World Music Institute 'Flamenco Festival New York 2004' concert at the Beacon Theater, New York, New York, February 27, 2004

Lost recordings from flamenco virtuoso Paco de Lucia have been discovered – after spending 60 years stored in a meat can

By Janelle Borg published

The 21 new tracks highlight guitar virtuoso Paco de Lucía's extraordinary talent at just 11 years old

Music Releases
Matteo Mancuso

Matteo Mancuso's mind-bending technique has taken the guitar world by storm – learn how to increase your fingerpicking speed to nail his extraordinary licks

By Declan Zapala published

It's time to build speed without the pick, with a little help from the hottest guitar player in the world right now – and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Techniques
Hannah Murphy

Hannah Murphy: “There’s such intimacy in playing classical music by yourself. I could lose myself in it”

By Joe Bosso published

How Johann Kaspar Mertz, Frederico Moreno Torrobo and Manuel Ponce persuaded Murphy that her future lay with nylon strings instead of pop-punk and power chords

Guitarists
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Classical fingerstyle guitar master Julian Bream dies aged 87

By Richard Bienstock published

The British virtuoso was the 20th century’s greatest exponent of classical guitar and lute music, bringing the forms into the greater public consciousness

Guitarists