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Classical guitar setup – get the most out of your nylon-string
By Dave Burrluck published
Got an old nylon-string sitting about the house? With a little TLC it could be a real player. Here's how you can get your nylon-string or classical guitar playing its best

“If you don’t have good tone with just your amp and your guitar, ain’t no pedal gonna help you”: Sue Foley is dropping truth bombs and nylon-string blues in her tribute to the pioneering women of guitar
By Jim Beaugez published
One Guitar Woman finds Sue Foley getting technically adventurous as she covers Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie and Maybelle Carter

“You can’t help applauding Godin for trying something a little different”: Godin G-Tour review
By Dave Burrluck published
As Canada’s foremost manufacturer of steel- and nylon-string acoustics and electros, not to mention an increasingly broad line of electrics, Godin has combined its past into the G-Tour

“The nylon-string guitar is obviously the most beautiful instrument in the world”: Norwegian singer-songwriter Juni Habel on making hazy acoustic folk without a steel-string in sight
By Glenn Kimpton published
Habel's soft-focus folk hits hard, and fans of Beth Orton, Joni Mitchell and Ane Brun should check out her nylon-string stylings

NAMM 2023: Godin gives its G-Tour nylon-string-meets-electric guitar an Arctik Blue makeover
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The familiar-looking acoustic-electric gets a new look but retains the same slinky playability

NAMM 2023: Godin launches the nylon-string Multiac Mundial – a modern reboot of its flagship Multiac model
By Matt Owen published
The result of years of research and development, the latest instalment to the Multiac family might be the most ornate of the bunch, promising to be “ideal for stage musicians or travelers”

Córdoba Stage review
By Dave Burrluck last updated
Described by Córdoba as its “first nylon-string electric”, the Stage breaks all the rules but not your wallet. Does it sound as good as it looks?

Lowden S-23J review
By Dave Burrluck last updated
Lowden isn’t known for its nylon-string models, but the long-running Jazz Collection houses some fine ‘crossover’ instruments in its typical high-class style
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