The Dobro™ is a beautiful, lyrical, and haunting instrument. Invented in the 1920's, the Dobro™ was originally produced by only one company: the Dobro Manufacturing Company. As the instrument slowly gathered a following, several other …
Top 7 Best Guitar Podcasts [Expanded]
Podcasts are a great way to stay informed on the guitar world, learn some new skills, and get inspired. There are quite a few folks out there working hard every week to put together quality material. Podcasts are convenient format for …
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Album Review: PSALM by Dan Arcamone
Dan Arcamone just released his new jazz album, PSALM - a trio collaboration with Panagiotis Andreou on bass, Steve Pruitt on drums, and Arcamone taking care of guitar and compositions. The album is inspired by John Coltrane's iconic four-part …
Yamaha Releases STORIA Acoustic Series – An Attractive Starter Guitar
Yamaha announced today a new series in their acoustic guitar lineup - the STORIA series. The STORIA guitars hit all the right notes for a starter guitar for beginner fingerstyle players - attractive styling, built-in pickups, concert body style, …
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Album Review: “Folding Space” by Spencer Elliott
Right from the start you have to love the title of the first track... There's Something in the Airlock! For any sci-fi fan, it immediately conjures a sense of urgency, as well as some mood and maybe a scene or two from the Aliens franchise. On …
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Why Is The Guitar Tuned The Way It Is?
Why is there that odd gap between the G and B string on a guitar in standard tuning that breaks that pattern? Specifically, why are most of the strings tuned a fourth a part while G and B are a major third apart? While it seems like it would've made …
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