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Category Archives: Acoustic Guitars

Lichty Guitar Raffle to Benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation

Written on May 8, 2012 at 10:32 am, by admin


North Carolina custom guitar builder Jay Lichty has partnered up with John Cash of Nature’s Storehouse, located in Tryon, NC to raise awareness and to raise funds for the cancer survivorship and research programs by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

“We …

Taylor Guitars Spring 2012 Limiteds with Andy Powers

Written on March 29, 2012 at 3:28 pm, by admin


Those Limited GS Mini’s look very cool, I’d quite like an all Maple one myself and the 300 series Koa guitar looks beautiful too but that Cocobolo is one I’d like to put on my wish list!

Check out all …

Acoustic Addicts discuss tone woods

Written on February 25, 2012 at 1:00 pm, by admin


Having attended two Taylor Guitars Road Shows I now know how important the tone woods are to the sound of an Acoustic guitar, much more so than on an Electric guitar and in particular how the tone woods work in …

Yamaha GL1 – Half Guitar, Half Ukulele

Written on February 22, 2012 at 7:40 am, by admin

Yamaha Guitalele
This looks like fun!

Press Release
The Yamaha Guitalele is a miniature nylon guitar that looks and sounds like a ukulele, but features six strings and is tuned like a standard guitar up to an A (A/D/G/C/E/A). Chord fingering is …

Yamaha FGX700SC: Solid Sitka Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric

Written on February 22, 2012 at 7:35 am, by admin

Yamaha FGX700SC
Yamaha’s famed FG line of folk guitars has long represented incredible value and playability, a tradition furthered with the introduction of the FGX700SC.

The new FGX700SC is based on the world’s most successful solid top acoustic guitar, the FG700S. The …

NAMM 2012: Ovation Viper YM68 – Yngwie J Malmsteen Signature Acoustics

Written on January 30, 2012 at 1:45 pm, by admin

Ovation Viper YM68
I’ve been meaning to post about this since NAMM but kept forgetting, check out Yngwie’s new signature Ovation Acoustic guitar!

Ovation is proud to present two new signature Viper models designed by the true master of neo-classical, metal shred: Yngwie

NAMM 2012: Dave Navarro at the Epiphone Booth

Written on January 24, 2012 at 8:15 am, by admin

Dave Navarro Epiphone NAMM 2012
Dave Navarro stopped by the Epiphone booth at NAMM in Anaheim, CA on Friday to meet with fans and demo his Epiphone Dave Navarro Signature Acoustic/Electric, the Dave Navarro “Jane”.…

NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars GS Mini Mahogany

Written on January 21, 2012 at 12:58 pm, by admin


I love the Taylor GS Mini it’s such a fun guitar in fact I loved demoing it so much I ended up buying one (check out my gear demo here). It’s good to see that the budget pint-sized …

NAMM 2012: Washburn Paul Stanley Acoustic Signature Model

Written on January 20, 2012 at 10:47 am, by admin

Washburn Paul Stanley Acoustic
I didn’t see this one coming.

Press Release
In a new move with long-time partner Paul Stanley, Washburn is releasing an acoustic Paul Stanley signature model, the PSAV. This innovative new model takes the classic Flying V and mixes it …

NAMM 2012: Gretsch® Introduces New Rancher Acoustic Models

Written on January 20, 2012 at 8:06 am, by admin

Press Release
A great Gretsch name is back with the return of Rancher acoustic guitars. The richly resonant Rancher first appeared in the early 1950s with its highly distinctive triangular sound hole and sweepingly elegant pickguard, and Gretsch is now …