You need not spend long in guitar culture before being confronted by myth and counter myth, of folk wisdom masquerading as science, and vice versa, and by the countervailing winds of opinion obscuring ...

Some things improve with age. Guitars certainly sound better over time, particularly acoustic guitars, because it’s literally all about the wood. This is a subject Santa Cruz Guitars Company captain ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Developing the perfect guitar sound is a never-ending journey. From necks to ...

No matter how good the tone of modern materials such as Flaxwood and Arium are claimed to be, some players will simply not entertain owning a guitar unless it's made from vintage wood. Fender has soft ...

What do you hear when someone strums a guitar? You might describe the sound as bright, or full, or warm. Maybe it's metallic or trebly, or maybe it's something else. All of that is, of course, pretty ...

For 170 years, C.F. Martin & Co. has built its reputation on guitars made of rosewood, mahogany and other desirable woods. In the next 170, it may become just as famous for using Stratabond, Micarta ...

Musicians are always singing about social change. Now their guitars are getting into the act. Martin Guitar Co. has just unveiled one of the greenest guitars to date: the D Mahogany 09, an acoustic ...

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When we talk about Cort, we are sometimes guilty of focusing on its range of electric guitars, and for good reason. We think of instruments like the G290 FAT II, a classic in the do-it-all S-style ...