If you?re new to guitar or new to acoustic guitars (or have been playing a while but just have never paid any attention to the term dreadnought but have suddenly noticed it) then you may be wondering -?what is a dreadnought guitar? I didn?t really … [Continue reading]
As part of my free online guitar lessons series this review is going to look at the Justin guitar lessons on Justinguitar.com. First of all I commend Justin for offering completely free guitar lessons - and, as you?ll see below, a pretty decent … [Continue reading]
As part of my top 10 acoustic songs series here are my top 10 blues songs for acoustic guitar. Of course this is very subjective and there will be plenty left off this list that others would have on theirs. For the sake of it I have put these in … [Continue reading]
There are 3 main ways that you can lower the action on an acoustic guitar. This page will cover those three ways which are; truss rod adjustments nut adjustments; and saddle adjustments If you are looking to learn how to do this for … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Blueridge BR 160 Historic Dreadnought Guitar Review. This review is designed to help you assess whether or not the BR-160 Historic is the right acoustic guitar for you. The BR-160 will be profiled from a number of different … [Continue reading]
The process to lower the saddle on an acoustic guitar isn?t actually too difficult. So long as you are patient and take care, then this is something that you should be able to do yourself. And it?s not critical if you get it really wrong. The … [Continue reading]
Lowering an acoustic guitar?s action may or may not require some work on the guitar?s nut. Before starting with adjusting the nut on a guitar it?s important that you are sure that it is necessary. Once you know that this is needed then you are … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to SixStringAcoustic.com?s Seagull Artist Mosaic review. In this review I will try to give as much information as possible about the guitar so that you can make an informed decision as to whether this is the guitar for … [Continue reading]
You?might need to?do an acoustic guitar truss rod adjustment for a couple of reasons. It might be because you need to adjust the action of your guitar. Whilst the truss rod adjustment itself isn?t necessarily going to set the action how you want … [Continue reading]
If you aren't sure if your action?needs adjusting or not?then read?on to learn when you need to adjust the action on an acoustic guitar. This post will talk about standard string heights but this doesn?t necessarily mean that you have to stick … [Continue reading]
This review is for the Gibson Guitar Lessons that come when you buy a Gibson guitar in their Maestro range. You may also get it when buying other Gibson guitars but I am unsure - though when I bought my Les Paul years ago I didn?t so I suspect … [Continue reading]
I often asked myself the question - how often should I change my guitar strings? So I thought this would be a great topic for a post on SixStringAcoustic.com. Why You Need to Change your Strings Strings on an acoustic are made of steel - and … [Continue reading]
Learning how to clean an acoustic guitar is an important part of caring for your instrument. This step by step guide will show you how to clean your guitar including protecting it as you clean. It?s pretty simple really, there are just a couple of … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Yamaha LL6 review - a part of my acoustic guitars under 1,000 review series. As is custom here at SixStringAcoustic.com I will be following the following format for the review: Tonal Qualities Playability Videos (so … [Continue reading]
Learning how to string a guitar is a vital skill for any guitarist. You don?t want to have to have to take your guitar into a shop or have a friend change a string any time you break one - or when those old strings all need changing. When and … [Continue reading]
There are 3 broad types of guitar tuner. These all work in different ways to help you to tune your guitar. Within those 3 types there are of course different brands and different display types. The type of guitar tuner you go for will depend on … [Continue reading]
The goal of this page is to teach you how to tune a guitar. I will use pictures to illustrate to make it easier to follow. It?s not too difficult a process so you should be tuning your guitar with ease in no time. I will demonstrate both how to … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Martin GPCPA5K Review. This review is part of my acoustic guitars that cost less than 1,000 series. In this review the Martin GPCPA5K will be assessed on: Sound; Playability; and Value for Money As is custom on … [Continue reading]
If you are looking to get a new, or your first, acoustic guitar there are a number of factors to consider so that you get the right one. This article will?help you learn how to choose an acoustic guitar that is right for you. There are number … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Yamaha A1M guitar review, the latest in a series of acoustics costing less than 1,000. In this review I will cover the A1M?s: Sound qualities; Playability; and Value for money The review will also include videos so … [Continue reading]