This is the story of Yamaha?s acoustic guitar history. Yamaha didn?t start out making guitars ? but they do it very well now. The Beginnings The history of Yamaha begins many years prior to the initial production of their innovative, … [Continue reading]
Below is a quick overview of the Takamine Pro Series 1 acoustic guitars. I will take a look at the specs of each guitar in the series and the similarities and differences between them. Takamine has 7 different Pro series. This is the 1st of … [Continue reading]
What is a key signature ? and how do I tell what key signature a piece of music is in? And do I even need to know this for guitar? The answers to these questions (and hopefully other questions about key signatures) will be covered below. This … [Continue reading]
The dreadnought acoustic guitar is one of the most popular acoustic guitars you can get ? and has been one of the most popular choices since the mid 20th century ? a few decades after the iconic shape was introduced by Martin in 1916. Since it?s … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Takamine GN77KCE review. This review will look at Takamine?s GN77KCE in terms of: The Tone; The Playability; The Materials the GN77KCE is made from; Who the GN77KCE is best suited to; The GN77KCE?s … [Continue reading]
The history of Taylor Guitars spans over 40 years and Taylor Guitars has evolved into one of the world?s leading designer, builder and seller of acoustic guitars. The Early History Of Taylor Guitars The company was originally started in El Cajon, … [Continue reading]
If you a guitarist and you haven?t yet learned the minor pentatonic scale, then it?s a good idea to get out your guitar right now and learn it! This is especially so if you like to improvise, find yourself in situations where you need to … [Continue reading]
This post is going to take a look at Yamaha guitars by shape. This will only include their acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars (does not include their Classical and Electric guitars). Yamaha?s Shapes I couldn?t find any specific … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Seagull Artist Cameo review. This review will look at Seagull?s Artist Cameo in terms of: The Tone; The Playability; The Materials the Cameo is made from; Who the Cameo is best suited to; … [Continue reading]
Below you will find a relative minor chart that shows the relative minor for all of the major scales. But first let?s take a look at what a relative minor is. What?s a relative minor? Don't worry, this isn't going to be as complicated as the … [Continue reading]
Gibson guitar serial numbers are, like a lot of serial number systems from guitar manufacturers, a complicated beast. But with a little bit of research you should be able to find out when your Gibson was built and in some cases where. There are … [Continue reading]
Below is a list of Seagull guitars that have been categorized by shape. Seagull has 4 main shapes in their line-up which are: Dreadnought Concert Hall Folk Grand They also have mini jumbos but there aren?t heaps of those ? but … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Taylor 414ce Rosewood review. This review will look at Taylor?s 414ce-R in terms of: The Tone; The Playability; The Materials the 414ce-R is made from; Who the 414ce-R is best suited to; The 414ce-R?s … [Continue reading]
Below I have outlined what I consider to be the top 10 acoustic guitar brands currently making guitars. The acoustic guitar industry is pretty huge and these brands are what I consider to be the best in the business currently, from what I?ve … [Continue reading]
This is going to be a quick little article about the musical alphabet on guitar. This will be a very basic overview for those who are just getting into playing the guitar and haven?t played any other instrument and for those that already play but … [Continue reading]
Martin guitars, one of the premier and largest acoustic guitar manufacturers, have several different shapes ? each of them bringing a different sound and different feel. The tables below are separated into shape for ease of reference ? so if you … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to my Takamine P1NC review. This review will look at Takamine?s P1NC, from their Pro Series 1, in terms of: The Tone; The Playability; The Materials the P1NC is made from; Who the P1NC is best suited to; The … [Continue reading]
These are what I consider to be the top 10 acoustic guitars out of all the guitars that I?ve played over the last couple of years. I will update this list as I try more guitars, if I consider any of those to be better than any of the guitars on … [Continue reading]
Ever wondered what you?re Yamaha guitar serial numbers tell you about your guitar? Or maybe you?re just curious about the year that your guitar was built? Here?s the system that Yamaha uses for their acoustic guitar serial numbers and what those … [Continue reading]
Below is the Taylor guitars line up categorized by shape. If you know the shape/size of guitar that you want or like and are considering a Taylor guitar, this will hopefully make it easier to see the different guitars that Taylor has for each … [Continue reading]