Singer-songwriter Ryan Lee Crosby calls his latest album an “authentically made modern-day analog field recording of a century-old blues tradition.” The new album, “At the Blue Front,” was released ...

When tuned to DAEAD, the songs just fall out of the guitar for the musical super-genius – and his new album The Light For Days is a vehicle for showing what the instrument can do ...

Wondering whether to start on acoustic or electric? Electrics are easier on the hands, while acoustics push you harder but ...

Did you check out ELLNORA at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts last weekend? The 20th anniversary was a celebration of all things guitar and each performer brought their best. Read on for a ...

Loaned to him by a folk-rock guitarist in the mid ’70s, the instrument spent five decades in his care and featured in notable ...

In this tab and video lesson, we show you how open C tuning is great for slide, it can present adventurous players with fresh ...

Yamaha and Ibanez: What’s Better? We get asked about Ibanez vs Yamaha practically every day here at Sam Ash. There's no simple answer because both companies make incredible guitars; they just do it ...

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe self-reported problems among guitarists and to examine differences associated with type of guitar played. Data for the study were extracted from ...

The not-so-humble 12-string guitar. Like its six-string brother but beefed up on steroids, its impact on a song is unmistakable. While it packs double the ergonomic punch, the result isn’t necessarily ...

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...