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Acoustics
Review: Martin’s New D-28 and D-X2E Billy Strings Signature Models
Inspired by two of Strings’ longtime musical companions, the stage-worthy D-28 and the road-ready D-X2E reflect the flatpicker's fast rise and deep roots.
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
How To Build Your Own Fingerstyle Arrangements
In this lesson, we’ll look at how to build an arrangement of a melody from the ground up by working on the traditional tune “Greensleeves.”
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
Join Sean McGowan, Alex de Grassi, and Grant Gordy for an Introduction to ‘The Holistic Guitarist’
On July 17, Acoustic Guitar is hosting a live virtual event to celebrate the release of ‘The Holistic Guitarist: A Complete Guide to Musical Well-Being’ by Sean McGowan.
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
A Dylan Role for His Guitars Is Just the Latest Chapter in Lark Street Music Owner Buzzy Levine’s Vintage Saga
Loaning instruments to be used in Hollywood films is only a small part of the Teaneck music store proprietor's business, but it makes for some good stories, as the following interview shows.
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
With a Custom Bouzouki, Vintage Tenor Guitar, and Layered Studio Work, Watchhouse’s ‘Rituals’ Is Its Most Exploratory Album Yet
Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz discuss the making of their latest record, which introduces new textures and approaches while holding onto their signature warmth and lyrical clarity.
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
Campfire Songs: Learn to Play “Oh, the Dreadful Wind and Rain”
Add a classic murder ballad to your repertoire with this fingerstyle take on a traditional folk song with roots tracing back to the mid-17th century.
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
Isa Burke, Lisa Liu, Mamie Minch, Sean McGowan, and Thu Tran Share Musical Insights in New Artist-Led Lesson Series
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
Interview: How Billy Strings Became the Most Electrifying Bluegrass Artist of His Generation—Without Leaving the Old Songs Behind
March 1, 2025: It’s Billy Strings’ second consecutive packed-to-the-rafters show at the 17,000-capacity Bridgestone Arena in his adopted home of Nashville. As he and his crack band trade fantastic fours on mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and guitar on songs like the modern classic “Dust in a Baggie,” the blinding “Highway Hypnosis,” the trippy FX showcase “Meet […]
Categories: Acoustics, General Interest
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