More than any other instrument, guitars remain the weapon of choice for exhibitionists, extroverts and showboats. With their fretboards facing outward toward the audience, guitar players are those ...

The grand auditorium acoustic guitar shape, which was first pioneered by Taylor in the ‘90s, has become an exceedingly popular one. Smaller than a dreadnought and larger than a grand concert, it’s ...

John McLaughlin isn’t always mentioned in lists of the greatest-ever guitar players. But of course he should be. McLaughlin is more of a guitarist’s guitar player, meaning that those in the game know, ...

Conventional wisdom dictates that a well-written song will stand up even when reduced to simple chords on acoustic guitar. But at some point, we’ve all heard songs in which complex or unusual chord ...

Alexandra Whittingham and Sönke Meinen can thank their dear old dads for turning them onto playing guitar. If there’s an instrument laying around the house most kids will naturally pick it up and ...