Acoustic Guitar Anatomy
At first glance, an acoustic guitar may seem like a fairly simple and straightforward thing, but acoustic guitars are precision built instruments. Learn about the anatomy of the acoustic guitar, from the headstock, to the fretboard, to the soundhole, to the strap button and everything in between.
How Back & Sides of Guitars Influence Tone
Clearly, the choice of wood selected for the soundboard (top) of an acoustic guitar plays a large role in determining....
What is Guitar Binding (And Why We Use It)
Binding is the (plastic, wood, or nitrocellulose) material ranging in width from 0.060″ to 0.090″ that is added to the....
Why Guitar Frets Are Not Evenly Spaced
Musical pitches increase in frequency exponentially. All octaves are exactly half the distance on the fretboard of the next lowest....
What is an Acoustic Guitar?
The acoustic guitar is a fretted stringed instrument. It is a member of the ‘lute family’ which includes stringed instruments....
Are Pickguards Necessary?
Ever wondered why some guitars have pickguards while others don’t? Are they strictly necessary or included purely for aesthetic reasons?....
What Are Fret Markers For?
Learn what fret markers (aka fretboard inlays, position markers) are used for, why they are seen on particular frets and not others, the materials they are made from, and why some guitars don’t have fret markers at all.
Why Your Acoustic Guitar has fewer frets than your Electric
Click here to learn why acoustic guitars have less frets than electric guitars, and why upper fret access isn't as important on the acoustic.
How Acoustic Guitars Are Made
Ever wondered how acoustic guitars are made? In this detailed guide we cover the entire process from start to finish.
Are Acoustic Guitars Really Harder to Play Than Electric?
Are Acoustic Guitars Really Harder to Play Than Electric? Learn why the acoustic guitar is more physically challenging, but why that shouldn't be your only concern when choosing a guitar to learn on.
How The Acoustic Guitar Works [Complete Guide]
Learn how the acoustic guitar produces sound and music, and how the characteristics of the guitar affect the sound we hear.
How To Prevent Acoustic Guitar Feedback
Acoustic guitars are highly susceptible to feedback. Learn why this occurs and how to prevent acoustic guitar feedback.
A Guide to Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods
The term 'Tonewood' is used to describe wood used in the construction of stringed instruments, chosen for their acoustic properties. In the following article we're going to explore the world of acoustic guitar tonewoods, and explain how different characteristics of timber such as density, moisture, strength and flexibility influence how an acoustic guitar sounds.
Why Acoustic Guitars Need Batteries
Ever wondered why acoustic guitars needs batteries but your electric doesn’t? Click here to learn more about acoustic guitar amplification.
Who Invented The Acoustic Guitar?
Curious as to who invented the acoustic guitar and when? The first steel-string acoustic guitar was developed by Christian Frederick....
Why Acoustic Guitars Have Soundholes
Ever wondered why your acoustic guitar has that big old hole right in the middle? Click here to find out.
Why Acoustic Guitars Sound Better With Age
Shouldn’t guitars, like most things improve over previous decades with the benefit of modern design and manufacturing practices? Or is it just a case of, they don’t make ‘em’ like they used to?
Anatomy of an Acoustic Guitar [Complete Guide]
A complete guide to the anatomy of an acoustic guitar. Including detailed descriptions of all major components.