Acoustic Guitar Care
Learn the essentials of acoustic guitar care to preserve its beauty and sound quality. From cleaning techniques and storage tips to tuning and maintenance, discover how to keep your acoustic guitar in top condition. Properly caring for your instrument will ensure years of musical enjoyment.
Does Your Acoustic Guitar Need A Setup?
For a guitar to play and sound its best, there are a lot of elements that need to be set....
Why Acoustic Guitars Go Out Of Tune
Keeping your guitar in tune is a chore that never really goes away, even the seasoned professional musician who knows....
Acoustic Guitar Maintenance
Most of us should probably take better care of our guitars. Considering the value we place on them, it’s surprising....
How to Adjust The Neck On An Acoustic Guitar
Perhaps the most important component of any guitar is the neck, it’s the interface of the guitar, so it pays....
How to Identify Dead Frets
If you are hearing dead spots on your guitar neck e.g. a ‘dead’ note that can’t be heard when the note is fretted, decays rapidly or you only hear a buzzing sound, chances are you have a dead fret. And, while it may sound more dramatic than it actually is, the truth is dead frets can almost always be resurrected.
Bridge Pins Popping Out? [A Simple Fix]
When first learning how to restring and tune an acoustic guitar you may notice your bridge pins popping out while tuning. Click here to learn why this happens, and how you can fix the problem once and for all.
How to Restring an Acoustic Guitar
Learn how to restring an acoustic guitar correctly and preserve the life of your strings and fretboard, along with providing increased tuning stability, reduced string slippage, and improved intonation.
Acoustic Guitar Setup Cost [How Much to Pay]
Learn how much an acoustic guitar setup costs, why a setup is definitely worth the money, and when you might need to consider a setup, along with an overview of what is involved.
Acoustic Guitar Nut Width + Comparison Chart
Learn what nut width is on your acoustic guitar and how it affects playability. Also included is a handy comparison table showing the nut widths of some of the more popular acoustic guitars available today, so you can make a direct comparison.
How to Measure Guitar Scale Length
Learn how to measure scale length and why simply measuring the length of the string able to freely vibrate is not an accurate method.
Why Your Acoustic Guitar Sounds Bad
Wondering why your acoustic guitar sounds bad? Learn the different causes for a poor sounding acoustic guitar and what you can do about it.
How to Clean an Acoustic Guitar
Learn how to clean an acoustic guitar like the pros. Improve the look and feel, tone and playability with these simple to follow tips.
Acoustic Guitar Humidity and Storage
Learn why humidity affects acoustic guitars and some of the tools and accessories available that can help control humidity and lessen the risk of problems occurring.
Acoustic Guitar Dent Repair Guide
There are few things more frustrating than putting a dent in a guitar you really cherish, but there are solutions anyone can take advantage of. Learn how to repair dents and chips on acoustic guitars.
Can An Acoustic Guitar Be Strung Left-Handed?
Right-hand acoustic guitars can be strung left-handed. While the shape of an acoustic guitar is symmetrical (unless a cutaway) attention....