Some musicians spend years trying to find a reliable guitar best suited for their needs, playing style and personal tastes. There's a myriad of factors to consider: intonation, body shape, neck size, ...

Bill Brunton says a good classical guitar maker uses his gut as much as his hands. "There's an alchemy in making a guitar," says Brunton, 63, Fargo. "You have to find your own way. There's a ...

Faith says the new Neptune "loves to be played and strummed hard" and has "an enourmous amount of volume and projection", while the Venus is "comfortable to play for long periods of time yet doesn't ...

A wood guitar can be a fickle thing. Oh sure, the best of them sing with tone to die for. But let it get too hot or too cold, or too humid or too dry, and that beautiful voice can change. Alternative ...

FRANKLIN – The "aha! moment" for Bill Warmoth was realizing that Middle Tennessee, with its plethora of guitar stores, didn't have a single shop offering only handmade guitars. In Music City, Martin, ...

Every guitarist, even the die-hard shredders among us, should own at least one acoustic guitar. With classical roots, it is known for its portability and versatility, as well as its mellow overtones ...

It's beginning to rain on a hot afternoon in Austin, Texas, but Bill Collings doesn't seem to notice. Sitting across from me in a rusty metal chair behind his factory that makes guitars, mandolins and ...