The Battle Of The Affordable 12 Strings | Eastman vs Taylor We recently received the new Eastman E1D 12-String Deluxe and were impressed with the quality Eastman offers with this model at a relatively low price. This guitar got us thinking: are there other 12... 24 September 2024
The Dawn Of The Dreadnought | Martin Ditson 111 Even though at first glance he doesn't look like a Martin guitar, the Ditson 111 is indeed a Martin acoustic guitar. This guitar is a recreation of the first Dreadnought guitar ever built! The Ditson... 10 September 2024
Leif de Leeuw Podcast #4: Multiscale & Modern Guitar Concepts Each episode we choose guitars from our store that have a great story to tell or that are simply awesome. And with those guitars, Leif takes us into the world of guitar playing with a new subject cove... 4 September 2024
A Comeback Story | 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Dakota Red Over Sunburst The Jazzmaster's story is characterised by a false start. Indeed, Fender's alternative to Gibson's archtops started out as a big flop! Designed for jazz, it was soon rejected by most jazz players. Tha... 29 August 2024
Dedemsvaart: More Than Just A Guitar Paradise Guitar lovers naturally come to Dedemsvaart for The Fellowship of Acoustics' new, vintage and second-hand guitars, gear and amplifiers. But our Fellows are regularly asked at the counter: what else is... 23 August 2024
Bringing A 167-Year Old Martin 2-24 Back To Life| Benchtalk #6 Christian Frederick Martin was born into a family of violin builders. The guitar was only a recent development and hadn’t garnered a lot of attention yet. Christian studied with Viennese master builde... 20 August 2024
The Art of Luthiery | How Somogyi & Matsuda Create Guitar Masterpieces It is not often that we have a real Somogyi in the shop, let alone together with a guitar by one of his students. So when we received a Thin Dreadnought by Somogyi and 'Mottainai' model by Michihiro M... 13 August 2024
Benchtalk #5: The Gibson ES335 The 1950’s were a tumultuous period when it comes to electric guitars. The release of the Fender Broadcaster at the beginning of the decade was a bombshell that blew up the market and introduced guita... 30 July 2024
Powers Electric & Eastman D'Ambrosio: Two New Offset Models from the USA All the way from the United States, we have received two new offset, electric guitar models. The first is from San Diego and is the result of Andy Powers', the CEO of Taylor Guitars, love of guitars a... 23 July 2024
Benchtalk #4: The Legend of Bill Collings & Collings Guitars The Early Years Bill Collings was a pre-med student at Ohio University in the 1970’s when he realized that he was more interested in guitars and engineering than medicine and decided to quit and move ... 18 June 2024
The Powers Electrics are here! Most people will know Andy Powers primarily from his role at Taylor Guitars. In 2014, Andy joined Taylor Guitars as a Master Builder. Since joining Taylor, Andy has focused on refining Taylor's acoust... 14 June 2024
What is B-stock? Looking for your ideal acoustic guitar? We help you step by step in our Acoustic Guitar Buying Guide. To The Buying Guide What are B-stock guitars and gear? B-stock refers to products that, according... 21 March 2024