Tonewood spotlight: Cocobolo! Cocobolo, or Dalbergia Retusa, is an awesome tonewood. It is obviously related to the widely used Indian Rosewood and offers many of the same qualities, such as beautiful, clear highs and deep lows an... 29 September 2022
New: Lowry Guitars custom orders! From start to finish A stone's throw from Lille, Andrew Lowry does everything himself: from the rough woodwork to the last coat of finish. As he says himself: "A flawless finish is essential for a hig... 15 September 2022
TFOA Exclusief: Meet and Greet Paul Reed Smith That living guitar legend just says: "Hi, I'm Paul." This down to earth approach suits him, but what he has achieved in less than 40 years is anything but ordinary. In 1976 Paul Reed Smith built his f... 10 September 2022
Captivating Koa! Thanks to Taylor and some other luthiers, a beautiful tonewood is back in the spotlight: koa. This species only grows in Hawaii and when Hawaiian music was popular in the 20's of the previous century... 8 September 2022
Boutique Guitar Showcase | The Netherlands The NAMM Show Jamie Gale, lover of all things good and guitar-nerd deluxe, has a knack for finding luthiers making extraordinary instruments. Instruments we'd now deem as 'boutique'. At the world-famo... 2 September 2022
New at The Fellowship of Acoustics: Stringjoy! We've been saying it for years: Life is too short to play a shitty guitar. And of course the same goes for strings: life is just too short... But how do you know if strings are good? That differs grea... 18 August 2022
Here comes the Sunburst! If you say sunburst, then of course you say Gibson . Because this iconic American brand just knows how to suggest a fireball at the end of the horizon on a guitar top. History of the sunburst The sunb... 11 August 2022
Seriously? You DON'T have a ukulele? But...why? They are small, very handy to take with you, learning to play them is a breeze and they are just so much fun! George Harrison was right when he said: everybody should have a ukulele! Eddie Vedder of P... 14 July 2022
The magic of Maple! Lots of high-end? In acoustic guitars, maple sounds super transparent and offers more high-end compared to other tonewoods. That's why you often see maple in larger models, as those constructions add... 16 June 2022
NAMM Show 2022 Highlights! Black Crowes fans will surely like this Martin D28 (1954) from Rich Robinson. Martin's Authentic Series features some the best that comes from Nazareth today and this year they add the D18 to this awe... 7 June 2022
New: McNally Custom Orders! Ciaran's guitars are a rather new addition to our store, but they've proven themselves worthy by a long shot. But Ciaran isn't new to the game by any means, building his first guitar at the kitchen ta... 18 April 2022
How to make your guitar stay in tune better! Tuning is part of playing guitar, but how often you have to tune varies greatly. If you play a guitar for a while, the strings can stretch a bit and then you just have to tune again. If a guitar hangs... 23 February 2022