After 30 Years Playing Guitar, This Is the One I’d Keep Forever
After 30 Years Playing Guitar, This Is the One I’d Keep Forever
Electric guitars are like fine wines. Everyone has slightly different tastes, and they feel more comfortable the longer you keep them around. I’ve played dozens of electric guitar models over the years and once owned a classic Rickenbacker and a Fender Telecaster at the same time. Recently, I had a chance to review the Powers A-Type electric guitar and it blew my mind. It’s my all-time favorite axe, even though I’ve been practicing Pink Floyd licks since before time immemorial.
Nine music tech innovations shaping how we make sound
Nine music tech innovations shaping how we make sound
With recent big releases from two of the major players in music technology, Akai and Roland, we’ve rounded up nine new devices that offer a high-tech take on music production, performance and recording.
An Instrument Maker Is Building Guitars Out of Highway Trees
An Instrument Maker Is Building Guitars Out of Highway Trees
A hundred years ago, the forest was logged just fine, but the closer we get to today, it’s being logged worse and worse. The situation has changed, and what do we do with the situation now?” veteran guitar builder Bob Taylor says.
Taylor Is Building Eco-Conscious Guitars With Suburban Trees
Taylor Is Building Eco-Conscious Guitars With Suburban Trees
The California-based company is using wood sourced from cities in the state to produce a more eco-conscious instrument.
Guitars Are Back, Baby!
Guitars Are Back, Baby!
Painted by some as a boomer relic just years ago, the guitar is seeing a revival that may just extend past the stress-purchase quarantine bounce.
Taylor Guitars Introduces New American Dream AD27e Flametop Acoustic
Taylor Guitars Introduces New American Dream AD27e Flametop Acoustic
The Flametop offers a warmer, woodier sound profile for players to explore, delivering another compelling alternative to the modern, high-fidelity sound long associated with Taylor.
Cameroon’s embattled ebony trees get a lifeline—from guitar maker
Cameroon’s embattled ebony trees get a lifeline—from guitar maker
The guitar industry has a spotty track record for sustainable wood sourcing. But one manufacturer is trying to help stave off deforestation.