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Credit: Future Last month, I delved into the world of fingerpicking in the Piedmont/Mississippi John Hurt/Rev. Gary Davis/Blind Blake style, with a look at the basics of this technique. As I detailed, ...

The Santa Cruz Guitar Co. is celebrating 50 years of producing guitars for numerous clients, ranging from local musicians to ...

Longer scale = playable tension at low pitch: A 27in or 28in scale stretches the string further, so the same low note reaches usable tension. A 25.5in guitar at B1 goes floppy because the shorter ...

Lower tunings lose tension: Every semitone you drop a string removes roughly 11% of its tension, so a whole step down feels much looser. Move to a heavier gauge to bring the feel and intonation back.

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The legendary musician penned the song as a child and it went on to become the band's breakthrough hit.

Ottawa Bluesfest closed out its 2026 edition on a high note with an all-Canadian musical buffet, highlighted by a trio of inter-generational headliners in rabble-rousing Rebelle opening for throwback ...

The 1990s brought a new focus on the acoustic guitar. These are three acoustic alt-rock songs from the 1990s that read like ...

Using Yamaha and NEXO speakers to craft vibrant, the shop balanced sound that highlights every note and elevates the entire ...