Guitar Care
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How a guitar’s nut can be adjusted and what materials are available
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How to raise or lower your guitar’s saddle to adjust the action.
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All About Dovetail and Bolt-On Neck Joints
A dovetail neck uses a traditional woodworker’s joint while a bolt-on neck joint uses hardware to attach the neck to the body. Today’s excerpt from Understanding Your Guitar reveals more.
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Cleaning Your Guitar's Fingerboard
Once a year, use extra-fine steel wool to give your guitar’s fingerboard a thorough clean. Learn the correct method in today’s excerpt from Acoustic Guitar Care and Maintenance.
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“Cracks in the top of a guitar ruin the sound" is just one of the common guitar myths we set straight in today’s excerpt from the Acoustic Guitar Owner’s Manual.
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Garrin Benfield's Real-World Rig
Learn how this solo singer-songwriter builds a backup band with a looper and stompbox effects.
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Bracing keeps the guitar from collapsing under string tension and shapes the guitar’s sound. Learn more about bracing in today’s excerpt from Understanding Your Guitar.
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Guitar Restringing Tips from Elixir® Strings
Looking for an easy way to restring your guitar? Watch the Elixir® Strings video.
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How you adjust your truss rod depends on whether it is a single- or double-action truss rod. Read today’s excerpt from Acoustic Guitar Care & Maintenance for more information.
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How to Choose an Amplification Setup
Every performing guitarist has different amplification needs. Find out how to choose the right amplification setup for you in this excerpt from Acoustic Guitar Amplification Essentials.
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Cleaning your guitar is the first step to regular maintenance. Here’s how to get rid of everyday smudges, fingerprints, and dirt.
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How to track down and fix common rattles in acoustic guitars.
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Jackie Greene's Real-World Rig
Roots-rock star uses his best acoustic and a basic rig in theaters and at huge festivals.
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See and hear how this flatpicking ace puts powerful digital recording technology to work onstage.
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Percussive fingerstyle guitarist Kaki King talks about the unique guitars she uses onstage.
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Laurence Juber's Real-World Rig
Fingerstyle virtuoso sticks to a pickup, internal mic, and preamp for quick, reliable setup.
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See and hear how this folk-blues fingerstylist uses a classic setup at cafés and small clubs.
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In-demand accompanist relies on mic-and-pickup combinations for onstage flexibility.
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The Connection Between Sound and Construction
“The whole guitar is like a recipe,” says Bob Taylor. Find out what he meant in today’s excerpt from our Guide to Tonewoods.
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What you need to know about your guitar’s truss rod.
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Using Western Red Cedar as a Top Wood
Northern Ireland’s George Lowden relied heavily on cedar tops when developing his guitars’ signature sound in the ’70s. Learn more in today’s excerpt from the Acoustic Guitar Guide to Tonewoods.
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Your guitar’s playability is adjustable. Here’s what’s involved in getting it set up to play its best.
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11 Affordable Small-Body Flattops
There are many reasons to play a smaller guitar. For many, small-body guitars are more comfortable to play than large guitars. And the compact sound, tonal balance, and quick response of smaller guitars makes them an appealing alternative to a big, booming dreadnought. In this feature, we’ll take a look at the inexpensive small-body market, with reviews of 11 steel-string flattops between $350 and $800.
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Seven performing acoustic guitarists discuss the guitars, effects, and amplification setups they use onstage.
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