Brothers [Armand] and [Victor] took their acoustic guitar to the next level, making their own pickups to turn it into an electric guitar. The result is that awesome electric guitar sound. The pickups ...

ACOUSTIC WEEK: "I'm not like other guitar players," Jose Feliciano says, stating the kind of truism that is likely to elicit a "no kidding" response from even the most casual music fan. But it's one ...

In this essential guide to British guitar making, Acoustic magazine discusses the importance of custom guitar building and profiles the 25 most influential guitar makers from the United Kingdom, ...

If there’s such a thing as a celebrity in the world of classical guitar making, a laid-back South Australian can lay claim to the title. Jim Redgate made his first guitar in the kitchen of a rented ...

Is the tone really in the wood, and do old guitars really sound better because the wood has dried out? The answers are yes and no. Contrary to popular belief, the seasoned wood used for guitar ...

University of Texas Permian Basin music education student Mariah Gomez is building her very own classical guitar. She began the process in May and is eager to complete it by early November. “I tend to ...

Shania Twain may be from Timmins, Ont., but the custom acoustic guitar she plays in concert comes from North Vancouver-based Prestige Guitars. While big music stars and collectors love the custom ...

A team of musicians, engineers and wood experts has raised the country’s guitar-making industry octaves higher through a project called “Gitara ni Juan.” Conceived during talks of collaboration ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. The tone is in the woods. While nailing down exact numbers is next to impossible, it’s fair to say ...