How I stopped my strings from buzzing
I’ve lived with an annoying string buzz on my AR371CE archtop since I bought the guitar six years ago. I should have taken it to… Read More »How I stopped my strings from buzzing
Guitars
The Future of Archtop Guitars for Jazz
I recently published a post on Jazz Boxes for the Masses which was about lower cost, big jazz archtops. Since then I’ve been thinking about… Read More »The Future of Archtop Guitars for Jazz
Jazz Boxes for the masses
It’s difficult to try to learn Wes Montgomery licks without thinking about his Gibson L5-ces. I’ve been listening to a lot of Wes recently. If… Read More »Jazz Boxes for the masses
Solid Body Guitars for Blues
A solid body electric guitar in theory isn’t much more than a slab of wood and some hardware. Solid body guitars tend to have longer… Read More »Solid Body Guitars for Blues
Solid Body Blues Guitarists
This post is intended to supplement Solid Body Guitars for Blues. The following are examples of blues and rock guitarists known for playing the model… Read More »Solid Body Blues Guitarists
Carbon fiber Guitars
I’ve come up with three good reasons for wanting a guitar made from carbon fibers. Carbon fiber guitars are also sometimes called composite guitars. Fiberglass… Read More »Carbon fiber Guitars
Songs about work
It’s Labor Day weekend. I just published a link to a list of songs about working people on my Facebook page for Dan Loves Guitars.… Read More »Songs about work
12 String Guitars, Tunings and Tension
I’ve decided to keep the Breedlove 12 String Guitar I ordered. Now I’ve got to share all the random things suggested by owning a 12-string… Read More »12 String Guitars, Tunings and Tension
Review of Breedlove Pursuit 12-String and why I might exchange it for a Taylor Guitar
I just published a post on the trade-offs between purchasing a foreign made, mid-priced guitar and a more expensive American built instrument. I concluded that… Read More »Review of Breedlove Pursuit 12-String and why I might exchange it for a Taylor Guitar
When to buy American Guitars
A reader commented on one of my posts regarding quality vs. value in guitars. The comment essentially argued that you should pay the higher price… Read More »When to buy American Guitars
