The first thing you think of when you think about acoustic instruments is likely the acoustic guitar. What most people do not know is that “acoustic guitar” is a retronym. Until electric guitars were invented, they were simply called guitars. The differentiation was necessary upon the invention and adoption of the electric guitar. Something else [...]

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• How to Use a Guitar Pick Learning how to use a guitar pick to play the guitar can be awkward at best, and downright frustrating at worst. Here we have some guidelines for you to help you learn how to use a guitar pick properly. Here is what you need to know how to do: First......
• Acoustic Guitar Basics The first thing you think of when you think about acoustic instruments is likely the acoustic guitar. What most people do not know is that “acoustic guitar” is a retronym. Until electric guitars were invented, they were simply called guitars. The differentiation was necessary upon the invention and adoption of......
• Acoustic Musical Instruments Glossary Action - This is a term that is used to describe how a musical instrument plays. The use of this term is highly varied within the industry, but the general sense that it refers to is the playability of the instrument or how well it functions on a mechanical level.......
• Fiddling Instruments: A Primer pt 2 ... Continued from pt. 1 The Zhuihu, also known as the Zhuiqin is an instrument that is descended from a Chinese lute known as the Sanxian, and the strings of this instrument are stopped by pressing them down on a flat fingerboard on its neck. The Kokyu is a four......
• Acoustic Bass Guitar There are a number of different types of guitars, which produce a variety of different sounds, and offer a myriad of different features. One of the most demanding types of guitars out there is the acoustic bass guitar. This is a bass instrument that offers a hollow wooden body which......

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The first thing you think of when you think about acoustic instruments is likely the acoustic guitar. What most people do not know is that “acoustic guitar” is a retronym. Until electric guitars were invented, they were simply called guitars. The differentiation was necessary upon the invention and adoption of the electric guitar. Something else [...]

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• Some Background on the Acoustic Bass Guitar The acoustic bass guitar is an instrument which provides the heavy tones and harmonies associated with good Jazz. Somewhat of a mixed past, the acoustic bass guitar was born in the 50's but was developed in the 60s by Ernie Ball. It came after it's cousin, the electric bass guitar,......
• Construction of the Acoustic Guitar The construction process and materials behind the acoustic guitar involves a number of crucial considerations because the quality of the sound as well as the type of sound are both at stake if the guitar is put together incorrectly or using materials of a poor caliber. While some acoustic guitars......
• Wood Types for Acoustic Guitars Just as there are many types of acoustic guitars, so are there many types of wood from which guitars may be made. It also matters in which part of the guitar the wood is to be used. Also as with many things, the skill of the craftsman, the design of......
• Correctly Stringing Your Guitar When it comes to stringing your guitar, proper technique can go a long way towards the creation of long, natural sustain. This improvement in sound can not be produced by electronic means; it can only come from a guitar that has been properly setup. There are common mistakes made when......
• Acoustic Musical Instruments Defined Acoustic musical instruments are musical instruments that are capable of creating sounds entirely via acoustic means as opposed to by way of electronic means. Before electronic instruments came along, there was no need to define instruments as being acoustic as every instrument was acoustic by nature. Acoustic music, or generally......

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