Technical Articles
Voicing and Tap Tuning of Acoustic Guitars
Voicing and tuning are important elements of great tone. A great guitar has great tone, great playability, and great appearance, in that order. Fancy wood, a high gloss finish, and lots of Abalone inlay are visually beautiful but have nothing to do with making a great sounding guitar. What is voicing and tuning? In a nutshell, voicing is the process of building a guitar using carefully made decisions and techniques with the goal of shaping the tone in a specific direction. … [Read More...]
Viewpoint Articles
Exploring Common Guitar Myths
So, your guitar is a little hard to play, the strings are a bit too high for your taste, and you are wondering how to remedy this. Or, perhaps your strings are buzzing. You log on to an Internet forum for guitar players and ask what to do about this. Several people respond, with someone suggesting that your truss rod needs adjusted. Should adjusting the truss rod be the go-to solution for correcting buzzing or poor action? In this article we will consider some of the common myths and … [Read More...]