Martin 00 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
September 13, 2021
A 12-fret 00 with custom specs.
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2015 Santa Cruz 1929 000 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
September 6, 2021
A great all-mahogany 12-fret with custom upgrades.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
1995 Bourgeois JOM-C
By: Teja Gerken
August 23, 2021
A great maple flattop from early in Dana Bourgeois’ career.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Schoenberg Quartet Koa
By: Teja Gerken
August 9, 2021
A powerful 12-fret optimized for fingerstyle.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Schoenberg
Taylor 812ce
By: Teja Gerken
August 2, 2021
An iconic Taylor model gets a makeover.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Taylor PS14ce Honduran Rosewood
By: Teja Gerken
June 21, 2021
A look at the latest version of Taylor’s top-of-the-line Presentation Series.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin 00L Earth
By: Teja Gerken
June 14, 2021
A guitar built to raise awareness about climate change.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
HT/13 | Santa Cruz Guitars
June 11, 2021
Happy Traum plays and discusses his new signature model guitar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Collings 02H 12-String
By: Teja Gerken
June 7, 2021
A small-body 12-string with easy playability and a big sound.
Tags: Collings Guitars, Guitar Demos
Santa Cruz HT/13
By: Teja Gerken
May 20, 2021
A beautiful signature model for folk legend Happy Traum.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Martin GPC-13E Ziricote
By: Teja Gerken
April 19, 2021
A new variation on a familiar acoustic-electric.
Minor Bird Thaté
By: Teja Gerken
March 29, 2021
An innovative custom instrument that’s shared by participants of the Acoustic Guitar Project.
Martin DJr-10E StreetMaster
By: Teja Gerken
March 22, 2021
A compact guitar with a distressed finish.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor GT K21e
By: Taylor Guitars
March 8, 2021
A beautiful koa version of Taylor’s new Grand Theater-size guitar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin D-13E Ziricote
By: Teja Gerken
February 22, 2021
An affordable dreadnought with a great sound and upscale looks.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
1999 National Reso-Phonic Style 1
By: Teja Gerken
February 8, 2021
Teja Gerken demonstrates his National Tricone, which used to belong to the late Dale Miller.
Taylor GT 811e
By: Teja Gerken
February 1, 2021
An upscale version of Taylor’s new Grand Theater model.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
The Most Versatile Guitars | Bourgeois Guitars
January 29, 2021
Dana Bourgoeis discusses his OM Large Soundhole and Grand Auditorium models.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
A True Custom Shop | Santa Cruz Guitars
January 29, 2021
Eight Santa Cruz dealers discuss how they help their customers order their dream guitars.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
CJ-45 T | Collings Guitars
By: Collings Guitars
January 20, 2021
Collings adds a slope shouldered dreadnought to its Traditional series.
Tags: Collings Guitars, Guitar Demos
Preston Thompson D-MAD-ADI
January 11, 2021
A classic dreadnought built with Madagascar rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Bourgeois OMS Style 42 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
January 4, 2021
An all-koa 12-fret 000 that sounds as good as it looks.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Taylor 818e
By: Teja Gerken
December 28, 2020
A powerful rosewood jumbo.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Sexauer FT-00-CN
By: Teja Gerken
December 21, 2020
Luthier Bruce Sexauer shows his “Couch Noodler” flattop.
Froggy Bottom C Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
December 14, 2020
A 12-fret 00 with a contemporary feel.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Taylor 326ce
By: Teja Gerken
December 7, 2020
The latest grand symphony features urban ash back and sides and a mahogany top.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Preston Thompson OM-MM
By: Teja Gerken
November 30, 2020
An all-mahogany Orchestra Model with custom inlay.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Thompson Guitars
Taylor 618e
By: Teja Gerken
November 30, 2020
A thoroughly modern maple jumbo flattop
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Froggy Bottom F12 Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
November 13, 2020
A 12-fret 0000 built with figured koa back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos
1997 Santa Cruz OM
By: Teja Gerken
October 19, 2020
Bruce Molsky demonstrates his touring guitar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Taylor GTe
By: Teja Gerken
October 1, 2020
A brand-new, compact steel-string, made in Taylor’s California factory.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Froggy Bottom H12 Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
September 14, 2020
A 12-fret 000 built with figured koa back and sides.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Taylor AD27e
By: Teja Gerken
September 7, 2020
An American Dream series Grand Pacific with a mahogany top.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin DC-X2E Mahogany
By: Teja Gerken
August 24, 2020
A cutaway dreadnought with Fishman electronics
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Bourgeois Odyssey D
By: Teja Gerken
August 17, 2020
A thoroughly modern dreadnought with ergonomic features.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
The Guitars of “Duets”
By: Scott Nygaard
August 3, 2020
Teja Gerken and Doug Young discuss the guitars used on their recent album of fingerstyle duets.
Taylor K26ce
By: Teja Gerken
July 27, 2020
A redesigned koa grand symphony guitar with a soundport cutaway and V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz Legends in Lutherie FS
By: Teja Gerken
July 20, 2020
A stunning redwood and mahogany guitar, built in collaboration with Heartbreaker Guitars.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Martin GPC-X2E Macassar
By: Teja Gerken
July 13, 2020
An affordable mid-size acoustic-electric.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Preston Thompson 00-14MA Sunburst
By: Teja Gerken
July 6, 2020
A custom long-scale 00 built with mahogany and Adirondack spruce.
Taylor AD17 Blacktop
By: Teja Gerken
June 29, 2020
A brand-new and affordably priced Grand Pacific.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin D-18E Modern Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
June 15, 2020
A great mahogany dreadnought with state-of-the-art electronics.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Huss and Dalton CM Cutaway Standard
By: Teja Gerken
June 8, 2020
A mid-size flattop that’s perfect for fingerstyle.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Huss and Dalton
Taylor 250ce-BLK DLX
By: Teja Gerken
June 1, 2020
An affordable and stage-worthy 12-string, dressed in black.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Walden G2070RCE
By: Teja Gerken
May 25, 2020
An affordable grand auditorium loaded with contemporary features.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Walden Guitars
Bourgeois OMSC Odyssey
By: Teja Gerken
May 18, 2020
A modern 12-fret OM built with a redwood top and master-grade Brazilian rosewood back and sides.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Martin OM-28E Modern Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
May 11, 2020
A great OM that blends vintage design with state-of-the-art technology.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor 327e
By: Teja Gerken
May 4, 2020
The Grand Pacific model gets a new wood combination.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Froggy Bottom G Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
April 27, 2020
A thunderous sounding maple jumbo.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Martin 000-28E Modern Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
April 20, 2020
Martin’s recently revised rosewood 000 now comes with state-of-the art Fishman electronics.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Santa Cruz Guitar Company Shop Visit, Part 2
By: Teja Gerken
April 14, 2020
Santa Cruz’s Richard Hoover and Carolyn Sills discuss the process of ordering a custom guitar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Taylor Builder’s Edition 324ce
By: Teja Gerken
April 6, 2020
The first 300-series Builder’s Edition is built with reclaimed urban ash wood.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Froggy Bottom K Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
March 30, 2020
A versatile small jumbo built with Adirondack spruce and figured mahogany.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Martin OMC-16E Burst
By: Teja Gerken
March 24, 2020
A contemporary acoustic-electric OM built out of ovangkol.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor Builder’s Edition 652ce WHB and 912ce
By: Teja Gerken
March 9, 2020
A completely new 12-string and an updated version of a Taylor classic.
Martin SC-13E
By: Teja Gerken
February 17, 2020
This acoustic-electric introduces a completely new body shape and an innovative neck joint.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
1988 Fylde Caliban
By: Teja Gerken
February 10, 2020
An unusual flattop built with Selmer-inspired aesthetics.
Taylor 2020 Builder’s Editions
By: Teja Gerken
February 3, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Teja Gerken discusses Taylor’s latest Builder’s Edition models with the company’s master designer Andy Powers at the 2020 NAMM show.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Froggy Bottom S-12 LTD Koa
By: Teja Gerken
January 27, 2020
A 12-fret dreadnought built with stunning koa.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Beard Deco Phonic Southside
By: Teja Gerken
January 20, 2020
A mid-size flattop that combines contemporary and vintage designs.
Tags: Beard Guitars, Guitar Demos
Taylor Builder’s Edition 816ce
By: Teja Gerken
January 10, 2020
Brand new for 2020, this latest version of Taylor’s grand symphony includes V-Class bracing, a short scale, and a radical soundport cutaway.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz Guitar Company Shop Visit
By: Teja Gerken
January 9, 2020
Santa Cruz co-founder Richard Hoover discusses the company’s approach to building a custom instrument.
Martin D-16E Rosewood
By: Teja Gerken
January 6, 2020
A dreadnought with a shallower-than-standard body and Fishman electronics.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Preston Thompson D-BA CRL
By: Teja Gerken
December 30, 2019
A signature model dreadnought for rising flatpicking star Chris Luquette.
Beard Deco Phonic Sidecar
By: Teja Gerken
December 23, 2019
A vintage-style small-body with great tone and an affordable price.
Tags: Beard Guitars, Guitar Demos
Taylor 512ce 12-Fret LTD
By: Teja Gerken
December 16, 2019
A Fall Limiteds edition of Taylor’s grand concert built with koa and cedar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz OM Grand 12-String
By: Teja Gerken
December 9, 2019
A powerful 12-String from California’s custom guitar specialists.
Martin 000-16E
By: Teja Gerken
December 2, 2019
An affordable 000 with granadillo back and sides and Fishman electronics.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor 814ce LTD (2019)
By: Teja Gerken
November 25, 2019
A Fall Limited edition of Taylor’s popular grand auditorium, built with sassafras back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Bourgeois 00/C Coupe DB Signature
By: Teja Gerken
November 11, 2019
A new Bourgeois model takes a fresh look at the 12-fret 00.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Taylor 362ce
By: Teja Gerken
October 28, 2019
A 12-string with a grand concert body and V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden F-35
By: Teja Gerken
October 14, 2019
Mid-size steel-string built with Guatemalan rosewood and Alpine spruce
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Huss and Dalton TD-R Custom
By: Teja Gerken
October 7, 2019
A vintage-style dreadnought built with a thermo-cured red spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Huss and Dalton
Farida OT-12 VBS
By: Teja Gerken
September 30, 2019
An affordable 14-fret 0-size flattop with a vintage vibe.
Tags: Farida, Guitar Demos
Martin D-28 Modern Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
September 16, 2019
The latest D-28 fuses classic design with innovative features
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor Builder’s Edition K24ce
By: Teja Gerken
September 9, 2019
New all-koa grand auditorium is loaded with features.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Ken Parker “Lucky”
By: Teja Gerken
September 3, 2019
Fingerstyle master Adam Miller demonstrates a recent creation by archtop-guitar visionary Ken Parker.
Bourgeois L-DBO/S
By: Teja Gerken
August 19, 2019
A great L-00-style guitar built with maple back and sides.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Taylor 322e 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
August 12, 2019
Taylor’s mahogany-top grand concert is updated with V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Taylor 512ce
By: Teja Gerken
July 15, 2019
Taylor’s classic mahogany and cedar grand concert now features V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Waterloo WL-AT
By: Teja Gerken
July 8, 2019
A fully acoustic, carved-top archtop guitar inspired by budget archtops of the 1930s and ’40s.
Lowden WL-35 Jazz
By: Teja Gerken
July 1, 2019
A parlor-size crossover nylon-string with a big sound and an LR Baggs pickup.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Martin 00-18V
By: Teja Gerken
June 20, 2019
Peghead Nation Irish Backup Guitar instructor Flynn Cohen demonstrates his favorite guitar.
Taylor 812ce 12-Fret DLX
By: Teja Gerken
June 3, 2019
Taylor’s deluxe grand concert now features V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Waterloo WL-JK
By: Teja Gerken
May 20, 2019
A powerful slope-shoulder jumbo with a big sound and vintage feel.
Sheeran by Lowden W01
By: Teja Gerken
May 14, 2019
This affordable parlor size guitar is a collaboration with Lowden and pop superstar Ed Sheeran.
Martin GPC-13E
By: Teja Gerken
April 29, 2019
An affordable acoustic-electric cutaway built with solid woods and Fishman electronics.
Santa Cruz OM Custom
By: Teja Gerken
April 22, 2019
A contemporary OM with a cedar top and walnut back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Taylor 317e
By: Teja Gerken
April 15, 2019
Taylor’s most affordable new Grand Pacific model offers great tone and an excellent value.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden S-35C 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
April 8, 2019
A powerful small-body built with Sitka spruce and Indian rosewood.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Martin DJR-10E
By: Teja Gerken
March 18, 2019
The latest Dreadnought Junior model offers a compact size and big sound.
Taylor Builder’s Edition 717
By: Teja Gerken
March 11, 2019
The flagship model of Taylor’s new Grand Pacific series.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Bourgeois Victorian Piccolo Parlor
By: Teja Gerken
March 4, 2019
A beautiful parlor guitar that blends vintage and modern styles.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Farida OT-62 VBS
By: Teja Gerken
February 25, 2019
A vintage-style slope-shoulder dreadnought with great sound and a low price tag.
Tags: Farida, Guitar Demos
Preston Thompson Size 2 Koa Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
February 18, 2019
A style-42 parlor built out of spectacular koa.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e WHB
By: Teja Gerken
February 11, 2019
The mahogany version of Taylor’s new round-shoulder dreadnought Grand Pacific series.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz OM Custom
By: Teja Gerken
February 4, 2019
An Orchestra Model built with spectacular Brazilian rosewood.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Taylor Grand Pacific
By: Teja Gerken
January 23, 2019
Taylor’s Andy Powers offers a first look at the company’s brand new round-shoulder dreadnought.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Farida OT-65 X Wide VBS
By: Teja Gerken
January 14, 2019
An affordable vintage-style slope-shoulder dreadnought with a wide neck.
Tags: Farida, Guitar Demos
Lowden S-35 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
January 10, 2019
A modern small-body steel-string with a 12-fret neck, cedar top, and walnut back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Taylor 714ce
By: Teja Gerken
January 7, 2019
A classic Taylor model now includes V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin 00-17 Authentic 1931
By: Teja Gerken
December 31, 2018
A great all-mahogany 12-fret with vintage specs.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
1960 Gibson LG-2
By: Teja Gerken
December 27, 2018
A classic Gibson small-body with a cross-continental history.
Preston Thompson D-SMA
By: Teja Gerken
December 17, 2018
A powerful sounding style-18 dreadnought made with “sinker” mahogany and Adirondack spruce.
Taylor Builder’s Edition 614ce WHB
By: Teja Gerken
December 10, 2018
A hot-rodded version of Taylor’s maple grand auditorium guitar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin OM-28
By: Teja Gerken
December 3, 2018
The new addition to Martin’s Standard Series has a great combination of vintage tone and contemporary feel.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Froggy Bottom Model K
By: Teja Gerken
November 12, 2018
Scott Ainslie demonstrates his Brazilian rosewood small jumbo.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Taylor 316e Baritone-8 LTD
By: Teja Gerken
November 5, 2018
A limited edition of Taylor’s unusual low-tuned eight-string.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin DE Black Walnut Amberburst
By: Teja Gerken
October 29, 2018
A great new acoustic-electric dreadnought with walnut back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
1986 Preston Thompson Dreadnought
By: Teja Gerken
October 22, 2018
A beautiful style-42 guitar owned by the late Charles Sawtelle.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Lowden O-35
By: Teja Gerken
October 16, 2018
A gorgeous, powerful jumbo built with Madagascar rosewood and red cedar.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Waterloo WL-14 Mh
By: Teja Gerken
October 8, 2018
All-mahogany small-body inspired by prewar budget guitars.
Bourgeois Large Soundhole OM
By: Teja Gerken
October 5, 2018
A superb OM built with Panama rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Taylor 414ce-R
By: Teja Gerken
September 24, 2018
A classic Taylor grand auditorium now has V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin M-36 (2018)
By: Teja Gerken
September 10, 2018
A contemporary classic is reimagined as part of Martin’s new standard series.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Preston Thompson 000-14ZS Custom Cutaway
By: Teja Gerken
September 4, 2018
A highly customized 000 built with ziricote back and sides.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Taylor 614ce
By: Teja Gerken
August 28, 2018
Taylor’s maple grand auditorium now includes V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden Richard Thompson Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
August 23, 2018
A spectacular mid-size Lowden with a cedar top and ziricote back and sides.
Martin Classical Strings and 000C Nylon Guitar
By: Teja Gerken
August 20, 2018
A look at Martin’s Classical and Magnifico Premium strings and the hybrid 000C Nylon guitar.
Huss and Dalton TD-R
By: Teja Gerken
August 14, 2018
Former Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show guitarist Rik Elswit demonstrates a Huss and Dalton dreadnought that was a surprise gift from the band’s lead singer.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Huss and Dalton
Santa Cruz Catfish Special
By: Teja Gerken
August 6, 2018
An all-mahogany 0-size 12-fret made for blues guitarist Catfish Keith
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
Taylor 324ce
By: Teja Gerken
July 30, 2018
V-Class bracing arrives at Taylor’s entry-level 300-series
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin GPCE Black Walnut Amberburst
By: Teja Gerken
July 23, 2018
A brand new grand performance size flattop with Fishman electronics.
Fender Redondo Special
By: Teja Gerken
July 16, 2018
An affordable acoustic-electric with bold looks and a big sound.
Tags: Fender, Guitar Demos
Preston Thompson 0000-14JMS
By: Teja Gerken
July 9, 2018
A 16-inch maple jumbo with a big sound.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Taylor 514ce
By: Teja Gerken
June 18, 2018
Taylor’s mahogany and cedar grand auditorium now features V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Huss and Dalton TD-M
By: Teja Gerken
June 12, 2018
A great mahogany dreadnought with a custom thermo-cured red spruce top.
The Barefoot Movement: “Rocky Island” | Taylor Guitars
By: Taylor Guitars
June 6, 2018
The bluegrass festival favorites play a classic Ralph Stanley song live in the Taylor Guitars NAMM Show room.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
1930 Gibson Master Model L-5
By: Teja Gerken
May 28, 2018
Peghead Nation’s Roots of Jazz Guitar instructor Matt Munisteri demonstrates his main guitar.
Taylor 814ce DLX
By: Teja Gerken
May 21, 2018
Taylor’s deluxe rosewood grand auditorium now includes V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin HD-28E (2018)
By: Teja Gerken
May 14, 2018
The latest version of Martin’s Standard series herringbone dreadnought includes custom Fishman electronics.
Huss and Dalton Albert Lee MJ Deluxe
By: Teja Gerken
May 10, 2018
A stunning maple jumbo built to country picker Albert Lee’s specs.
Fylde Single Malt Alchemist
By: Teja Gerken
April 30, 2018
Built with oak from reclaimed whiskey casks, this mid-size steel-string has a distinctive look and sound.
The Ebony Project | Preview | Taylor Guitars
By: Taylor Guitars
April 22, 2018
A look inside Taylor’s harvesting and re-planting of ebony trees in Africa, with Bob Taylor describing the process and the people involved.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Taylor K24ce
By: Teja Gerken
April 16, 2018
A classic koa Taylor is updated with V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Preston Thompson D-12EIR Custom
By: Teja Gerken
April 6, 2018
12-fret dreadnought features a redwood top and short scale.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Collings OM1A JL
By: Teja Gerken
April 2, 2018
A mahogany and spruce OM designed in collaboration with jazz guitar virtuoso Julian Lage.
Huss and Dalton Custom FS
By: Teja Gerken
March 29, 2018
An elegant fingerstyle machine built with an Italian spruce top and sapele back and sides.
Preston Thompson OM-EIA
By: Teja Gerken
March 19, 2018
A great OM built with Indian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Taylor 914ce
By: Teja Gerken
March 12, 2018
Taylor’s upscale grand auditorium now features V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
What is V-Class Bracing? | Taylor Guitars
By: Taylor Guitars
March 2, 2018
Andy Powers and Bob Taylor talk about the concept and creation of Taylor’s new guitar bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz Brad Paisley (B/PW)
By: Teja Gerken
February 26, 2018
A signature model dreadnought for country star Brad Paisley.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Santa Cruz Guitars
1932 Martin 00-18
By: Teja Gerken
February 19, 2018
Eric Schoenberg with a one-of-a-kind vintage Martin.
Preston Thompson 00 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
February 12, 2018
A 14-fret 00 with a long scale and big voice.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Taylor Academy 12e-N
By: Teja Gerken
February 6, 2018
Taylor’s entry-level nylon-string offers superb playability and warm tones.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Taylor Artists on V-Class Bracing
By: Taylor Guitars
February 6, 2018
Watch Zac Brown and other Taylor artists react as they discover the power of V-Class for the first time.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Santa Cruz OO-Skye
By: Teja Gerken
February 1, 2018
Eric Skye demonstrates his 00-size Santa Cruz signature model.
Taylor Builder’s Edition K14ce
By: Teja Gerken
January 24, 2018
Taylor Guitars is introducing a completely new bracing system with its V-Class bracing.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Andy Powers on V-Class Bracing
By: Taylor Guitars
January 24, 2018
Taylor Guitars designer Andy Powers discusses the company’s new top bracing system.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Collings OMH2 and 001MH
By: Teja Gerken
January 12, 2018
Mark Goldenberg demonstrates his pair of Collings flattop guitars.
Taylor 524ce-LTD
By: Teja Gerken
January 1, 2018
A limited-edition grand auditorium with a walnut body.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Preston Thompson 000-12MA Cutaway Custom
By: Teja Gerken
December 27, 2017
A cutaway 12-fret that combines vintage tone and contemporary playability.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Preston Thompson
Martin D-21 Special
By: Teja Gerken
December 18, 2017
A limited edition model of a classic Martin dreadnought.
Froggy Bottom SJ
By: Teja Gerken
December 7, 2017
A custom slope-shoulder dreadnought built with premium koa and Adirondack spruce.
Tags: Froggy Bottom, Guitar Demos
Collings OM1 T
By: Teja Gerken
November 30, 2017
A great vintage-style OM built with torrefied Sitka spruce and Honduran mahogany and delivered in Collings’ custom case.
Tags: Collings Guitars, Guitar Demos
Taylor 816ce
By: Teja Gerken
November 13, 2017
Taylor adds a Florentine cutaway to its rosewood grand symphony model.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Larrivée P-10 Deluxe Custom
By: Teja Gerken
October 30, 2017
An exquisite custom version of Larrivée’s popular Parlor model.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Larrivée
Martin GP-18E
By: Teja Gerken
October 23, 2017
Martin combines its grand performance body with traditional styling for an exceptional contemporary flattop.
Collings Parlor 2H T
By: Teja Gerken
October 16, 2017
A vintage-style parlor guitar with a big sound.
Tags: Collings Guitars, Guitar Demos
1930 Gibson L-5 Guitar
By: Teja Gerken
October 9, 2017
Peghead Nation’s new Roots of Jazz Guitar instructor Matt Munisteri demonstrates one of his two 1930 Gibson L-5 guitars.
Taylor 714ce (WSB)
By: Teja Gerken
October 3, 2017
A grand auditorium flattop built with Lutz spruce and Indian rosewood.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden Jon Gomm Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 28, 2017
The percussive fingerstylist’s guitar features an innovative hybrid top design.
Martin D-28 (2017)
By: Teja Gerken
September 25, 2017
Martin updates its iconic dreadnought for contemporary players.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Taylor 352ce and 362ce
By: Teja Gerken
September 5, 2017
A new pair of small-body acoustic-electric 12-strings.
Bourgeois Fully Torrefied Aged Tone D
By: Teja Gerken
August 31, 2017
A mahogany dreadnought with innovative construction and great sound.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Lowden Baritone 50 Fan Fret
By: Teja Gerken
August 21, 2017
A multi-scale baritone guitar built from African blackwood and sinker redwood.
Custom Lehmann Flattop
By: Teja Gerken
August 17, 2017
Kinloch Nelson demonstrates his wide-neck steel-string guitar.
Martin D-BOAK
By: Teja Gerken
August 14, 2017
A special dreadnought to celebrate Martin Guitar’s Dick Boak.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Bruce Sexauer Dreadnoughts
By: Teja Gerken
July 31, 2017
A trio of custom flattops based on Martin’s classic blueprint.
Tags: Bruce Sexauer, Guitar Demos
Taylor K24ce
By: Teja Gerken
July 24, 2017
A beautiful acoustic-electric grand auditorium guitar built from Hawaiian koa.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden O-35 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
July 17, 2017
Slack-key guitarist Stephen Inglis demonstrates his fanned-fret Lowden.
Fender PM-3 Triple-0
By: Teja Gerken
July 10, 2017
An affordable all-mahogany 000 acoustic guitar with a cutaway.
Tags: Fender, Guitar Demos
Huss and Dalton 00 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
June 26, 2017
A contemporary take on the 12-fret 00 built with beautiful sinker mahogany.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Huss and Dalton
Taylor 456ce
By: Teja Gerken
June 19, 2017
A great mid-size 12-string.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Larrivée LV-10 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
By: Teja Gerken
June 12, 2017
A special run of guitars with custom inlay celebrates a milestone.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Larrivée
RainSong Concert Hybrid OM
By: Teja Gerken
June 5, 2017
A great, affordable midsize carbon-fiber flattop.
Tags: Guitar Demos, RainSong
Beard Roundneck Copper Mountain
By: Teja Gerken
May 25, 2017
An innovative resonator guitar with excellent acoustic and amplified tones.
1993 Lowden O-25c
By: Teja Gerken
May 22, 2017
San Francisco Bay Area songwriter/guitarist Kyle Alden demonstrates the Lowden that’s been his main guitar for more than 20 years.
Taylor 812ce 12-Fret DLX
By: Teja Gerken
May 15, 2017
A deluxe version of Taylor’s classic grand concert.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Bourgeois Soloist 30th Commemorative LE
By: Teja Gerken
May 8, 2017
Eric Schoenberg demonstrates the anniversary edition of the cutaway OM he and Dana Bourgeois designed 30 years ago.
Martin CEO 8.2E
By: Teja Gerken
April 25, 2017
A powerful grand jumbo guitar designed by Chris Martin.
Lowden S-35M
By: Teja Gerken
April 10, 2017
An exquisite small-body steel-string with a body made from fiddleback mahogany.
Martin DC-16E
By: Teja Gerken
March 27, 2017
New 16-series dreadnought features sycamore back and sides, a shallow body, and Fishman electronics.
Larrivée D-40R Legacy Series
By: Teja Gerken
March 23, 2017
A rosewood dreadnought with a fresh approach to vintage-style design.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Larrivée
Taylor Academy Series 10e and 12e
By: Teja Gerken
March 13, 2017
New entry-level steel-strings offer great sound and playability.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Martin 00-28
By: Teja Gerken
February 20, 2017
A rare model returns to Martin’s Standard Series.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Martin Guitar
Santa Cruz Otis Taylor Chicago
By: Teja Gerken
February 9, 2017
The Santa Cruz signature model for bluesman Otis Taylor is all about mahogany.
National Reso-Phonic El Trovador Cutaway
By: Teja Gerken
January 30, 2017
Mike Dowling demonstrates the latest version of the wood-body National he helped resurrect.
Taylor Academy Series
By: Teja Gerken
January 23, 2017
Andy Powers demonstrates Taylor’s new entry-level line at the Winter NAMM show.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Lowden Pierre Bensusan Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
January 19, 2017
The fingerstyle master demonstrates his guitar and amplification rig.
Bourgeois L-DBO Presentation Limited Edition
By: Teja Gerken
December 22, 2016
Luxuriously appointed Brazilian rosewood L-00-style guitar.
Tags: Bourgeois, Guitar Demos
Martin 000-17E Whiskey Sunset
By: Teja Gerken
December 12, 2016
Great-sounding mahogany and spruce 000 includes Fishman electronics.
Lowden WL-35x
By: Teja Gerken
December 1, 2016
The Wee Lowden is a modern parlor guitar that offers a big sound and premium woods.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Lowden Guitars
Taylor 814ce DLX
By: Teja Gerken
November 28, 2016
A deluxe edition of Taylor’s popular grand auditorium model.
Froggy Bottom Model K
By: Teja Gerken
November 21, 2016
The custom Froggy Bottom Model K acoustic guitar is a beautiful cutaway small-jumbo built with Indian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Martin D-1 Authentic 1931
By: Teja Gerken
November 14, 2016
A cool re-creation of Martin’s first dreadnought.
Kevin Ryan Abbey Grand Parlor
By: Teja Gerken
November 7, 2016
Fingerstyle guitarist Eric Lugosch demonstrates his Brazilian rosewood cutaway parlor guitar.
PRS Private Stock Tony McManus Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
November 3, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus discusses and demonstrates his signature model guitar.
Farida OT-22
By: Teja Gerken
October 31, 2016
Great-sounding affordable small-body guitar with vintage vibe.
Harvey Leach Custom
By: Teja Gerken
October 24, 2016
Built for fingerstyle blues guitarist Dale Miller, this redwood and walnut guitar features a Voyage-Air folding neck and San Francisco Giants–themed inlay.
Taylor 712e 12-Fret
By: Teja Gerken
October 12, 2016
Taylor’s latest rosewood grand concert guitar, designed by Taylor's master luthier Andy Powers.
Tags: Guitar Demos, Taylor Guitars
Taylor’s Definitive Guide to Buying an Acoustic Guitar
By: Teja Gerken
October 3, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Teja Gerken highlights Taylor’s new guitar-buying resource with helpful examples and clips from recent guitar demonstrations.
2004 Bourgeois Country Boy Deluxe Demo
By: Scott Nygaard
September 28, 2016
Dreadnought body with cocobolo back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top.
Lowden Thomas Leeb Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 26, 2016
The percussive fingerstylist discusses and demonstrates his primary guitar.
Lowden Alex de Grassi Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 8, 2016
The fingerstyle guitar legend demonstrates his primary six-string.