Finding a guitar you actually want to play while traveling is harder than it should be. I have lugged full-size dreadnoughts through airports, shoved parlor guitars into overstuffed trunks, and once tried checking a jumbo acoustic on a cross-country flight that ended exactly how you would expect. After years of that frustration, I started testing … Read more
Picking up a guitar for the first time is exciting and a little intimidating. I remember buying my first acoustic ten years ago — I walked into a music store, completely overwhelmed by the wall of guitars, and left with something that barely stayed in tune. That experience taught me a valuable lesson: the right … Read more
Picking up an electric guitar for the first time feels equal parts exciting and intimidating. There is a guitar in your hands, a cable, an amp with knobs that look like a cockpit, and a hundred YouTube videos all telling you to do different things first. I have helped a lot of friends and family … Read more