Fano Guitars have announced a new line of budget-priced guitars called Omnis, which consists of their GF6, JM6, SP6, and MG6 guitars. The guitars will range in price from $849-$999. This is an interesting move for the boutique brand, as these are made-in-China versions of some of their most popular guitars. Given that these are a significant price difference from the USA … [Read more...]
Mini Guitars
Photo credit: Reverb.com A short story: Through over twenty years of gripping my guitar neck like it had murdered my childhood dog (that is to say very tightly), I’ve caused damage to my fretting wrist that makes playing standard-scale guitars a challenge. Oddly enough, I’ve had no issues with playing ukulele. The issue mostly pops up when I play power chords, but the … [Read more...]
Kala Parlor Guitar Review
Aloha! I know that I usually talk about ukuleles and ukulele instruction here, but I wanted to talk about guitars today. Specifically about what makes a good beginner guitar. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now and came up with a list of what would make the PERFECT beginner guitar. See if you agree with me: 1) It needs to be affordable. This is pretty obvious, I … [Read more...]
Four New Martin Guitars and a Ukulele at Summer NAMM
Summer NAMM is next week here in Nashville, and the announcements are starting to come in. Martin has announced four new models to debut at the show: a new OM-Arts & Crafts-inspired guitar, a D-28 Bigsby guitar, a Jimmy Buffett Custom Signature Artist Edition guitar, and a D-16EPD Poker Dogs guitar. In addition to these guitars, they're also introducing a Konter … [Read more...]
Suhr Aura
Suhr is one of my favorite boutique builders. To date, pretty much their entire line involved 25.5" scale guitars, with Classic S, Classic T, and Classic JM styles as well as their Modern series. For years, fans have asked John Suhr to make a short-scale guitar. To celebrate Suhr's 20th anniversary, Mr. Suhr has answered those requests with the new Suhr Aura: It is with great … [Read more...]