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Written by and for musicians. Covers a variety of musical styles and includes transcriptions from recordings and solo pieces for guitar.
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Written by and for musicians. Covers a variety of musical styles and includes transcriptions from recordings and solo pieces for guitar.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Subscription Term Name:1 year
If you love to pull out that acoustic and knock off a few songs when the world seems to be going crazy and your soul needs the healing energy of music, then you should read this magazine. It provides good product reviews, playing tips, and song tabs. Also helpful are tips for tuning up and maintaining your guitar so it stays in the best playing condition. Although I am not a fan of magazine ads, the ads in this magazine are cool because they provide useful information about new products and services that would otherwise be difficult to discover. The interviews with top acoustic players like James Taylor, Neil Young & Bert Jansch are also a big plus. In all honesty, I do not read every issue--I grab issues when they have something I am interested in. In sum, if you are serious about playing that Martin or Gibson sitting in the corner, then read Acoutic Guitar every now and then--you will learn something!
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Subscription Term Name:1 year
Most guitar magazines are about mainly equipment and to a lesser extent, the thrash/metal/punk/whatever hero of the moment. "Acoustic Guitar" is different. It does talk about equipment, sure, but the primary focus has always been the music and the artists.
I have a couple years' worth of "Acoustic Guitar" on my bookshelves, unlike another popular magazine that gets read and tossed or given away. I don't save every issue, but I save a lot, as there's so much timeless information and good music to be found. In the few issues withing arm's reach I see a story on the music of "O Brother Where Are Thou?" with an arrangment of "Man of Constant Sorrow". Here's an article on Jazz Manouche and Django Reinhardt, with a tutorial written by John Jorgenson. Another issue spotlights the then-new MTV Unplugged phenomenon, and has a transcription of Clapton's unplugged "Layla".
Issues have covered contemporary singer-songwriters, Cuban "Son" music, African music, 1920s American Jazz guitarists... just about anything that can be played on a guitar. Evry issue is a surprise, and even if it doesn't have one of your favorites it'll have something you'll find interesting and useful.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Subscription Term Name:1 year
This a good magazine for someone who wants to learn to play folk or fingerstyle music. I have tried all of the other magazines and this magazine as far as content and price are above the rest. That being said, this magazine is only a good suppliment for your guitar learning. Even if you don't desire to do anything but strum an acoustic guitar, I don't think this magazine can be your one source of literature. I would recommend that this magazine be purchased along with one of the mainstream magazines such as Guitar One or Guitar World.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
O.K. publication hindered by slavish shilling for its advertisers
Acoustic Guitar magazine is O.K. It'll give you a few pages of musical ideas and accompanying tab to try. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Joe
Don't Subscribe if you live in Toronto
It you live in Canada be warned,magazine is always late by at least one issue,their customer service very unhelpful. buy it at the newsstand.
Published 6 months ago by RDodd
bad deal
This is double the price of going direct to Acoustic Guitar Magazine. PLus ordering through a 3rd party adds time until starting and sometimes subtly hidden commitments to renew. Read more
Published 6 months ago by george
Too Expensive!!!!
Same subscription costs $19.95 on their website! Save the extra money and subscibe on their website. Really can't explain the difference in cost.
Published 8 months ago by RussH11
Rarely lives up to its own name ..and never to ...FRETS!
Acoustic Guitar Magazine rose from the ashes of the far superior magazine FRETS. For those of you too young to remember FRETS was an off shoot of Guitar Player Magazine and was an... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Richardson
Problematic Subscription Dept
The magazine is among the best out there, with articles and exercises for all levels. The subscription department however pushes the website and regardless of who I wrote my issue... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Dereck Kuykendall
On the fence...
I am a noodler as far as guitar playing and I use to like "Play Guitar!" by this publisher until they did away with it. Read more
Published on April 7, 2010 by Patrick M. Hislar
Fair and Balanced Review
Just to balance out the one star reviews I read here, I must say that this is a first rate publication, really outstanding, and that I've never had any problems with my... Read more
Published on January 14, 2010 by R. Royem
Good publication/Crappy subscription service
Subscribed for a few years....Began sending two copies of each issue for no reason....Their distributors or indie jobbers are doing a terrible job of getting this otherwise worthy... Read more
Published on August 12, 2009 by Darrell
Watch out here!
I ended my subscription a couple of years ago with AGM, String Publishing. They made me a very good offer on a renewal, which I accepted. Read more
Published on December 3, 2008 by Robert E. Huston Jr.
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