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Who doesn’t like clean, shiny guitars? Just like the day you bought it. That’s the main reason we polish guitars - to keep them clean and looking their best! For awhile now we've been wanting to do an All-In-One Guitar Polish Blog, covering just about everything you need on the topic of polishing guitars. So let's do it! When you bought your last guitar you probably wanted the nicest one they had, even taking the time to play and look over several guitars to ensure yours was the best of the bunch. And not just for tone, you hopefully wanted one without the complementary scratches...

Even if you’ve only been playing guitar for a short while, you know that good action and a proper setup is everything. In fact a good setup is nearly as important as the guitar brand when it comes to playability. So imagine the horror of changing strings one day and finding out your setup, action, & playability is now totally different! This has happened to many a guitarist, especially with the variety of strings now available. Did you know certain new guitar strings, even strings of the same size and gauge, can totally alter and wreck a good expensive setup?...

Acoustic Guitar Action, Lower It the Right WayLowering your action the right way on your acoustic guitar is a combination of planning and doing. Today we will cover all the right steps before and after the actual action adjustment, with no surprises. There are many online articles and how-to videos on adjusting guitar action, but here we will go into proven detail and emphasize proper order of steps. This isn’t rocket science, but surprisingly many online sources are either leaving out steps or doing them out of order, which can have consequences later.     What is my experience? I...

Guitar Humidification and Humidifiers – Managing Moisture Guitars need the right humidity but maybe you aren’t sure on the details. In this article we’ll clear away the fog with everything you need to know about proper humidity your guitar. Watch our video or read on for more info!   Humidity is nothing more than the amount of water contained in air. Humidity varies wildly throughout the day, with higher humidity at night because air heats up and dries out some during warmer times of day, and as it cools the amount of water in the air increases. This variance is called relative humidity. But...

Your next trip is right around the corner and this time you’d really like to take your guitar. But you can’t see taking that full size dreadnought acoustic, and luggage space is a concern. A smaller travel guitar would sure fit the bill right now! What traveling guitarist hasn’t been lured into thinking about a portable guitar? Avoiding size hassles at the airport and crammed overhead bins, or keeping your vehicle trunk clear of a huge acoustic guitar case with room for your family’s baggage sounds pretty good. Enter the travel size guitar! In this article we’ll review top criteria for choosing a...