AM’s Greg Phillips chats with Fender’s Billy Martinez at NAMM 2018 about the new models in their California series of acoustic guitars At NAMM Show 2018, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced the all-new California Series acoustic guitars, celebrating the lifestyle and culture associated with the region and the brands…

“When it comes to building a guitar, there is a big difference between assembly and artistry. If history has taught us anything, it is that there is no substitute for skilled craftsmanship. At Eastman, each instrument is given the attention to detail required to ensure that it reaches its maximum…

Australian based guitar manufacturer Cole Clark guitars are now distributing LaMancha & Baton Rouge guitars throughout Australia. Cole Clark’s CEO Miles Jackson tells us all about them at NAMM 2018 Cole Clark website

Cole Clark Guitars CEO Miles Jackson presents the new acoustic guitar range at their NAMM booth and luthier Neil Kennedy shows us the new Cole Clark basses. This was filmed on the day that Cole Clark took out a Best in Show Award at NAMM as a company to watch…

  The people at Seagull guitars have taken their popular Maritime Solid Wood Series and made it even better. Introducing the revamped Seagull Maritime SWS Series featuring a sleeker look, all solid wood construction and richer tones. Classic in approach, yet modern in sound and construction, the elegant Seagull maritime…

Yamaha Music had a commanding presence at this year’s Melbourne Guitar Show with 3 separate displays featuring Yamaha guitar and amp product, Line 6 gear and Vox amplification. They also generated big crowds for their endorsee sessions featuring Diesel, Stevic Mackay (Twelve Foot Ninja) and Opal Ocean. Yamaha Music has…

The Washburn HD20SCE is a classic dreadnought acoustic guitar with cutaway for superior upper fret access. It features a solid spruce top for superior tone that improves with age, rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, diecast tuners with stylish ebonite buttons for quick,…

The Artwood series is the embodiment of what might be called the Ibanez “modern approach to tradition.” Cutting edge woodworking technology enables the guitar maker’s luthiers to reproduce the sophisticated bracing techniques of one-of-a-kind instruments of yesteryear. Ibanez Guitars distributed in Australia by Australis Music Group

Dressed to kill with its satin vintage amber burst, gold hardware and herringbone binding, this great looking guitar also sounds the part. Victorian blackwood back and sides combine with a AA grade sitka spruce soundboard to produce the warm mid-range the EBG808 has become famous for. The Nashville was designed…

Ryan from Guild Guitars shows us the D55 acoustic, which will be shipping later in the year Guild distributed in Australia by www.zenithmusic.com.au