Acoustic Guitar Magazine Review Published September 2008
Overall Rating: 7.6 out of 10
First, I’d like to thank Acoustic Guitar Magazine for sending me a few issues for me to review, it was appreciated!
Now I’d like to thank Acoustic Guitar Magazine for sending me a really informative magazine.
September 2008: A lesson on how to play Tom Petty, Big Bill Broonzy, and Jack Johnson; a basic music theory lesson on diatonic chords; reviews on Huss & Dalton FS Fingerstyle Guitar, a Genz benz Shenandoah Pro LT amp, and 7 top name dreadnoughts. And to top it all off, a cross-picking technique lesson from Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta!
The lessons on how to play songs by Tom Petty, Big Bill Broonzy, and Jack Johnson were informative and easy to read. It broke the rhythm guitar into a staff notation and tablature, with words and chords. The lessons ranged from beginner to intermediate but everything was easy enough to play.
All of the reviews I read were informative, but the review on the dreadnoughts was the one I took the most out of. The magazine looks at guitars from $350-$3000+, and breaks each one down to specific price ranges. The seven dreadnoughts Acoustic Guitar looks at are the Morgan Monroe Creekside MVS-45, the Epiphone DR-500R, the Laprivée D-03, the Taylor DN4, the Breedlove Revival D-M, the Martin D-21 Special, and the Santa Cruz Tony Rice. As I am looking to replace my old Yamaha with a dreadnought, this article was extremely useful.
This magazine is extremely well-rounded and I would recommend it to beginners and enthusiasts alike!
And now for the review:
Information: 8 out of 10
Ease of Reading: 8 out of 10
Advertisements: 7 out of 10
Worth (to Read): 7.5 out of 10
Overall Average: 7.6 out of 10