As a guitarist with a soft spot for acoustic-electric instruments, I recently had the pleasure of trying out the Yamaha A-Series A3R Acoustic-Electric Guitar, and I must say, it left quite an impression. Yamaha’s reputation for quality craftsmanship precedes itself, and the A3R is no exception. First and foremost, let’s talk about the sound. The … Read more
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 | You own a really great beginner guitar if you own one of these. As an anonymous Musicians Enlightenment user says, “Put it this way. This guitar is almost everything like a nice old pair of Jeans. Rusty, cheap, rugged, but VERY comfortable. It feels like an old glove.”
These Elixir strings are great! I changed the strings on my old Yamaha acoustic to the Elixir Nanoweb 80/20 Acoustic Custom Light, and it sounded great from the get-go. Compared to D’addario acoustic strings of the same gauge and material, the Elixir strings did not have to go through the extended “break in” time where your strings go from
Shubb C1 Nickel Capo Review Published 2/17/2010 Overall Rating: 3.83 out of 5 Stars The Shubb C1 Capo is a sturdy, compact capo that has an adjustable tightening screw and features an easy clamping hinged mechanism for getting it on and off. It also features a rubber pad on the part that clamps on to … Read more
Korg MA-30 Review Published January 15, 2010 A Beginner-Friendly Metronome: The Korg MA-30 Overall Rating: 8.25 out of 10 It’s a metronome. Plain and simple. The Korg MA-30 is one of the better metronomes I have encountered. It is loaded with all the features of a metronome, but is a slender 4 x 2.5 x … Read more