YouTuber Burls Art and his guitar build videos have a very zen-like quality. In his latest video, we get another 12-minute hit of chill-out vibes as Burls builds an acoustic guitar out of carbon fiber ...

Many veteran guitarists believe that great tone can only come from instruments made using exotic hardwoods. This hasn't stopped makers from trying other materials, though, including Ampeg's iconic Dan ...

The Blackbird Rider might be the dorkiest-looking travel guitar around — that rectangular shape is more ye old minstrel show than rock ‘n’ roll — but the Rider is cleverly designed to squeeze maximum ...

Carbon fiber acoustic/electric guitars aren’t for everyone, but many artists like Brantley Gilbert tour with them for their dependability in all climates. McPherson Guitars out of Sparta, Wisconsin ...

Inside Blackbird Guitars' warehouse, located on Folsom Street. Photo by Meira Gebel. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Sign up ...

Guitarists and musicians may be interested in a new carbon fiber guitar created by the team at Joytar. Offering a great sounding compact unibody design complete with an integrated pickup and featuring ...

Acoustic guitars come in light wood and dark. You can paint them any color you like. But there's something so distinct and odd about looking at the instrument in your lap and seeing the rough-hewn, ...

The Blackbird Rider Nylon is an odd guitar, a mix of the traditional and the high-tech. First, the "nylon" in the name refers to the strings -- the guitar itself is made from carbon fiber, from the ...

In order to help prevent a guitar's neck losing the fight against the pull of the strings, a metal rod usually runs through it. South Africa's Rubato Guitars has done away with the truss rod for its ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...