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Who's the greatest songwriter of all time?

Who's the greatest songwriter of all time?It's time for you to place your vote!

Who's the greatest songwriter of all time?

Tommy Emmanuel talks The Colonel & The Governer

Tommy Emmanuel talks The Colonel & The Governer"Each time we've played together it's been magic"

Tommy Emmanuel talks The Colonel & The Governer

Eric Clapton - Six-String Stories in pictures

Eric Clapton - Six-String Stories in picturesGod's guitar collection goes under the hammer

Eric Clapton - Six-String Stories in pictures

Son Volt's Jay Farrar picks 10 essential country albums

Son Volt's Jay Farrar picks 10 essential country albums"There was a fresh vibe to the early country records; those musicians would try anything."

Son Volt's Jay Farrar picks 10 essential country albums

30 classic acoustic guitar albums

30 classic acoustic guitar albumsThe greatest unplugged records ever made

30 classic acoustic guitar albums

Latest News

Fabrizio Sotti talks turning classic rock into jazz on his new album, Right Now

Fabrizio Sotti talks turning classic rock into jazz on his new album, Right Now

"I needed to put my own signature stamp on songs that everybody knows. That's not so easy."

Tommy Emmanuel talks The Colonel & The Governer

Tommy Emmanuel talks The Colonel & The Governer

The Aussie ace on music theory and pushing fingers to the limit

Joe Boyd talks recording Nick Drake and tribute album Way To Blue

Joe Boyd talks recording Nick Drake and tribute album Way To Blue

"He was very focussed, he practised endlessly and he had incredible technique"

Who's the greatest songwriter of all time?

Who's the greatest songwriter of all time?

UPDATE: It's time for you to place your vote!

Richie Havens dies aged 72

Eric Clapton - Six-String Stories in pictures

Counting Crows on writing, the Stones and Hemingway

Musikmesse 2013: Yamaha guitar line-up revealed

Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013: live highlights

Musikmesse 2013: Ibanez stand highlights in pictures

Latest Reviews

SubZero 25W Acoustic Guitar Amp with Chorus

SubZero 25W Acoustic Guitar Amp with Chorus

Double your money with this electro amp-cum-monitor

SubZero 60W Acoustic Guitar Amp

4 stars

SubZero 60W Acoustic Guitar Amp

Acoustic amplification for the serious strummer

Gear4Music Mandolin

3 stars

Gear4Music Mandolin

Get in touch with your folk side with Gear4music's super-budget price mandonlin

Gear4Music single cutaway electro-acoustic guitar

4 stars

Gear4Music single cutaway electro-acoustic guitar

Gear4Music's budget electro proves you don't have to part with big bucks to get a decent acoustic tone

Yamaha THR5A

$330.004.5 stars

A tiny slice of acoustic amp heaven

Gear4Music Dreadnought Electro Acoustic

4 stars

Gear4Music Dreadnought Electro Acoustic

Gear4music get in on the super-budget electro acoustic act with their dreadnought guitar

Featured

Counting Crows talk cover songs, Echoes and mental health

Counting Crows talk cover songs, Echoes and mental health

Adam Duritz discusses new live album

Of Monsters And Men's Brynjar Leifsson talks overnight success

Of Monsters And Men's Brynjar Leifsson talks overnight success

"The songs are very joyful and have these sing-along parts – they stick with people"

Tom Morello discusses his history with the acoustic guitar

Tom Morello discusses his history with the acoustic guitar

"Like on the early Dylan records, I was going for a certain quietness"

Anatomy of an acoustic guitar

Anatomy of an acoustic guitar

Ever wondered what's inside your acoustic? Time to find out...

Latest Tuition

The acoustic guitar body shapes guide

The acoustic guitar body shapes guide

Don't know your OM from your OMG? Start here...

10 tips for better recorded acoustic guitar sound

10 tips for better recorded acoustic guitar sound

Get the tone you've always dreamed of

10 tips for playing an acoustic guitar live

10 tips for playing an acoustic guitar live

Stand out from the rest of the open mic crowd

Ry Cooder's slide guitar tips

Ry Cooder's slide guitar tips

"Everybody goes too far too soon. They turn up too loud and ...

Press Releases

NAMM 2013: Another Nuno Bettencourt signature from Washburn

NAMM 2013: Another Nuno Bettencourt signature from Washburn

Extreme axeman goes electro-acoustic

NAMM 2013: New Guild Arcos and Gad series models

NAMM 2013: New Guild Arcos and Gad series models

Guild announce several new models in the Arcos and GAD series

NAMM 2013: Guild Custom Shop launched

NAMM 2013: Guild Custom Shop launched

10 models to kick off the new range

Leon Bratt crowned best unsigned acoustic act 2012!

Leon Bratt crowned best unsigned acoustic act 2012!

Catch him at this year's Looe Festival

BIMM announce Peter Grant Memorial Scholarship

BIMM announce Peter Grant Memorial Scholarship

Rockbottom Music to host grand reopening

Rockbottom Music to host grand reopening

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