According to distributors COMAG Specialist: Currently the UK’s only magazine dedicated to acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments, Acoustic Magazine has all the news, interviews with musicians and songwriters, as well as reviews of equipment, product tests and instructional columns.
Not only looking at the guitar, Acoustic Magazine regularly covers other instruments, including electro acoustics, mandolins and banjos, with informative and detailed tutorials from leading acoustic practitioners and experts from around the music industry.
Having gone through its extensive archive Acoustic Magazine has put together Acoustic Magazine Presents - The Book of British Guitar Making, the definitive guide to the subject. A one-stop-shop for guitar aficionados, people looking to commission a custom acoustic guitar or anyone with an interest in learning about the world of exquisite luthiery (the craft of lute making and other stringed instruments) and its history in the UK.
Profiling the 25 most influential guitar makers in the UK, Acoustic Magazine Presents - The Book of British Guitar Making will also have articles and comments from renowned players and experts discussing the importance of the craft and the people who continue the tradition.
As well as interviews with the guitar makers who have shaped the industry, singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner tells Acoustic Magazine Presents - The Book of British Guitar Making why he thinks keeping the custom build scene is so important.
Acoustic Magazine Presents - The Book of British Guitar Making will also cover the practicalities of making guitars, from wood choice, body shapes, string selection and everything else to be the ultimate guide to UK guitar making for anyone who has a custom guitar or aspires to own one.
