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Classical Guitar Reviews and New Releases – Accessories, Gear, Guitars, and more.

Visesnut Classial Guitar Cases

Visesnut Guitar Cases appear to be one of the best lightweight travel cases on the market with a sleek design and a reputation for durability. Here’s a number of online reviews and videos including a great interview by Guitar Ramble. A…

Review: Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar

Review: Cordoba C5 Classical GuitarEntry Level Model, 650mm scale lengthSolid Cedar top, Mahogany back & sides (Laminated)Price range Approx. $300-420 USD (via Amazon 2018)YouTube Review Link (4k quality) Buy from Amazon.com: Cordoba C5 Guitar Overall, a great guitar for the money. I actually…

American Collection by Matthew McAllister

Matthew McAllister’s new album American Collection for solo guitar features works by composers Chick Corea, Ralph Towner, Philip Rosheger, Lou Harrison and Frank Zappa alongside a Guitar Quartet recording of the Mishima Quartet by Philip Glass. Short documentary film above via…

New Releases: MicroFest, Kjeldsberg, Rinehart, Liberzon

This month has many exciting new releases by some of my favourite artists. In particular, Grammy award winning guitarist and producer John Schneider from MicroFest Records let me know about two new releases from his label. The music of Alex…

Review: Cordoba C10 Classical Guitar

Review: Cordoba C10 Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Spruce topSolid Indian Rosewood back & sides650 mm scale lengthPrice range from around $1100 USD (via Amazon 2017)Video review link (4k quality): Buy from Amazon.com for the best price (I…

New Release: Boyd Meets Girl (Cello & Guitar)

Boyd Meets Girl (Sono Luminus), 2017Duo Website: boydmeetsgirlduo.comRupert Boyd, guitar & Laura Metcalf, cello Buy or Listen to Samples via Amazon: Boyd Meets GirlFull Release on July 28th, Pre-orders Available. Rupert Boyd & Laura Metcalf have been featured on the site…

New Release: Baroque Music by Uroš Barič

Delighted to hear that the excellent Slovenian guitarist/producer extraordinaire Uroš Barič has a new album which you can check out here: Baroque Music. Uroš is a great guitarist who also runs a record label, teaching site and produces albums and…

Review: De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar

De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar – I was pleased to get to review this instrument that is a mid-range guitar with lots of bells and whistles. De Cascia is a Montreal based company in connection with Grand Guitar Salon.…

Guitar Review – Camps M-10-S by Uros Baric

Slovenian guitarist/producer Uros Baric reviews the Camps M-10-S, an affordable mid-range classical guitar. This is via his YouTube Channel where he has lots of great videos ranging from performances to reviews and lessons. Visit his fantastic record label Baros Records and his lesson…

Copla – Music of Spanish Legends by Tariq Harb

Copla | Music of Spanish Legendsby Tariq Harb© 2017 Tariq Harb Buy or listen to samples via: CD Baby | Amazon | iTunesCD Sales: Tariq Harb’s Store I was very pleased to hear Tariq Harb’s new album. I’ve featured Harb a…

Romanza: Music from Spain and South America by Azuline Duo

Romanza: Music from Spain and South Americaby Azuline DuoEmma Rush, guitar and Sara Traficante, flute Learn more or buy via Azuline Duo If you don’t already know Emma Rush, she is a wonderful Canadian guitarist and also heads up the…

Review: Fretboard PhD by Ashkan Mashhour

Fretboard PhD: master the guitar fretboard through intervals by Ashkan MashhourPublisher: Pêle-Mêle Works156 pages, English Buy via Amazon: Fretboard PhD I was happy to receive a copy of this informative book by Ashkan Mashhour. The book stems from Mashhour’s lessons with…