Reviews for classical guitar albums, gear, instruments and more.
Fake Press On Nails for Classical Guitar – In this video I demonstrate how to apply fake press on nails and look at three types of false nails that use double sided adhesive tape. These are are a no-glue nail…
The Life and Times of Catharina PrattenEmma RushWrite-up and Liner Notes Emma Rush has an interesting new album out with a repertoire theme centred around Catharina Pratten. As she mentions, “The Life and Times of Catharina Pratten includes seven previously…
A Review of the Guitarlift, The Back Mounted Guitar SupportGuitarlift Website and Store The Guitarlift has revolutionized classical guitar supports since its release. The back-mounted support works on a wider variety of guitars than most other supports and offers unprecedented…
What I Saw in the Water21st Century Works for Guitar Duo ChromaDuo with Rob MacDonald Tracy Anne SmithNaxos Records, 2024 Listen, Stream, Buy: What I Saw in the Water by ChromaDuo Learn more about the album via Naxos Wonderful to hear this…
A review and demo of the Xvive U8 Acoustic Guitar Wireless System. This is a clamp mounted wireless mic that works on classical or acoustic guitars. Learn more or See Buying Options at the Xvive Website Or Buy it at…
Mozart and Haydn: Classical Guitar Transcriptionsby Andrew Wilder Listen or buy via Spotify, Apple, or BandCamp. Great to hear the new album by Andrew Wilder with 14 of his own transcriptions of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and Franz…
Solitude by Uros Baric2024 Baros RecordsUros Baric Buy or Learn More at Baros Records Streaming on Apple Music/Spotify/YouTube Music December 15 It’s been wonderful listening to the new album Solitude by guitarist Uros Baric. His latest release is a collection of minimalist and…
Pastiches John Schneider, GuitarsMatthew Cook, Percussion Gloria Cheng, HarpsichordMicrofest Records, 2024 Buy or Learn about the Album via MicroFest Records or Listen on Spotify Great to hear the new release from Grammy Award winning guitarist John Schneider. Pastiches highlights an…
JoLuck A6 Cantabile Classical Guitar Review – I’ve really enjoyed testing and playing the A6 Cantabile classical guitar from JoLuck. They have a great line of small scale guitars at various price points and design options so check out their…
Pale Blue Dot Cochran and McAllister Duo Sacred Black Records, 2024 Listen or Buy the Album via Spotify, Apple and More Great to hear the new album by Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister featuring music by Matthew Cochran, Pat Metheny, Ralph Towner,…
Landslög by Gulli BjornssonArtist Website Listen or buy the album via Bandcamp or Bjornsson’s PayHip Sheet music available via Bjornsson’s PayHip It was a pleasure hearing Gulli Bjornsson’s new recording of his Landslög collection. A few weeks back I featured…
Review of Le Support for Classical GuitarA full demo and review of an excellent new support for classical guitar. Buy or Learn more at Le Support Big thanks to Le Support and Thomas Viloteau for sending me their new guitar…