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SMG Review: The Taylor GS Mini Acoustic Guitar

SMG Review: The Taylor GS Mini Acoustic Guitar

If you’re looking for BIG sound in a slightly smaller package, look no further. The Taylor GS Mini has evolved from the ‘Baby’ line of Taylor guitars with improved tone, playability, style and quality at an affordable price.

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History of the Electric Guitar!

History of the Electric Guitar!

While you probably have never heard the name ‘George Beauchamp’ before, if you play electric guitar, well then you owe him a debt of gratitude. Because it was Beauchamp, working with Adolph Rickenbacker who created the first commercially viable method of stringed-instrument amplification.

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SMG Review: B.C. Rich Zoltan Bathory Signature ASM Electric Guitar

SMG Review: B.C. Rich Zoltan Bathory Signature ASM Electric Guitar

The B.C. Rich Zoltan Bathory Signature ASM Electric Guitar is built for the hardest of rock and metal.

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NAMM 2012: T-Rex Engineering – Video Interview with Michael Pagaard!

NAMM 2012: T-Rex Engineering – Video Interview with Michael Pagaard!

SMG front-man Oscar Jordan meet with guitarist Michael Pagaard of T-Rex Engineering to discuss a couple of hot new products from T-Rex.

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NAMM 2012: Dan Boul of 65amps

NAMM 2012: Dan Boul of 65amps

SMG sat down with Dan Boul, co-founder of 65amps at NAMM 2012. Check out the attached video for a demonstration of the latest and greatest from 65amps!

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NAMM 2012: Mark Wein Guitar Lesson with Oscar Jordan

NAMM 2012: Mark Wein Guitar Lesson with Oscar Jordan

Oscar Jordan sat down with guitarist/instructor Mark Wein at this years Winter NAMM Show 2012 about targeting notes rather than playing scales. Watch the video below for more information from Mark about how you can play the guitar like a horn player and isolate the notes rather than just running scales.

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NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars and the SolidBody Classic Electric Guitar

NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars and the SolidBody Classic Electric Guitar

The 2012 NAMM Show was in full force this past weekend in Anaheim, California and SMG hooked up with a Southern California icon in the guitar world, Taylor Guitars. Each year Taylor puts on an amazing show of gear, live performances and tons of great information on their lineup to NAMM visitors.

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SMG Review: The Tanglewood TVC Koa S Acoustic-Electric Guitar

SMG Review: The Tanglewood TVC Koa S Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Upon unpacking the Tanglewood TVC Koa S from the box it arrived in, I was immediately impressed with the high level of quality in which the guitar was made.

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