Southern Vintage Guitars Blog

The truth you never knew about bone nuts and saddles—and the science behind it.

Best acoustic guitar strings. Spoiler alert: The answer isn’t what you might think

Choosing the right acoustic guitar is a process involving many factors. Size, shape, woods, nut width and more.

The ukulele, let’s begin with a simple bit of trivia. While most of us pronounce the word ukulele as yoo-kuh–ley-lee, the correct Hawaiian pronunciation is actually oo-koo–ley-ley. A small thing,...

The cost of a good guitar may seem subjective, but it really isn’t. Over the years we have been asked this question a thousand times. The thinking behind this, I...

Probably the number one question I’m asked is about the different guitar tonewoods. In discussing tonal differences of woods, I expose myself to a lot of critique and possible criticism....

I am often asked what kind of guitar I play personally. While I have owned many great guitars from numerous builders, three remain as the keepers. One is a Jean Larrivée...