Richard Hoover from Santa Cruz Guitars will will be giving an acoustic guitar workshop at 4 music shops on the east coast starting July 25th. Click on image below to enlarge.

Available as:-

CL1 NN 1, 2, 3 – Trebles and NNC 4, 5, 6 – Basses (Ball End)
CL2 NR 1, 2, 3 – Trebles and NNR 4, 5, 6 – Basses (Tie On)

Now added to the Classical Guitar range are a series of grade 1 professional strings:-

The Superia Pro (CL3 RRP £8.95) – these wound strings are silver-plated copper on a nylon core with the plain strings being high quality rectified nylon.
The Black n’ Silver (CL4 RRP £8.95) – are as the Superia Pro, with plain strings in high quality black rectified nylon.
The Silk n’ Steel (CL5 RRP £8.95) – these wound strings are silver plated copper on a nylon and steel core with plain stings of high quality plated steel.

The new strings are available as:-

CL3 NRH 1, 2, 3 – High quality rectified nylon and NRH 4, 5, 6 – Silver plated copper/nylon core
CL4 BS 1, 2, 3 – High quality rectified black nylon and BS 4, 5, 6 – Silver plated copper/nylon core
CL5 SS 1, 2, 3 – High quality plated steel and SS 4, 5, 6 – Silver plated copper/nylon & steel core

Visit Rotosound.com for more information.

Most guitar manufactures on this list probably won’t surprise you, some might. Fender is the largest guitar maker in the world, but where do they rank online?

#1 Gibson

Founded in 1902, Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Epiphone is also part of Gibson. Check out their newest guitar, the “Firebird X”.

• Visit: Gibson.com

#2 Fender

Founded in 1946, Headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. Fender also owns Jackson, #15 on the list a has it’s own website. Fender recently release their “Road Worn” Player Series.

• Visit: Fender.com

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