Killer instrumentals, swaggering rap and gentle folk are all on the menu in this month’s edition of Local Frequency.

Jon Stickley is a pillar of the Asheville and greater Western North Carolina music scenes. He’s also a nationally-renowned guitarist, one whose skillset and scope goes far beyond the ancient mountains ...

Tension Formula: Tension (lbs) = (UW x (2 x L x F)^2) / 386.4 — where UW = unit weight (lbs/in), L = scale length (inches), F = frequency (Hz). A lighter gauge at the same scale length always means ...

Grammy nominee Tony Trischka along with his band featuring vocalist and guitarist Michael Daves returns to Belleville on ...

The New England Fiddle Ensemble is back for its 17th season, and the music — and the community behind it — has never been ...

New EPs, albums and singles are on the way in April from a wide-ranging group of Pittsburgh area musicians. Here’s a quick ...

Economic headwinds and declining interest are facing AC Schnitzer to close. In the tuning world, some names have been around for decades—one of them is AC Schnitzer. Founded in 1987 by Herbert Kohl ...

Choosing the best acoustic guitar for your personal needs is a tough one. With so many options on offer these days it’s not surprising that many find themselves faced with option paralysis when ...

Abstract: In this paper, a single-port impedance tuning network is proposed. The presented circuit allows for electronic programming of the reflection coefficient over a broad range, covering the ...