15 quality checks on a new acoustic guitar

[PortlandGuitar]

Hello Everyone, I'm a luthier who writes informational articles about guitars using what I've learned while building. I wrote an article detailing 15 components related to musicality, playability and quality of an acoustic guitar. I aimed this as a guide to explain to someone looking to buy a new guitar what to look for. There's a lot of text, too much for this post. So here is the list below and you can check out more here acoustic guitar buying guide intermediateacoustic guitar buying guide intermediate

The list that I go through is

Top quality , back and sides quality, tuning ease, bridge pin ease, fretboard buzz, fretboard dead spots, neck shape preference, action preference, measuring stiffness of the top and back, mass consideration, evenness of finish, craftsmanship details, intonation quality, pickup quality.

My list is by no means exhaustive and there are many things I missed or could explain in more depth or with more clarity.

[unclrob]

Great articale,very informed.Thanks,do you also do repair work as it also reads kinda from a repairmans point of too.

[ST]

Hi, Portland Guitar.

Thanks for the informative article.