What was born out of a simple need for more volume has evolved into a highly collectable - and beautiful - piece of guitar history. Back in the 1920s, Hawaiian music was rapidly gaining popularity in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Joseph Branston Fans of Rory’s famous Irish Tour ’74 album – one of the great ...

First designed by John Dopyera and George Beauchamp in the late 1920s, National resonator guitars were a solution to two problems plaguing guitarists. First, volume: prior to the invention of electric ...