“Be intentional about where you’re picking. Moving from the bridge to the fingerboard is as dramatic as switching pickup positions on an electric”: 21 ways to get more from your acoustic guitar

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One of the great pleasures of acoustic guitar is the direct connection you have with your instrument. There is little to come between the musical idea in your head and what you hear coming out of the soundhole.

But that’s not to say there aren’t all kinds of ways we can find new tones and different approaches that can improve our playing, or even just to switch things up in order to find fresh inspiration.