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Season 2 Episode 1 of Martins & More has guitarists Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music getting really picky about guitar picks with his good friend, the New York City guitarist T Spoon Phillips of OneManz.com.

Season 1 Episode 25 of Martins & More pins down the end of Season One with an expose on bridge pins.

Pinning Down the Right Pins
In our last blog post we discussed the differences between the end pin and strap button on an acoustic guitar, and how some players can get them confused. Today we are moving on to other pins in our ongoing series of blog posts about acoustic guitar hardware found on Martin and Blueridge instruments.

The Contour Pick from Luxe by Martin
Maury appeared on Aaron Short Music to discuss the exciting new Contour Pick from Luxe by Martin. It is one impressive piece of swanky space-age gear! The entire show was devoted to discussing and demoing this ingenious, high-flying guitar pick that has now landed at Maury’s Music. It is ready and waiting to take off in your hand and launch your music to new heights of toneful clarity and increased depths of definition.  

The extraordinary Colorado Capo is the first capo to solve tuning issues and chord discomfort, permanently. And it is the first capo to effect zero dampening. The secret to its success lies in the engineering. Read more!

The NEW Colorado Capo is a big improvement on the traditional yoke design, and it's available for sale at Maury's Music. Read more.

When Autumn Leaves Die – Humidify!

A thirsty guitar is a guitar in danger of permanent harm. Don’t be caught unprepared for the sudden changes in humidity that cause serious damage to your finely-crafted musical instruments.
 

Charmed Life Picks are Made in the USA from two of the most popular materials in the guitar playing world.  I received my first CL pick - a .75mm Brown Series Triangle.  How does it sound?  Read on.

Whether you've been playing for years or are just starting out, learning the basics of how and why to use a capo is an invaluable skill for any player to have. This blog aims to explain the theory of not only what a capo does, but also to demonstrate how, when and why to use one in your everyday playing.