Jim Kimberley

Avian guitars are designed by highly regarded American luthiers Michael Bashkin and Harry Fleishman but manufactured to exacting standards in China

We train our eagle eyes and ears on a stylish, medium-sized acoustic that is new to the UK

This new dreadnought gatecrashes the 'solid wood acoustic on a budget' party

Tanglewood's quietly upped its kudos in the world of affordable acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars in recent years

This year, Tanglewood tidied up its thicket of ranges to make space for a fresh bloom of new guitars such as the Premier SEs, or 'satin exotic'

Songwriter by name, songwriter by nature; see where this electro cutaway will take you

Of the many UK-designed acoustic brands, Faith has a major trump card: its instruments are designed by Patrick James Eggle

The PJE Signature series currently consists of four models that all use back and side woods indigenous to these fair Isles

Aria aims to be taken seriously in the low-end acoustic market with the reasonably priced solid-wood 500 Series

Alvarez celebrates a big birthday this year: 50 years of producing instruments played by a diverse range of players, from Joe Bonamassa to Jerry Garcia and Ani DiFranco

Budget acoustic with a solid mahogany top

You can tell that Seagull guitars hail from the Godin stable. It's a very different manufacturing style to many others out there

Despite the brand name, the Simon & Patrick Showcase Rosewood Concert Hall is actually of Godin heritage - part of the same stable as Seagull