Jim Chapman

Not primarily associated with compact designs, Takamine has added this rather smart-looking parlour-style electro to its roster

A highly impressive entry-level electro dreadnought from Tanglewood

A gorgeous all-mahogany dreadnought

A cutaway electro from Guild

Familiar body styling from Yamaha, but a new approach to player comfort and expectations

Is Yamaha's new dreadnought electro an A* performer, or a case of 'could try harder'? We find out…

No cutaway, no problem

This new model with mic-imaging technology sets a challenge for competitiors

Yamaha's mid-priced CPX700II looks set to be a popular new arrival

Timeless elegance meets free-flowing strumming

Guild plays the value card and comes up trumps

Looks and performance needn't cost a packet

High-class features at a reasonable price

Fishman downsizes the Loudbox into a portable sized acoustic combo

A vintage-flavoured folk acoustic with power

A vintage-flavoured folk acoustic with power

A workhorse reinvented

Santa Cruz want to change your perception of mini-acoustics, but you'll have to pay for the privilege

Revamped and enticingly repriced, but is this 200 Series strum box still just a poor man's Taylor?

Taylor gives its 200 Series a noughties makeover.

The ART system again comes up trumps for Yamaha.

Yamaha pull out all stops for their revamped electro ART range.

Discover this tasty mini-jumbo from Japan's electro-master.

Alister Atkin is adding models to his acoustic range all the time, and among them are these new fetching all-mahogany jobs. We dip in…