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  There are millions of S-Style guitars out there and the Cort G290 Fat ii is a mid range priced S-Style with a HH format that is a reliable workhorse guitar.  Read on to find out more. For those of you who come to my gigs. you will be familiar with The Druid aka my mate Andrew Keen.  Over this past year we have been avidly devouring guitar based videos and reviews and a couple of weeks ago I got a text from him saying that he had watched Darrell Braun's review of the Cort G290 Fat ii guitar. Years ago I had heard that Cort had a reputation for poor workmanship but I had no experience of them until I purchased my PRS SE Starla which of course is made for PRS under license by Cort.  The workmanship on the Starla was amazing so when Drew texted me to say that he had watched the above video and then placed an order on impulse, I knew it had to be good and I couldn't wait to get my hands on one. The Cort G290 ii: What did I think? Drew brought his guitar round last Friday and I pl

In this article, I am going to tell you about how a small UK-based guitar company is looking to challenge the way that we purchase guitars from buying bright and shiny newly built guitars to purchasing beautifully restored, delightfully-aged, pre-loved guitars that reduce the environmental impact of guitarists on our planet.   Let me tell you about Life Guitars Co. and their exciting crowdfunding campaign to produce ethical repurposed electric guitars. According to the Cosmos website , approximately 2.6 million new guitars are produced annually amounting to a total business in the region of $1Bn. Another source, states that the following popular guitar brands are making the following revenue per year: PRS Guitars - approx $30m / year, Fender Musical Instruments - approx $174m / year, Gibson - approx $990m/ year There is literally an army of guitar manufacturers big and small making beautiful guitars that impact on music making as well as giving joy to millions across the world. Guitars