About Us

Do you want to learn a new instrument or take your playing to the next level? We’re here to help. From general information, learning resources, tips and tricks, and gear reviews, we have everything you need to help you advance as a musician.

Subjects we write about:

• Ukulele
• Guitar
• Piano
• Pro Audio

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We aren’t just another music site. We are dedicated musicians and multi-instrumentalists who love to share our knowledge with others. Learning to play an instrument is one of best things you’ll ever do, and everyone deserves to get started off on the right foot. That’s where we come in.

Our gear reviews help you pick the best instruments and accessories for your needs. Our informational articles teach you things you didn’t know. And our tips and tricks are designed to help you along your musical journey. 

Meet Our Team

founder & editor-in-chief

John Serbell

John is a multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, and dabbles in percussion and a variety of other instruments, as well as recording. He lives in St. Louis, MO with his wife, son, and two dogs.

editor & contributing author

Andy Kovacs

Andy is a pianist and composer who has been playing since he was a small child. Originally trained as a classical pianist, his style has expanded into jazz, blues, funk, and rock. He is also an audio geek, and frequent dive bar gigging musician.

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contributing author

Emily Marty

Emily is a classically-trained musician and composer with a particular fondness for folk, electronic, post-punk, and Latin music. She plays guitar, bass, and drums, and is also proficient on the keyboard and ukulele. She is an active live member of several projects in Brighton, UK, and also writes and records her own material.

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contributing author

Lizzie Westlake

A ukulele player and writer with a passion for helping others. There’s nothing Lizzie loves more than sharing the joy of music, especially with kids. She also plays a variety of string and wind instruments.

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contributing author

Gerrick Cass

Gerrick is nuts about all things guitar. From acoustic to electric, fingerstyle to metal, he’s played it all, and can show you how to play it too. When he doesn’t have a guitar in his hands, he spends his time writing, teaching, and hiking with his dog.

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contributing author

Jody Schwann

Jody has travelled all over the world with nothing but a backpack and her guitar, busking and playing gigs along the way. While guitar is her primary instrument, she also knocks around on banjo, mandolin, and harmonica.

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How We Stay in Business

Acoustic Bridge is entirely reader supported through display advertising and affiliate links. 

We are part of several affiliate programs, including Amazon Associates and several other programs through online music stores, lesson providers, and directly through equipment manufacturers. Most of the outbound links you see on this site are affiliate links, which means that if you click through and make a purchase we earn a small commission (at no cost to you).

If our content helps you pick the right piece of music equipment for you, clicking on our affiliate links before making your purchase helps us produce more and better content and keep this site going.

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We greatly appreciate all of our reader support. For more information, please see our earnings disclaimer and privacy policy.

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