I made  a resonator for the man who made the first resonator I ever saw - John Reuter, the director of training at the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery. He’s holding that prophetic instrument from 22 years ago along with his...

The first resonator I ever saw in person was an all koa dobro made by John Reuter, Director of training at the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery.  23 years later, this all koa Mule is for him. Attending RV is one of...

“Slide set up” doesn’t “let” you play slide, only a set up where that’s all you can do.  Historically “Slide guitar” action sits outside the normal range at 4/32”. Why? The innovators of slide of guitar back in the early...

Stuck in a revolving door of gear? Go on Reverb  - buy guitar, play the same ol stuff, sell guitar repeat? I was trapped. I was searching for rut busting new gear and instead of getting inspired I spent (and lost) a lot...

https://youtu.be/1II4aOJlHYA Hearing live music with other people is my favorite thing. The Mule Bus exists for this purpose. It’s a sprinter van full of resonator guitars, food, and beer that we use to tailgate at shows...

Mule Bus   The Mule Bus rides again!   First THIS is the Mule Bus. What’s the Mule bus? It’s a sprinter van full of resonator guitars, food, and beer that we use to tailgate at shows anywhere a Mule is played.  I got it...

If there’s something you want to accomplish or a person you want to become then you must commit to doing something you’re currently incapable of. “Burn the boat” was the commitment to learning that started Mule, now written...

https://youtu.be/EIKd3GrWCOc I first heard Nat Myers when Kris Hammond - affectionately known around the shop as the Mule Queen - sent me an instagram video of his. He was in his room, long hair bunched up underneath a...

NAT F****** Y’ALL
Videos incoming. Making these instruments have connected me with more wonderful humans on the earth than I could have imagined. I hope you’ve made some friends through them too. -Matt...

Billy Gibbons, BFG, once gave me a whole grocery bag of health food and a can of Skyline Chili he got in Ohio. He also told me a story that started with a pamphlet on numerology he got at a sketchy convenience store in...

It’s always an adventure getting to the NAMM show but we’re here, the crate is here, and we are ready to set up.

Come say hi.

https://youtube.com/shorts/xqsdbKPl2i0?si=b9UPzn81-y4HhkBO...

Michael Foust is the winner of the raffle! Y’all raised over $30,000 for Gateway to Recovery. Thanks to everyone who participated.

https://youtu.be/glDepmZAa3A?si=tIeUH8pomwvmqaUm matt...

These ornaments were painted by my Auntie Chris and have been shipping with guitars completed this season. “A.C” for short. The straight shooter Aunt who tells it like it is. But she has that thing that most “tell it like...

Buy your tickets to win this ridiculously awesome guitar. Ends December 23. Drawing will be on Christmas Eve. https://www.muleresophonic.com/products/34235-muletide-christmas-raffle-guitar Hear it...

GUITAR RAFFLE: It’s never too early to talk about Christmas. The MuleTide Christmas raffle guitar is underway with this beautiful piece of curly Mango from Hawaii. This year the money will go to Saginaw Gateway to Recovery,...

Whats this? What. Is. THIS??? This, my spooky friends, is a resonator painted in the “blackest black in the known universe” Black 4.0 by Culture Hustle.

May your bags be full of full size and none of that...

I was talking with a customer the other day about what tuning and strings he wanted his steel tricone sent out with. He was planning and keeping it in Eb open D and didn't know what gauge he should use. Normal stuff. The...

The Mavis is getting comfortable in front of Harley Davidson’s cameras with Jason Momoa and Bones Owens using theirs for their shoots for Harley apparel.

Matt ...

I was asked in a survey if I thought “handmade guitars are better than mass produced ones”. I said no - hard working people make both. The conversation is preoccupied with the ‘thing’ when it’s really trying to describe...

A new tool for Queens of the Stone Age. -Matt ...