Mule Resophonic Guitars

All Mule headstocks are slotted these days. I don’t know much about classical guitars but there’s some misconception carried over from them when it comes to stringing up your steel string Resonator guitar . There’s no need...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-r2yEhq3M The VERY first National guitar was a tricone in what is now a single cone style body.  It never went into production as it was swapped for the fancier looking art deco design...

Customers get some progress pictures as there resonator guitar is being made. Here are some for Mr. Musselwhite (yes there is a relation). -Matt...

  How much is too much? Too much work, too much leisure... too much talk, too much doing?   Sometimes finding the questions is the hardest part.   Are you working too hard? Are you working hard enough?   Are you enjoying...

  A little different than a wood bending form, eh?   After the back has been flanged we place it on this beastly thing.  The sides locate on tops of the toggle clamps to the correct height.  Using steel cauls we clamp the...

What finish do we use on our guitar necks and why? Matt...

Jason Momoa’s movie Aquaman comes out today. He’s a good man. A big one too. He got himself a pink Mulecaster and in return he killed me on camera for his Netflix show Frontier. Best story so far. Matt...

https://vimeo.com/237489274   If ever there was a favorite moment of mine it was driving down to the Ark to meet Jeffrey Foucault. I brought a whiskey made in Detroit that tasted like it was made in Japan.  He's from...

Ariel Posen on his steel baritone Stratomule... we affectionately call him “Mister Stanky Leg “ at the shop due to his sheer amount of sass. Matt...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lfWZUHMFw   Charlie Parr is just the best. Here he is playing "Goin' Down Slow" on his Mule.    -Matt...

A customer was somewhat justifiably upset that I had drilled the fret dots wrong and just filled them with ebony. Let me calm your fears reso enthusiasts!Underneath those ebony plugs are screws that go into the neck wedge...

I did an interview with Fretboard Journal last year.   Lots of great guitars have graced their pages but rarely resonator guitars.  Check out the interview...

  It's 2019 y'all.  Mule Calendars for $10 at mulestuff.com.   Matt...

My first real guitar making gig was at Huss and Dalton Guitars in Staunton, VA.  A fine group of people set in the paradise of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  I was 20 and the world was big and conquerable and Mark and Jeff gave...

The beanies are sold out for now but you can get these at mulestuff.com. -Matt...

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Phil’s Friends is a cancer charity in Chicago that sends care packages andonthky cards to cancer patients. There’s plenty of research based charities out there and focusing bringing some Love right now is a cool thing. I got...

Coming soon to the Mule store... keep that noggin warm during winter. Only 10 sold with proceeds going to Phil’s Friends cancer charity of Chicago. More details to come. Matt...

In interviews with employees I ask them this question, “What’s your plan to help us?”It’s a hard question because it’s a real question. It can make it obvious if the interviewee is there for them or there to show they can...