Don’t just do stuff

Don’t just do stuff

https://www.muleresophonic.com/videos/2045286
Don’t just do stuff. Things are worth thinking deeply about. The more intention applied, the more we train ourselves to see during the process, the more we integrate what we...
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Tricone Resonator for K. Beck

Tricone Resonator for K. Beck

Fresh off the bench this morning.   A steel tricone resonator for Mr. Beck.  Roasted and figured maple neck from right here in Michigan. Titanium neck reinforcement.   A total singer.  I'd say 8/10 resos these days are...
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Merry Muletide!

Merry Muletide!

Christmas 2020 should be extra awesome... and to try to contribute to that I’ve asked a bunch of Mule players for their rendition of Christmas tunes. I’ll be posting them until the big day . In the meantime if you’ve got a...
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Waitlist staying open until April 3rd at 8pm

I had a website mess last night when the waitlist opened so to atone for my sins the list is going to stay open until Saturday at 8pm EST. Then it will close until next month when we go back to limiting spots. ...
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Wait list closes today at 8pm
Mule Sponsoring a Gravel Race

Mule Sponsoring a Gravel Race

Mule likes Michigan. Mule likes bikes. Mule is sponsoring the Moran 166 - a 166 mile gravel race in the Upper Peninsula. Win the race, win $10,000. 

www.moran166.com...
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Mule Documentary

Mule Documentary

My friend Chris Prescott over at Six String Tales just put out this EPIC documentary on how Mule came to be and why we do what we do.  It's a one stop shop for anything about Mule. Check it...
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Gear

Gear

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...
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MuleTide Raffle is ON

MuleTide Raffle is ON

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...
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NAMM

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...
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Tricone with pickup for Jonas
Mule Resonator Guitars going to Sweden
Mule, Billy Gibbons, and Skyline Chili

Mule, Billy Gibbons, and Skyline Chili

Last Saturday we hung out with Billy Gibbons. Yes, from ZZ Top.  They were playing in Saginaw on the other side of the parking garage from where Wynona Judd was also playing that night.  Wynona's guitar player, Charlie, came...
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Origin Story

Origin Story

The most memorable voices are the most unique. There's a timbre to Dylan's voice that should make it bad. But it's not. Maybe it is, but it doesn't matter. It's his and he owns it. That's the sound he wants and goes and...
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Torrefied maple

Torrefied maple

Figured Woods, exotic wood, sapwood all have their place. But what do you get when combine an awesome North American hardwood + technology + an expert Canadian? This. This is perfectly quarter sawn torrefied hard maple. The...
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Guitar Bracing

Guitar Bracing

Guitar bracing. I love ladder braced guitars.  I had an Gibson LG that really opened my mind to what's going on inside the box.  Fraulini guitars... same thing.  Dale Fairbanks uses X braces, but they are unscalloped and they...
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Maintenance

Maintenance

Something I love about building these resonators and Mulecasters is the coming up with new ideas.  Four years ago I didn't know how to cut metal.  Now we are finishing up our 225th guitar.  225! I never could have imagined...
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Resonator guitar - Brass single cone
Brass Resonator Guitar - Tri cone
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