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...

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 out....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Handmade: Important, overrated, a little of both....? If you're feeling gutsy and your feelings aren't easily hurt, duke it out in the comments.  ...

I'm sure this will be a bit of a touchy subject, but that's why I'm writing about it. It's not just regards to resonator guitars, if you have any guitar- any instrument at all- and you also play for people this applies to...

Charley Hicks is the man. You want a new blues voice that isn't Chicago blues? How about this guy. He recorded videos for every one of Charley Patton's songs. He just rips. Follow him on instagram too. He's bought three...

The resonator guitar cone.  The myth, the legend. Built in mojo bag. Talisman and bringer of all that is good and loud in the world. Ok, that's overkill. But we love them don't we?  It's such a unique part of guitar culture....