Neck carving

Neck carving

I carve necks by hand because I like it. I’ve carved over 1,000 by now, split almost evenly between Huss and Dalton and Mule. Guitars should be “inspirationally transparent”. A player should oooh and ahh and hear things they...
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Mule slides on sale today

Mule slides on sale today

Just a reminder that the engraved Rock Slides are on sale today on mulestuff.com at 1 EST. - Matt ...
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Mule guitar slides

Mule guitar slides

The next batch of Mule slides by @therockslide are here. The insides are tapered so they fit like a glove. Both styles have a cutout by the finger joint so it feels like you’re playing slide with a finger and not a finger...
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Tools

Tools

Swing wider on your inspirational tools. If you’re looking for new songs you’ll find them where you haven’t looked before. #thenewsoundofsteel...
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Mulevägen
The Most Random Guitarmaker Story You Will Ever Heat

The Most Random Guitarmaker Story You Will Ever Heat

The long and short of it: I built a Mulecaster for Jason Momoa and flew to Bamburgh castle in the UK to deliver it where they were filming season 3 of his show Frontier. As a trade I got to dress up like a red coat and run...
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Charlie Parr on his Mule

Charlie Parr playing "Delia" on his Mule tricone for the Folk Alley Sessions.  Sweet lordy almighty he makes it sing.   https://youtu.be/9Vh064fGz1c...
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Henry Grace

Henry Grace

Mule sighting-  Check out the voice on this fella. Henry GRace.  Mule in duet with him. Gav eme goosebumps.  http://henrygracemusic.com   https://youtu.be/XhugwjGtQvs...
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Joey Landreth on Mulecaster

https://youtu.be/eD7FaZQXCl8How does the yummy fiesta red Mulecaster I posted a couple days ago sound ? Well like @joeylandreth ‘s. Your mileage may vary because hes’s well... ya know. Airy, alive -steel plus flatwounds equal...
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Guitars of the Week

Guitars of the Week

A present for a son, some flamey brass goodness, a steel cutaway - an excellent group. - Matt...
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Acoustic Guitar Article

Acoustic Guitar Article

When I was 20 I first saw Huss and Dalton in Acoustic Guitar, and I went to work for them. EE Bradman gave me the opportunity to be interviewed and did a fine job asking questions. We talk background, tricones, and how...
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Fretboard Journal/Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Fretboard Journal/Acoustic Guitar Magazine

The kind folks at Fretboard Journal posted an article about Mule Resophonic Guitars a while back, featuring an interview with moi. You can check it out here...
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Mule pick ups

Mule pick ups

Why a Mule Tomthumbucker for a pickup? Why not a piezo/magic ribbon/unicorn horn? A magnetic pickup will get you the most volume before feedback, important when the context is a cavernous steel chamber of awesome. It’s also...
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Resonator guitar set up

Resonator guitar set up

Sometimes I like to call these “resos for acoustic guitar players” The nut width is the standard 1 3/4”, not the typical wider 1.825 found on most resonators. You probably won’t play this guitar every song in your set, so...
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Canfield Blue Mulecaster
Mulecaster Crayon Box

Mulecaster Crayon Box

Makes sense. Powder coated neck plates and matching headstocks. The Mulecasters are a unique beast. Big body volume with the steel makes for an reactive, touch sensitive playing experience. Beast mode. -Matt...
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Brass/Steel

Brass/Steel

Brass is just a shade darker sounding than steel. More fundamental. Think dark roast coffee- bold and full. Steel is medium roast- a bit more nuanced. The difference is not huge- our steel doesn’t sound like what you’re used...
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I can’t get no...

I can’t get no...

Satisfaction. ...
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Stay in The Fight

Stay in The Fight

 When the workout gets too hard to complete as prescribed "Stay in the fight."  20 squats every minute on the minute. You started and today it ain't happening. .  Your panic brain will freak out and say "stop, you failed"....
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Brassy Goodness

Brassy Goodness

Resonators on fire. Matt...
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