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Ariel Posen-caster
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The mild steel, baritone-tuned yet standard scale length symphony of destruction headed for @arielposen, aka Mr. Stanky Leg. “swing it wide” is a good motto in the tone-quest. Sometimes you have to pick up an instrument...
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Slot headstocks
Slot headstocks are classy, and "period correct" for resonators. All Mule headstocks are slot headstocks. If' you've never had one, never fear.
There's rumors of having to tie off strings like you're tying your shoe -...
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Charlie Parr - 1890
Charlie Parr is an American treasure. To see him doing his thing on the Mule - a privilege and so very inspiring.
-Matt
https://youtu.be/X74nBiFcMoI
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How We Set Up Resonator Guitars Pt. 3
More than most guitars resonators are played in different tunings - fingerpickin' blues for standard, Open D, Open E, Open G, and all the wonderful tunings Chris Whitley experimented with. Find one and go for it. You'll...
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How We Set Up Resonators pt 2
Strings. It’s all about their tune and tension, right? We use Daddario flat tops, their resonator set, but replace the high 16 with a 15. The flat tops are just phosphor bronze strings that are polished. A bit warmer but much...
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How we Set Up Resonators
When you see a resonator do you think, “Oh that’s cool. But I don’t really play slide.” I did too. High action, slide to the fifth fret then then 12th. We don’t “set up for slide”. 9/10 of my customers say “I play with my...
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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
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
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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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
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
A present for a son, some flamey brass goodness, a steel cutaway - an excellent group. - Matt...
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