I made  a resonator for the man who made the first resonator I ever saw - John Reuter, the director of training at the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery. He’s holding that prophetic instrument from 22 years ago along with his...

Let go. We get in our own way when we approach the guitar with facts and figures and preconceived notions. We think we like certain measurements and dislike others. We 'would never ____' and "really like____'. But...

I'll be closing the wait list March 1st, and it will reopen April 2nd at 12 PM eastern time with a limited amount of spots. We've gotten a ton of orders and I want to be able to provide accurate estimates for customers...

Billy Gibbons, BFG, once gave me a whole grocery bag of health food and a can of Skyline Chili he got in Ohio. He also told me a story that started with a pamphlet on numerology he got at a sketchy convenience store in...

The Modest Mavis are guitars that are $2700 and have no wait list. We build a couple each week and release them Monday mornings, EST.

There’s no wait list to get on for them, Monday Mornings are your chance to pick...

Our tricones are 12 fret guitars and although we offer a cutaway option we often get requests for a 14 fret option. So for you whose musicality knows no bounds and whose creativity cannot be contained by three puny octaves...

BUILD-A-MAVIS Instead of releasing random Modest Mavis on Mondays and having a list for the standard Mavis we are handing you the reigns. Want a Modest Mavis cutaway with a tort guard? Or carved back… flame top… you get the...

Jeff and Diane Huss at Mule HQ. "So... what kind of music do you listen to?" This was the first question Jeff asked at my interview at Huss and Dalton-my first guitar making job. I was 20. Kelly Joe Phelps had upended my...

The first resonator I ever saw in person was an all koa dobro made by John Reuter, Director of training at the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery.  23 years later, this all koa Mule is for him. Attending RV is one of...

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“I’m going to say something that might sound a little crazy,” James, the director for a video done at the shop in 2017, said. “You guys are kind of each other’s spirit...

It’s been a while since the other tenants complained about the noise so we made something more thunderous. Hollow steel body Mule Bass

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Every Monday morning at 10 eastern time we post some Modest Mavis guitars. First come first serve. We build whatever we’re into and put them up for you fine people. These three will be available today. They are all around...

They’re anything guitars. They aren’t “set up for slide” because “slide set up” isn’t really a thing. Practice is, and practicing with a slide that fits and isn’t too heavy will make practicing way more enjoyable. Like the...

The question “is handmade stuff better than factory made stuff?” is an overly simplified question. What does “handmade” or “better” mean? Leaving it at questions like that keeps the questions about “stuff” when buying from...

https://youtu.be/w0a1wLKGats?si=B-_s8DCPBw7AWBW_ This Builder's Choice Mavis with a top from our Secret Stash will be available Monday December 4th....

I was asked in a survey if I thought “handmade guitars are better than mass produced ones”. I said no - hard working people make both. The conversation is preoccupied with the ‘thing’ when it’s really trying to describe...

I’ll be closing the wait list March 1st. It will reopen with very limited quantities on the first Saturday of every month. Last time we did this it was difficult to get on the list so how’s the time to ensure a spot....