If it’s not easy it’s probably important.  Mule Bus Tours and festivals are hard when you’re such a small shop. But I’ll take being with you fine people, guitars, and music any day over sitting behind a computer pretending...

Did you win? Watch the video of the winner selection here: https://www.muleresophonic.com/videos/2049122 Thanks to everyone who entered! Over 1100 people bought thousands of tickets to give $31000 to the local charity Major...

Carousel I was stuck in a revolving door of gear . My music was in a rut. I tried different pick ups, different Rosewoods, different pics, different strings. I noticed a change in my tone, but not a change in my playing....

Enter to win the raffle guitar. https://www.muleresophonic.com/products/34810-monel-raffle-guitar Watch this video about the raffle and a story about the great city of New Orleans and the power of music:...

Not only are resonators rut busters but they make all your other guitars rut busters too. Let me explain.  If you’re stuck in a revolving door of gear that might be because you’re making small changes expecting big...

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...

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...

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...

The Mule Tour continues with this flashback of the first trip. Currently at Detroit International awaiting the red eye flight to check in with the U.K Mule contingent. The first trip (pictured above) @davidandthedevil and I...

https://www.muleresophonic.com/videos/2048810 I'm headed to the UK to hang out with our new dealer, Peach Guitars!  After that I'm visiting the UK Mule contingent in England and Scotland.  They take their breakfast...

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...

I have returned to Michigan after 18 amazing days visiting you fine people while out on the Mega Mule Bus Tour.  Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, Dallas ..... you guys were amazing and reso-fever has gotten its...

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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...