Mule Resophonic Guitars

Sometimes when it comes to “stuff” it’s about the stuff. Materials, dimensions. This thing we do here at Mule, and want you to be a part of, is more about people and playing. This is me, Matt:I own Mule. I make these along...

Customer build pictures from today. -Matt...

"Hockey tape is the best tape," advice given by mister Parr to a group of good ol' boys who had gathered around his van after a show in Kentucky. So kicked off lots of laughs and stories during his visit here. Like how when T...

I'm currently on a bicycle tour. It started at Cops and Doughnuts in Clare, MI and will go to Traverse City, through the Tunnel of Trees, over the Mackinac Bridge, across the UP, through Wisconsin, and across a ferry back to...

I'm not sure if there are any more life events that haven't been marked by a Mule. They've been present at births and played for newborns (Christopher porterfield and James those videos are my faves) engagement presents...

I coach JV football. Last night I put in a third string running back, his first game ever, and he scores on his first play....

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...

This is our shop. ...

Your strengths got you where you are but they are not what's keeping you from where you want to be. Working alongside them is rewarding work and it comes naturally. That work shows you where you want to go. Give priority for...

One of the benefits of building resonators from the "make a living" sense is that the pool of competition is much smaller. The group of builders in the world doing metal bodied resonators is small indeed, I can count them on...

I stupidly sold the 60's harmony H74 I had so I'm going to recreate it in both steel and wood. Flat top at first and then arch top for the wood version. It's so fun to plan out new guitars. The wheels start turning and away...

"Dirty Work" by Steely Dan is one of the greatest songs written. Am I right? This guitar is also for sale. A warm and wooly single cone. If you're looking for bite this is not your dog but if you want to cuddle up with...

"Your guitar has quickly come up through the ranks from auxiliary slide guitar in one band to my main rig in every band. Cinderella story. It's never not the right guitar. " Joshua Davis...

We lost power yesterday and while it was put we packed up some guitars to go to their new homes.  ---Matt ...

Reinventing the Steel. Stainless steel. It costs three times what mild steel does. Does it sound three times as good? Nope. But it's worth it. It's better and it's standard. - Matt

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Generally speaking if you wanted a resonator guitar you bought it from one place or you bought an import. Three guys in Saginaw, MI give another alternative. An argument can be made what "handmade" actually means. If...