Mule Resophonic Guitars

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...

THE NEW SOUND- Built in inspiration is a new sound. When you hear things you haven't heard in an instrument you go someplace new. It's uncomfortable at first because it's unexpected. You settle in a bit and start fishing...

I coach JV football. This is the calm before the storm. Excited and privileged to try and pass on some life knowledge to these guys. Really and truly a pleasure to work with them all, we get great kids....

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I completely LOVE watching guitars come together. Nothing but material in the beginning and then at the end they are things that become very special to people. I want you to see it all come together as well so we take...

The qualities of a good neck - a shape that everyone likes - not just a C, not just a V, not "thick" not "thin". After handcarving around 1,000 necks Mule customers are telling me I'm on the right track.

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Out of 300 guitars I had never mis drilled the tuner holes. Until last month when I whiffed on two. This will fix that. Fellow guitar makers- learn basic CAD and how to weld, MIG is perfect although you'll see me TIG the...

If you have a Mule and are looking for a sweet case, I recommend the Hiscox Pro ii. The size is a Small Classical. It will run you about $270. Do you need a $270 case? You know if you do. Chances are you're a musician who...

A couple months ago I rented a car to get to the Dallas Guitar Show. It was my first time doing so and Hertz seemed just as bad as any. I made the reservation before my trip. When I showed up at the counter there was a line,...

My customers get some pretty snazzy build pictures as their guitar is being built. Here are some from this week. -Matt ...

Here's a link to the most recent and most awesome podcast I've been on. Great conversation about business and guitars and people. ...

I'm looking for a youthful enthusiast who has graduated from a lutherie school who is looking to take the next step in their journey. I want to help you do that. E-mail me at muleresonators@gmail.com and convince...

I was driving through middle of nowhere West Virginia last year and stopped at a gas station and they actually came out and pumped the gas.  You pull up, there they are. They pump you pay and off you go. Recently I bought a...

Joey Landreth is one of the best slide players in the world. Period. The most musical and inventive. And a stellar human being. This is his Mule. He came by Mule HQ a few weeks ago and blew our faces off...

It was awesome. So well executed. Tons of enthusiastic players. The whole first day I ate or drank nothing because of all the lovely people wanting to take Mules for a spin.  Found some time to eat some sushi and rent a...

Our work life is easy to measure.  There's a plan and you can break it into steps. Did you meet your quota? Are numbers going up that should go up and numbers going down that should go down? Put that in an equation and out...

RJ Ronquillo stopped by the shop to check out some Mules and he is a super sweet player.  www.rjronquillo.com ...

... and tune down. Standard is now a half step or full step down. Tune down to Open C# or C. Strings do the most moving and the more mass you get can moving the more that other parts of the instrument will move. This equals...