Just a reminder that the engraved Rock Slides are on sale today on mulestuff.com at 1 EST. - Matt ...

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...

No more words necessary.   https://youtu.be/ctXI7jON8V0...

Things that vibrate the most mean the most. In order of importance. Strings, including gauge -Body size- biscuit/saddle - (top for wood guitars) -cone - back - body material. Everything affects tone- at least in theory. And...

  A little different than a wood bending form, eh?   After the back has been flanged we place it on this beastly thing.  The sides locate on tops of the toggle clamps to the correct height.  Using steel cauls we clamp the...

  When the motivation to make a steel resonator guitar dropped in from above I had never cut a piece of metal, nor attached one piece of metal to another by means of tapping and threading, soldering, welding or the like....

Adventure. After three years of looking for a spinning lathe, an instagram acquaintance, Brian Alfonsi, found a sweet score. A spinning factory is going out of business and unloading their machinery. He's going down to pick...

Why yes we do....

Some will spend $8000 on an instrument only to hang it on a wall or in a glass box to display the craftsmanship - and while craftsmanship is important, it should always be in service to the sound. A beautiful car without an...

This is a wonderful photo of Charlie Parr and his Mule, taken by Jason Marck....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3QIG8GY8yI...

Authenticity is a lie. Ok, that's an extreme way of breaking down my point. I don't usually say things that needlessly blunt so I wanted to try it. It felt good! I'll keep going. Authenticity is a distraction. (That's more...

The other day at lunch I made sure to not get on my phone. I just ate and then when I was done I just sat there. Didn't think about anything or do anything, just sat there. I felt uniquely rested when I went back to work. We...

I heard a really great phrase the other day. The context was chemotherapy medication but I think it can be applied elsewhere usefully - the "Optimal Minimum". Because chemotherapy can have negative consequences you can't...