"Success is the balance between two ideas," a piece of advice given to me by a guitar making mentor. Do I try a new tool or process hoping it will work, or use that time to produce work I have to do? In professional guitar...

Most creative Mule resonator review ever in the world. -Matt   ...

Satisfaction. ...

The problem with social media and technology is this: satiation. We as humans want to connect and share with people, we want to accomplish things and be respected for those things and we want to be included in something...

Phil’s Friends is a cancer charity in Chicago that sends care packages andonthky cards to cancer patients. There’s plenty of research based charities out there and focusing bringing some Love right now is a cool thing. I got...

Sean Rowe stopped by Mule HQ and shared his magical songs with that other worldly voice. It was amazing. Videos to come.-Matt...

For the 100’s I try some new ideas that have been stewing. Introducing the sweater-best of Mule, #400. ...

Ariel Posen and his StratoMule made it to Rolling Stone. So. Cool. Matt...

those curves tho.  ...

The Yes Man. Mocked throughout the cubicles. "Don't be a yes man." is used in contexts other than the office to try to instill in people a sense of pushing back, going against the grain, standing up for their own...

If you make things for a living this is for you. If you make things but not for a living, add this to your thoughts if you find yourself daydreaming about telling your boss to shove it. This is my friendly encouragement to...

Guitar festivals. I want to go.  When I was a wee lad of 18 or so I found the Healdsburg Guitar Festival website and would use that as my research.  I found links to websites for Jeff Traugott, Judy Threet, Linda Manzer,...

What's it like buying a handmade resonator guitar anyways? If I can't pull it off the wall and play it first, why should I buy it? I totally admit it's a completely different experience buying a resonator guitar that isn't...

Want to make guitars as more than a whenever-you-have-time hobby? Here's my advice, guided by the principle I've found to be true and was put into words by Bob Taylor in his book 'Guitar Lessons": Quantity is just as...

"You are so talented!" This is probably the number one comment given to makers-of-things, and probably players-of-instruments as well. Talent.  I think talent is used like 'miracle' is used.  There is talent and there are...

  

A heavy picture, literally and metaphorically. Mule #1, a resonato rguitar put together by someone who didn't know how to cut a piece of steel, didn't own a resonator, put together in a closet about 5 feet wide and 10 feet...

Here's the thing about eyeballs - you only get two. Phil taking his eye protection seriousl...

This is the resonator guitar we made for Jeffrey Foucault. I've been listening to his songs with admiration for last seven years or so, and now he's going to be playing them (writing them?) on this instrument. Pretty...