Truly Made by Hand

Truly Made by Hand


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...
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The New Sound

The New Sound

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...
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Charlie Parr at Mule HQ
Mule HQ

Mule HQ

This is our shop. ...
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More bike tour
Hmmmm

Hmmmm

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Jeffery Foucault’s New Album

Jeffery Foucault’s New Album

https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bloodbrothers“It’s not about the guitar,” resonators are our community softball league- where we meet other like minded souls and attempt to get a long just a bit better. If you think...
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Matt on Netflix

Matt on Netflix

So last month my girlfriend Jenni and I flew to the U.K. what got us there is probably the most random guitar maker story ever. Jason Momoa - Aquaman, Khal Drogo, Declan Harp - has a show on Netflix called Frontier which is...
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Woodstock Guitar Show

I’ll be at Woodstock this weekend. With me will be three steels, a trI cone, single and a cutaway. Matt...
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Tricone for sale.

https://www.mulestuff.com/product/steel-triconeMatt...
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shiny

shiny

WALK INTO THE LIGHT ...
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The New Sound of Steel - BIG 'OL LASER

https://youtu.be/NcyQSDr_r_E BUT I THOUGHT YOUR GUITARS WERE HANDCRAFTED #madebyhand #plusagiantlaser...
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Charlie Parr Returns

Charlie Parr Returns

Charlie Parr returns to Mule end of March. We shall record. Hearts and faces will be melted. Matt...
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Wild Ideas and Just Saying Yes

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...
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Amateur/Professional

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...
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Guitar Festivals

Guitar Festivals

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,...
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What to Expect Buying A Handmade Resonator Guitar

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...
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Guitar Making : Starting Down the Sawdusty Path

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...
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Talent is an Excuse

"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...
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