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MULETIDE: Tyler Bryant
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Christmas rocks and Tyler proves it: https://youtu.be/i2L5Mo0pyK4?si=QtY200dbwe0lhWyA
-Matt...
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Wadding #1269 Build Video
https://youtu.be/s6zsUKVAmSg “You need to get on TikTok.” That might be true and I’m old, out of touch and a bit pretentious. “No one watches longer videos.” Also probably true and I’m just too wordy and too...
Wait List Re-Opens April 2nd
The wait list reopens April 2nd at 11 AM EST. On the deposit pages where it says "Sold Out" it will show the $250 deposit and you can add it to your cart and check out.
If it says "Sold Out" after 11 AM its because the...
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Truss Rods aren't action adjusters.
Truss rods aren't action adjusters.
Yes, relief and action both measure the distance between the string and a fret but turning a truss rod when you want to adjust your action is like putting antifreeze in your engine...
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Thank you.
Thank you for making these instruments part of your lives. This is my life, and my dream. When you choose to be part of that, and enjoy the instruments and bring creative things into the world with them that wasn’t there...
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A more beautiful outcome
Success lies in the balance between two opposing ideas. Knowing when to wait out the rain and when push through. Getting out of the way and seeing things the way they truly are not how we would like them to be. Moving on...
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NAMM day 1
NAMM can be about stuff or it can be about people. Shuji @bluebell_straps @nicolecerminara @markhopkinsmusic @simona_malandrino @austinonguitar @zeppelinbarnatra @rhettshull @beetronics Pops Mule
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Modest Mavis
This not-so Modest Mavis was sold yesterday but there’s more where this came from. The Modest Mavis are our chance to stretch our luthier-legs a bit and try some new ideas that (usually) don’t add much to the $2700 price....
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Mule Bus Stop #2: Tyler Bryant, Nashville
Well that was fun.
Tyler Bryant, aka the Pied Piper of Nashville, playing at th eMule Bus right before he melted our faces at The Basement East.
Imagine being in line an hour early to see someone you traveled 200...
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Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Joe Phelps changed my life three times.
I was at guitar making school, and was only into hard rock. I didn’t know you could play guitar without a pick until I read about him in a magazine, a review for Tap the Red...
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International orders are open
In limited amounts each month. I’ve always wanted everyone to have a Mule who wanted one. When covid messed up logistics this made international shipping even more tenuous while orders were sky rocketing. We are a small...
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Charity auction winner
Adam B. Wins the Huss and Dalton/mule auction with a bid of $7200. Thanks to everyone who threw their hat in the ring to support kids learning music.
-Matt ...
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Waitlist reopens May 28th
I'll be busy at the Namm show the following weekend so the waitlist will reopen this coming Saturday at 11 AM EST.
Matt...
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Bridge Trolls
You Mule people GET IT. John went on to compare it to how you go about realizing who the right girl is. “She lets you hold her hand… but still, she guides you.” And that he got it the day before a successful cancer...
Muletide Christmas: Charlie Hunter
When a Charlie Hunter from every timeline shows up to play "Youre a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and one of them is playing a Muelcaster....
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Mavis #0001
Production Mavis #0001, for Mr. Momoa. An electric semi hollow body archtop resonator made from torrefied Michigan Maple. Back arched by violin maker friend Chris Jacoby who really took it up a notch. The violin approach to...
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Not a slide guitar
Who plays these resonator guitars? After 1700 instruments I can tell you 8/10 customers have never owned a resonator guitar before. I’m tremendously proud of that. You can do anything with them, it’s just a tool. They aren’t...
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How to Choose Strings for Your Resonator Guitar
There are a thousand different strings you could use for your resonator. Everything from cryogenically treated strings to strings shot into space to strings blessed by a shaman in a rainforest in South America. Unfortunately...
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