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Joey Landreth at Mule
It's hard to put words to the feeling of seeing someone hear the sound of these guitars and go to that place of inspiration, and then play so masterfully. I'm not going to try, but suffice it to say Joey taking the time to...
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Dallas Guitar Show
A couple weeks ago I attended the mighty fine Dallas Guitar Festival. First time in Dallas and it wasn't as hot as people make you believe. Friends were made, guitars bought, and gifts of whiskey offered.
I always accept...
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Running' The Goat Rodeo: No money, no problems
So after 10 years of working factory jobs save for a precious few at Huss and Dalton, I had a long wait list and was building guitars full time. The wait list grew to 80 in two years, and even though I have a real shop and...
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Running the Goat Rodeo: Simplify
Owner-Makers lend your ears. This is a series of blog posts and stuff I screwed up and how I fixed it. Use as you wish.
Simplify.
When I got over the initial hump of, "How do I cut metal?" and then make a resonator from...
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Running The Goat Rodeo: Don't Assume, prove
Being a maker/small business owner is one of the ultimate goat rodeos. Making things at a high level, learning new skills, and also running business is a lot of goats to rope. Fixing problems once and for all is essential....
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Origin Story
The most memorable voices are the most unique. There's a timbre to Dylan's voice that should make it bad. But it's not. Maybe it is, but it doesn't matter. It's his and he owns it. That's the sound he wants and goes and...
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