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10 years of Mule.
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10 years of Mule. When I was 27 I saw Kelly Joe Phelps play a resonator and he changed my life for the second time. He showed me what this instrument was capable of expressing. I didn’t recognize it then but he showed me what...
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Closer to the heart.
"Closer to the heart."
Can a more human thing be built than an instrument? They are crystal balls. Hammers. Translators of loss. Magnifiers of love. A song can make you eighteen. It can make you cry. It can make you...
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Black Market Mules
Looking to buy a used Mule? Here are some things to consider. https://www.muleresophonic.com/videos/2043958...
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Ariel Posen and the Mulecaster
Ariel Posen convinced me the Mulecaster was a thing. I started making steel bodies electrics mainly because I wanted to learn how to TIG weld. With their sharp cutaways I knew I wouldn’t be able to flange and solder them...
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The Killers and Johnny Marr
Big thanks to Kenny Kaiser for introducing me to my new friends The Killers and Johnny Marr. We joked around and played guitars for a couple hours and Ronnie used the Mulecaster during the show. Great human beings, every...
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Misty Morning Coffee
The moment before something important is said on a morning walk with a new love or an old one. The lift after. The coffee.
The pause between casts on a winter steelhead stream.
The second glove pulled off, the...
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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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Connections
That’s @bennettdeanlewis. We shared a slide on Saturday, it was our second time hanging out. He plays a Mulecaster with Maren Morris and we went to see him enjoy playing music more than probably anyone.
The first time I...
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Case of the Mondays
It’s not just fun and games here at Mule HQ.
I mean… it’s a lot of that.
But it’s a complex operation with lots of logistics and not much margin for error. It’s really hard. The rollercoaster meme of business...
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The Mule Bus
The Mule Bus has been wrapped and we are getting along just fine. Just need to finish the flooring, install some rear seats and bed and then we are ready to take this show on the road. Mule has always been about what has...
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The Mule Bus
We bought a van.
We know it’s best to say thank you in person. We want to say thank you to you Mule-fiends and all the musicians who use our instruments for a living.
Mule has always been about people -...
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We know it’s best to say thank you in person. We want to say thank you to you Mule-fiends and all the musicians who use our instruments for a living.
Mule has always been about people -...
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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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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The garage
Bad days make the best stories.
After going to Roberto -Venn I tried college for a semester. I was 19 and done studying and wanted to work. I left in January and moved into this garage. Not the seedy apartment above the...
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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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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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Contact Form issue
Hey All! After getting a few emails from people saying they had tried contacting me via the contact form on the website I had our faithful web-people check it out. Looks like the form had been not forwarding a ton of...
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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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Wait list closing
I’ll be closing the wait list March 1st. It will reopen with very limited quantities on the first Saturday of every month. Last time we did this it was difficult to get on the list so how’s the time to ensure a...
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