The laundromat

The laundromat

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. I'm 18 and pre-cellphones every alarm made the same disastrous noise. It's 1 A.M. and that means the dryers at the laundromat are free so I grab my laundry bag and walk across the soundless complex...
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NAMM!

NAMM!

NAMM is next week! Come see us at booth #4933. 

-Matt ...
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First 2023 Mule Bus Stop!

First 2023 Mule Bus Stop!

The Bus rolls on! Mule Bus Stops are tailgates to thank musicians who play our guitars. I’ll be bringing guitars, Saginaw Mules with Meili, Faygo, hot dogs and hijinx. Come hang out before the show. Location of the bus in...
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Mule Bus Stop: Brothers Osborne

Mule Bus Stop: Brothers Osborne

We are bringing the Mule Bus to Hammond, IN to do some tailgating before seeing this stud rip on his Mavis @jinglejohnosborne and to make sure master- tech @zachrickardmusic doesn’t get any funny ideas about turning truss...
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We Ship Internationally

We Ship Internationally

Although we did suspend international shipping during Covid because of carriers losing or delaying instruments dramatically we have been shipping guitars internationally for the past year or so. We will continue to do...
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Don’t just do stuff

Don’t just do stuff

https://www.muleresophonic.com/videos/2045286
Don’t just do stuff. Things are worth thinking deeply about. The more intention applied, the more we train ourselves to see during the process, the more we integrate what we...
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Tricone Resonator for K. Beck

Tricone Resonator for K. Beck

Fresh off the bench this morning.   A steel tricone resonator for Mr. Beck.  Roasted and figured maple neck from right here in Michigan. Titanium neck reinforcement.   A total singer.  I'd say 8/10 resos these days are...
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Merry Muletide!

Merry Muletide!

Christmas 2020 should be extra awesome... and to try to contribute to that I’ve asked a bunch of Mule players for their rendition of Christmas tunes. I’ll be posting them until the big day . In the meantime if you’ve got a...
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Waitlist staying open until April 3rd at 8pm

I had a website mess last night when the waitlist opened so to atone for my sins the list is going to stay open until Saturday at 8pm EST. Then it will close until next month when we go back to limiting spots. ...
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Wait list closes today at 8pm
Mule Sponsoring a Gravel Race

Mule Sponsoring a Gravel Race

Mule likes Michigan. Mule likes bikes. Mule is sponsoring the Moran 166 - a 166 mile gravel race in the Upper Peninsula. Win the race, win $10,000. 

www.moran166.com...
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Pile of Geetars

Pile of Geetars

It’s a lot of name dropping but there’s a hefty amount of pro players guitars at the shop right now- Marcus King, Charlie Part, Nathaniel Rateliff, Momoa, Theo Katzmann, Robert Randolph. Watching guys like this play these...
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In Gracious Cooperative Labor

When we don't find our 'why' everything is a chore.  Find it and everything becomes an opportunity.  Work isn't just "a job" -  it provides purpose, satisfaction, and supplies relationships.   It's a mechanism for...
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Mule Bus Stop: Maren Morris and Marcus King

Mule Bus Stop: Maren Morris and Marcus King

Music tools make more than music. They make us sit in parking lots and play instruments with people we don't know. They bring thousands of unconnected people and compel them to sleep in their cars together and dance in the...
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Failure

Failure

The topic of failure came up yesterday at jiujitsu and reminded me of the LL Bean video. 

https://youtu.be/hmxjBN0tC5I “Failure is not part of the process, it is the process"⁣

We all fail consistently of...
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Blackie

Blackie

Hint... ...
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Matt’s on a Podcast

Matt’s on a Podcast

I fulfill my childhood dream of talking to real life violin makers on the Omo Podcast. Lots of ranty stuff, listen to beau hannam talk about his cool ukes and guitars and then I start at 38 minutes. ...
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Vacation

Vacation

I’ll be on my way to the Tippy Dam area of the Manistee National Forest here in Michigan in search of some summer run steelhead and to pedal some bike, two of my happy places. This means any inquiries and questions while I’m...
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Steel Single Cone For Sale

Steel Single Cone For Sale

This RARELY happens... like almost never happens, that we have a guitar around ready to ship.  But we have here a steel single cone with an outstanding fingerboard ready to go. You can make it yours and skip the wait...
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Yummy guitar photos

Yummy guitar photos

If you flip through books for the pictures like me head over to this link for literally hundreds of final pictures of Mules. https://www.muleresophonic.com/photo_albums...
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