Once the guitar brand for the one percent, the smash-hit success of the SE line took PRS Guitars mainstream, but for Smith, ...

Very few names in our industry command as much respect as John Suhr’s. His creations are widely considered to be world-beating manifestations of design and craft colliding at the highest possible ...

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When master luthier John Monteleone begins work on a new guitar, he said the materials — thick boards of maple, spruce and exotic hardwood like Hawaiian koa and Brazilian rosewood — speak to him. “I ...

Kent Everett picks up a thin piece of AAA-grade Sitka spruce cut into the shape of a guitar top and glides his hand across the smooth top. “Someone found a bunch of old salmon crates in Washington ...

Crafting musical instruments isn’t usually rocket science. Malayan Guitars saw that as a challenge. The crisp, clean tunes generated by these innovative instruments come from NASA-patented technology ...

A fascinating bit of Riverside history came to me completely out of the blue a while back, thanks to Doug Barrie of the We Grew Up in Riverside CA in the 50s and 60s Facebook page. Author and ...

Some musicians spend years trying to find a reliable guitar best suited for their needs, playing style and personal tastes. There's a myriad of factors to consider: intonation, body shape, neck size, ...