In 50 years we’ve seen so much change. Vinyl has gone virtual, cars can drive themselves, shows can stream everywhere all at once, and whole orchestras can be conducted with keystrokes. In 5 decades, where generations have come and gone, Grimes has only deepened a talent to the depth and pressure where diamonds are formed. […]
Marchione Guitars: Making History Through Innovation
Guitars are a heritage – centuries of evolution, style, and emotion, all molded and sculpted by the relentless crescendo of time. But moment to moment, beat by beat, the path to novelty becomes increasingly more elusive to an ever decreasing pool of true innovators. Conversely, Marchione Guitars is an exciting hybrid of invention and classic […]
Hatcher Guitars: A Musician’s Best Friend
There are guitars built for style, others are built for sound, but Hatcher, like no other, is one you forge a lifelong relationship with. As Mark Hatcher himself puts it: “I’d like you to feel the familiarity of an old friend when you first pick up and play your new Hatcher Guitar.” Custom Guitars should […]
Driftwood Guitars: Musicians Are Better When Listened To
A guitar is an heirloom – a treasure and a testament to a musician; meant to be just as beautiful as the music played on it. So for a guitar that both sounds and looks equally radiant, today our featured TopShelf Luthier is Chris Alvarado and the unrelenting beauty of his Driftwood Guitars. Before The […]
Citron Guitars: Completely Custom Craftsmanship
Opening: You may have heard, the devil’s in the details, but to Harvey Citron, harmony and Heaven are in those very details. Today’s feature Michaelangelo of music mastery in our Topshelf Luthier series is Citron Guitars and Harvey Citron, who above so many in the field, lovingly crafts every element of his instruments, from the […]
Full Circle With Circle Strings
The perfect guitar is a process; an improbable sequence of good fortune, talent, and luthiery – all aligned to cater to the specific and exceptional musician that you are. Adam Buchwald, conversely, makes the case for perfection in luthiery. A player as much as he is a builder, an artist as much as he is […]