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Maegen Wells Guitars and Mandolins
“I live for building guitars and mandolins, and for my dog Lutherie ❤️” Whether it’s imagining a world where guitars have as much personality as their players, or it’s conjuring poetry as web copy for her business’ home page, Wells is a creator who loves her work and whose love transcends to every note played […]
Scott Walker: World Class Guitarmaking – West Coast style
Electric guitars are an innately difficult fray to stand out in. In a field brimming with eccentricity, design, and outright wacky reinterpretation of a now centuries-old instrument, it would seem innovation has never been more challenging. So when we say Scott Walker is doing something exceptional with electric guitars, we don’t mean it lightly. In […]
Frank Brothers: Quality Runs in the Family
Incredible guitar design able to transcend time and maker; that’s Frank Brothers Guitars, a history in the making. For 3 generations, the Frank family has uplifted music for the better of all; now proving daily that, in the infinite wisdom of Vin Diesel, nothing is more powerful than ‘Family’. As with their father, and as […]
Collings Guitars : A Lifetime, An Eternity, A Legend of Luthier
Bill Collings was, is, and always will be a legend of lutherie; a rock icon uncontested for a mantle of beauty and sound still being composed faithfully in line with the astounding life he led. While the Collings Guitars name has become synonymous with class and quality, Bill himself was a builder, whose journey has […]
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 […]