Randy Parsons

The Red Queen and 5 Steps to a Lutherie Career

September 20, 2011

And over the years I’ve been asked the same two questions over and over: “How do you get into guitar making?” and “What does it take to have a career in it?”

Think You’ve Got the Latest, Greatest Gear?

August 16, 2011

Randy Parsons

Last Thursday, I had the honor of test-driving the world’s first antimatter guitar pickup.

Zombie-Proof Your Guitar...Now!

July 19, 2011

Randy Parsons

The problem with the guitar is that it can attract zombies.

Beware the Guitar

June 14, 2011

Randy Parsons

What part of the human consciousness created this instrument, this wizard’s wand, this hypnotic tool? And, more importantly, why?

Cow-Skull Guitars and a Builder Named Boaz

May 17, 2011

Randy Parsons

Slicing a cow skull to make interior braces for a custom guitar. Photo by peckhammer Next to the 1954 Stratocaster (serial number 0168) sitting on my repair bench, I’ve