Richie Owens

Richie Owens is an award-winning producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist and veteran instrument industry designer, collector, dealer, historian, and consultant with multiple signature models. A fifth generation musician, Owens has worked with a variety of artists from Dolly Parton to the Georgia Satellites.

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A Mongrel ’64 Supro Res-O-Glass with Plenty of Bite

Thanks to a period DeArmond gold-foil, this resonator runs the voodoo down.

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A Rare Epiphone Riviera with Gibson DNA

With a Bigsby and mini-humbuckers, this special-order from 1968 is still special 53 years later.

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The Walrus Was Paul

The Hofner 500/1 violin bass has been McCartney’s career-long sidekick. Let’s spotlight a 1967 model.

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Sol Philcox-Littlefield Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour

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Richie Owens

The Incredible Journey of a 1960 Custom Telecaster

For his farewell column, Richie Owens tells the story of his dad’s exceptional Fender, from arrival to unsavory departure to return.

More Voices Than Hank Azaria

How the L6-S Custom became Gibson's most versatile tone machine.

A Mongrel ’64 Supro Res-O-Glass with Plenty of Bite

Thanks to a period DeArmond gold-foil, this resonator runs the voodoo down.

A Rare Epiphone Riviera with Gibson DNA

With a Bigsby and mini-humbuckers, this special-order from 1968 is still special 53 years later.

The Walrus Was Paul

The Hofner 500/1 violin bass has been McCartney’s career-long sidekick. Let’s spotlight a 1967 model.

A ’61 Supro That’s Super for Slide

This original archtop Coronado’s Vistatone pickups speak the language of Ry Cooder and other tone hounds.

Billy Bought a Guitar ... Company

This is what happened when Nashville hit-maker Billy Grammer decided to fund his own “perfect” flattop.

A Double-Trouble Guitar with a No-Worries Price

The 1965 Gretsch 6117 Double Anniversary makes the most of HiLo’Tron pickups and smooth playability.

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Richie Owens

For his farewell column, Richie Owens tells the story of his dad’s exceptional Fender, from arrival to unsavory departure to return.

How the L6-S Custom became Gibson's most versatile tone machine.

Thanks to a period DeArmond gold-foil, this resonator runs the voodoo down.

With a Bigsby and mini-humbuckers, this special-order from 1968 is still special 53 years later.

The Hofner 500/1 violin bass has been McCartney’s career-long sidekick. Let’s spotlight a 1967 model.

This original archtop Coronado’s Vistatone pickups speak the language of Ry Cooder and other tone hounds.

This is what happened when Nashville hit-maker Billy Grammer decided to fund his own “perfect” flattop.

The 1965 Gretsch 6117 Double Anniversary makes the most of HiLo’Tron pickups and smooth playability.