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Jackson Guitars & Charvel Guitars Factory Tour
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Take a VIP Tour of Jackson & Charvel Guitars Custom Shop!

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Gibson’s Robi Johns: “Designing guitars is the most joyous part of my work.”
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Gibson’s Robi Johns: “Designing guitars is the most joyous part of my work.”

Fender’s Austin MacNutt: Recreating Jerry Garcia’s Strat
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Fender’s Austin MacNutt: Recreating Jerry Garcia’s Strat

Following a long road from Saskatchewan to California, this master builder lands in Corona, to painstakingly reproduce Jerry Garcia’s “Alligator’ and other gems.

Factory Tour: Dunable Guitars
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Factory Tour: Dunable Guitars

So, You Wanna Be a Luthier?
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So, You Wanna Be a Luthier?

From enrichment classes to six-month master-luthier training, here’s a big-picture view for potential lutherie students.

A Beautifully Simple Vibrato Like No Other
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A Beautifully Simple Vibrato Like No Other

Reader Guitar of the Month: Keith Richards Swamp Monster
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: Keith Richards Swamp Monster

Whoa—This Is One of the Coolest Adjustable Neck Joints We’ve Ever Seen | Söderlund Guitars
Why I Built This

Whoa—This Is One of the Coolest Adjustable Neck Joints We’ve Ever Seen | Söderlund Guitars

Scalloped guitar bracing
Acoustic Soundboard

How the Shape of Your Acoustic's Inner Bracing Affects Its Tonality

Those scalloped, tapered supports do way more than just keep your flattop from caving in.