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ESP Guitars Factory Tour
March 30, 2020
PG’s Perry Bean takes you behind the scenes to witness the care and passion put into the Tokyo outfit’s custom and production axes alike.
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Takamine Factory Tour
January 7, 2020
PG’s Chris Kies treks to Nakatsugawa, Japan, for a first-hand look at how the acoustic-electric pioneers craft their world-renowned flattops.
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Gibson Factory Tour [2019]
August 27, 2019
Go behind the scenes and see new Les Pauls, SGs, Explorers, and more at the famed guitar outfit’s newly consolidated Nashville facility.
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Factory Tour and Luthier Interview: McPherson Guitars
May 20, 2014
Matt McPherson’s twin passions—flattops and archery—led him to revolutionizing the compound-bow industry and creating some of today’s most forward-thinking boutique acoustics.
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Schecter Custom Shop Tour
April 8, 2014
PG visits Sun Valley, California, to go behind the scenes on how this team of skilled builders and passionate players creates the brand's USA and Masterworks guitar lines.
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Guild Factory Tour
August 6, 2013
Take a look inside the Guild factory and meet some of the people who build the instruments.
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Ovation Factory Tour
June 25, 2013
Factory Tour: Fender Acoustic Custom Shop • Guild Guitars • Ovation
June 18, 2013
On the shores of the Farmington River in New Hartford, Connecticut, three legendary acoustic brands have amassed a formidable army of guitar-building talent that seems destined to take flattops into a new golden age.
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Fender Acoustic Custom Shop Tour
May 30, 2013
PG's Charles Saufley is in New Hartford, Connecticut, where he tours the Fender Acoustic Custom Shop to talk with master luthier Tim Shaw, product manager Jim Bryant, and other craftspeople behind these fine flattops.
PG's Charles Saufley is in New Hartford, Connecticut, where he tours the Fender Acoustic Custom Shop to talk with master luthier Tim Shaw, product manager Jim Bryant, and other craftspeople behind these fine flattops.
Rig Talk - Bob Bradshaw
February 7, 2013
PG's Jason Shadrick is on location in Los Angeles, California where he catches up with rig guru Bob Bradshaw to check out his loft and learn about how Bradshaw puts together his racks and pedalboard systems.
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Trussart Custom Guitars Shop Tour
January 9, 2013
Aguilar Amplification NYC Shop Tour
December 12, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in New York City, New York, where she visits the Aguilar Amplification shop. In this segment, we get a tour of Aguilar Amplification's NYC Shop where we learn how they build their bass amps, including the Tone Hammer 500, bass effects pedals, and bass guitar replacement pickups.
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Gibson USA Factory Tour
October 15, 2012
PG's Shawn Hammond is on location in Nashville, TN, where he visits the Gibson USA Headquarters. In this segment, we get to see how Gibson builds their line of various USA instruments that include Les Pauls, Explorers, Firebirds, and many more.
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TC Electronic Factory Tour
July 4, 2012
PG's Shawn Hammond is in Aarhus, Denmark where he gets a tour of TC Electronic's factory.
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Electro-Harmonix NYC Headquarters Tour
May 8, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in New York, New York, where she
visits the Electro-Harmonix NYC headquarters and gets led on a tour by
the company's Founder and CEO Mike Matthews.
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Gretsch Custom Shop Tour
February 8, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Corona, California where she interviews Stephen Stern about the Gretsch custom shop and takes a look at some of the custom guitars that he and his crew have built.
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Rickenbacker Guitars Factory Tour
December 7, 2011
PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Santa Ana, California, where he
visits the Rickenbacker Guitars factory and headquarters. In this
segment, Rickenbacker's CEO/Chairman John Hall walks us through the
process of building a Model 330 guitar and Model 4003 bass at their US
Factory.
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Tour: Rickenbacker Guitars Vintage Instrument Archive
December 6, 2011
GALLERY: Rickenbacker Factory Tour
December 6, 2011
Go inside Rickenbacker’s Santa Ana facility and see how their guitars are made and see some of the historic instruments in their collection.
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Lemons to Lemonade
November 15, 2011
I have touched on the many
challenges we and most other
builders face every day, so when
you’re at your job thinking, “I’d
give anything to be making guitars
all day long,” you will know
that though it has its moments,
it also has its moments—if you
know what I mean.
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