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The Red Queen and 5 Steps to a Lutherie Career
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The Red Queen and 5 Steps to a Lutherie Career

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?
Gear

Think You’ve Got the Latest, Greatest Gear?

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

Zombie-Proof Your Guitar...Now!

Zombie-Proof Your Guitar...Now!

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

Beware the Guitar
Gear

Beware the Guitar

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
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Cow-Skull Guitars and a Builder Named Boaz

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