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.

1964 Supro Res-O-Glass

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

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

1968 Epiphone Riviera

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 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

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.