guitar building Even Stranger Than This B-2 Bomber Guitar’s Shape Is Its 42-Inch Wingspan But it all makes sense when you discover it was made by a 7-foot-tall, ex-U.S. Navy, goth-metal bombshell “I Used Solid Acoustic Guitar-Grade Wood”: Grez Founder Barry Grzebik Breathes New Life Into Electric Guitar Building Crafted using salvaged old-growth redwood and weighing just five and a half pounds, this Mendocino DCAF feels more like a top-tier steel-string acoustic “So Much of It Is in the Fingers, but the Guitar Is Still Your Closest Thing”: Brian May Talks Tone, Building the Red Special, Early Queen and More in This Unmissable Podcast If you’re a guitar player and you like Queen then you’ll love ‘The Red Special Guitar Podcast’ Grid List Latest guitar building “Once You Could Get Your Ideas Across to Him, He Could Make It”: Bill Carson on Designing the Strat With Leo Fender By Rod Brakes published 10 August 22 Video The "test pilot of the Stratocaster" explains how the world’s most popular solidbody electric came into being in this revealing interview. Video “I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars By Rod Brakes, Jas Obrecht published 20 May 22 Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive. “The Best Plan Was to Make a Guitar I Would Enjoy Playing”: Dave Rusan Reveals the Magic Behind Prince’s Iconic Solidbody By Art Thompson published 27 April 22 Nearly 40 years on, the Cloud electric guitar is a lasting presence in the gear world firmament. “Our First Original Solidbody Electric Design is Coming in Time for Summer NAMM”: the Inside Scoop on How Eastman Keeps Hitting the Mark By Dave Hunter published 13 April 22 The old world meets original design at Eastman Guitars, where every instrument has its own story. Taylor Guitars Named on List of World’s Most Innovative Companies By Rod Brakes published 9 March 22 The Californian acoustic builder is honored for their world-leading sustainability initiatives in manufacturing. Sully's ’71 Trella is the New Single-Cut Cool By Tom Beaujour published 2 December 21 Meet the Jon Sullivan boutique build that is taking the classic single-cutaway set-neck design to new lengths. There’s Way More to Custom Builds Than Fender-Style Frankencasters By Terry Carleton published 11 October 21 Get inspired to build your own unique hybrid axe with this 1981 Peavey T-60/2018 Electrical Guitar Company mashup. Al Di Meola Returns to His Italian Roots and Inspires New Guitar Design By Chris Gill published 7 October 21 The fascinating story of Theo Scharpach’s custom-made La Porta flamenco guitar. Taylor Guitars Founder Bob Taylor is Saving Africa’s Vulnerable Ebony By Jimmy Leslie last updated 20 September 21 The Ebony Project hopes to ensure premium fretboards, bridges and acoustic accessories for the foreseeable future. 12 Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1“On Paper, the Song Shouldn’t Have Worked at All”: How Randy Bachman Wrote His Favorite Guess Who Track, “Undun”2The Memorial Day Sales Have Landed, With Giant Savings Up To 40% For Guitar Players3Kiss My Strings JAM Offset and Telecaster Bridges Review4Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review5“I See It as a Bridge Between My Solo Music and Toto Music”: Check out Steve Lukather’s New “Someone” Visualizer From His Forthcoming Album, ‘Bridges’
“Once You Could Get Your Ideas Across to Him, He Could Make It”: Bill Carson on Designing the Strat With Leo Fender By Rod Brakes published 10 August 22 Video The "test pilot of the Stratocaster" explains how the world’s most popular solidbody electric came into being in this revealing interview.
“I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars By Rod Brakes, Jas Obrecht published 20 May 22 Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive.
“The Best Plan Was to Make a Guitar I Would Enjoy Playing”: Dave Rusan Reveals the Magic Behind Prince’s Iconic Solidbody By Art Thompson published 27 April 22 Nearly 40 years on, the Cloud electric guitar is a lasting presence in the gear world firmament.
“Our First Original Solidbody Electric Design is Coming in Time for Summer NAMM”: the Inside Scoop on How Eastman Keeps Hitting the Mark By Dave Hunter published 13 April 22 The old world meets original design at Eastman Guitars, where every instrument has its own story.
Taylor Guitars Named on List of World’s Most Innovative Companies By Rod Brakes published 9 March 22 The Californian acoustic builder is honored for their world-leading sustainability initiatives in manufacturing.
Sully's ’71 Trella is the New Single-Cut Cool By Tom Beaujour published 2 December 21 Meet the Jon Sullivan boutique build that is taking the classic single-cutaway set-neck design to new lengths.
There’s Way More to Custom Builds Than Fender-Style Frankencasters By Terry Carleton published 11 October 21 Get inspired to build your own unique hybrid axe with this 1981 Peavey T-60/2018 Electrical Guitar Company mashup.
Al Di Meola Returns to His Italian Roots and Inspires New Guitar Design By Chris Gill published 7 October 21 The fascinating story of Theo Scharpach’s custom-made La Porta flamenco guitar.
Taylor Guitars Founder Bob Taylor is Saving Africa’s Vulnerable Ebony By Jimmy Leslie last updated 20 September 21 The Ebony Project hopes to ensure premium fretboards, bridges and acoustic accessories for the foreseeable future.
