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Greg Guitars Mendocino DCAF
“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
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Five of the Most Radical Electric Guitar Designs You've Ever Seen Groundbreaking artist Nikita Gale reimagines the solidbody form at Frieze London’s pioneering 63/22 exhibition
1954 Fender Stratocaster
“Once You Could Get Your Ideas Across to Him, He Could Make It”: Bill Carson on Designing the Strat With Leo Fender The "test pilot of the Stratocaster" explains how the world’s most popular solidbody electric came into being in this revealing interview.

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Eastman Guitars

“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.

Guitar luthier adjusting bracing

The Highs and Lows of Acoustic Guitar Equalization: How Luthiers Control Treble and Bass in the Build

By Jimmy Leslie published 7 October 21

Santa Cruz Guitars founder Richard Hoover reveals the tricks of the trade.

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