Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza worked with the Custom Shop on its first 7-string Strat – and there's hope that the one ...

NORTH ADAMS - A lot of people know how to play the guitar, but few know how to make one. Nick Lenski does both, and now he's hoping to teach others how to craft their own guitar. Or mandolin. Or even ...

About twelve years ago, a group of local guitar makers came together to share information, techniques and ideas about their craft — and about their shared passion for making instruments. They call ...

TRUMBULL -- Inspired by a wheelchair-bound musician friend, a Trumbull man designed a guitar that is easy and comfortable to play when you are sitting down. After a lot of people asked where they ...

A cacophony of sounds emerged from a warehouse in Newbury Park: the hum of the wood-sanding machines, the hiss of paint sprayers and the occasional bark from two dogs roaming the factory floor. And ...

With new staff, in-house pickups and the continuing success of the Dakota, there’s plenty to discuss. We grab Neil Ivison for ...

Some musicians spend years trying to find a reliable guitar best suited for their needs, playing style and personal tastes. There's a myriad of factors to consider: intonation, body shape, neck size, ...

I’m part of a team of professors and high school teachers around the country that encourages high schools to teach kids to build guitars as a way of making science, technology, engineering and math ...

Since 1975, gordy Bischoff has made his mark on musicians of the Chippewa Valley and beyond. One musician, Scott Hayden said ...

PARACHO, MEXICO — A few months ago, Sacramento Equihua, after eight years of making guitars at home, rented a small store on the main street in this town known for guitars. Then he began hoping ...

There can be many possible reasons why your guitar isn't playing or sounding as good as it could be. A regular guitar setup can help with this, and central to that is something called intonation. When ...

A Warner Bros. record deal gone awry might defeat the average musician. Not Jamonn Zeiler. “I realized I had to do something to earn money,” says the Rising Sun, Indiana, resident about the years ...