He’s famous for what he does with words, but Jason Isbell can make magic with a guitar too. And while technology doesn’t yet allow you to download Isbell’s songwriting skills, you can buy one of his ...

WHITTIER – Bernie Hefner knows a thing or two about guitars. And he’s parlayed that knowledge into two businesses – Guitar Alley, which does guitar repairs, and the B. Hefner Co., which builds ...

We're kicking things of with a carbon beauty built by Master Builder Mike Shannon. Mick's signature Soloist has a mahogany body, through-body maple neck, 12”-16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with ...

Guitarists who travel a lot and want to take an instrument along for the ride - but don't want to risk damaging that prized vintage Strat - might find themselves turning in the direction of a scaled ...

Jonathan Levister at his new music store and custom guitar-making operation in Chester, Experience Custom Shop. photos by ANDY BURRISS [email protected] Peek inside the doors of the shop at ...

Early last year, YouTube guitar wizard Jared Dines began a quest to find a skilled luthier who could make him a one-off 17-string guitar. After being let down by a US builder, and left seriously out ...

Pity the poor guitarist: there's a lot of string-slingers out there, fretboards a-heaving with flashy licks. You really have to work hard to get noticed. And even to get in the ring, you'll be ...