Each guitar model and the tonewood that we build with can lend itself to different playing styles. Our Dreadnoughts capture the power and playability that bluegrass players love for flatpicking. The harder you play the louder it gets – our […]
Each guitar model and the tonewood that we build with can lend itself to different playing styles. Our Dreadnoughts capture the power and playability that bluegrass players love for flatpicking. The harder you play the louder it gets – our […]
Each guitar we make is special whether a standard model or customized by an client. We have a modern approach to traditional design, we are not locked into the notion that is has to be the same as it was […]
Using a mix of materials to capture a design or image Here at the shop we are able to take a customers’ inlay ideas and make it a reality by using a variety of materials. Simon Haycraft has the ability […]
As everyone knows the appearance and usability of websites are so important for a company, especially a guitar company in a small town away from the music centers of our country. We have been super proud of our website, originally […]
The GeoDeco design on this all mahogany OM adds a modern look. It is accented with turquoise reconstituted stone, mother of pearl and mahogany wood pieces making for a very eye catching original torch. The old style dots on the […]
OO-14 Fret Short Scale – Quilted Western Maple – Adirondack Bearclaw Top We are excited to begin sharing parts of the process in the making of our 2nd Masterpiece guitar, which is a 00-14 Fret Short Scale Quilted Western Maple […]
The world of fly fishing relates to Thompson guitars on many levels. One being that most of the shop crew are fly fishermen. They enjoy Central Oregon for all it has to offer with the Metolius and the Deschutes rivers […]
We have been working on several new guitars for the talented Jon Stickley, Jake Stargel, John Cruz and Brett Bass – we are excited to ship them out soon and can’t wait to hear how they like the sound of […]
…so many great players – Tim Stafford, Josh Rinkel, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch and our Northwest players Steve Blanchard, Dale Adkins and Don Share! It was such a treat to add a workshop to this year’s WinterGrass experience, thanks Steve […]
Time in the day goes by so quickly here at the guitar shop and sometimes doing research, like listening to our featured artists, can feel like a luxury. Today, one day after Billy Strings 26th birthday, I took that luxury […]