Here is a collection of recent videos of folks playing Thompson guitars. We love finding the time to take and receive videos, edit them and put them on our YouTube Channel. We have lots of playlists to choose from to […]
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WINFIELD – WALNUT VALLEY FESTIVAL The founding idea of the Walnut Valley Festival was to produce the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Competition in 1972. It moved from a 2-day event to the 5-day event that is held today and […]
00-12 Fret MA Soft Cutaway and Parlor (Size 2) 12 Fret BR Preston’s eye was geared towards a classic taste in style as seen with the combination of appointments selected with each custom build. This sense of style will continue […]
Travel helps generate new ideas and expands one’s perspective. My recent trip to Cuba was filled with art, music and culture and being away from the day to day of running Thompson guitars gave me time to reflect as the […]
Gareth Jenkins, our longest employee and talented luthier and myself, Christine Funk, were able to team up with Lowe Vintage and show off some Thompson guitars, as well as the new Thompson StringBender at IBMA this year. We enjoyed meeting […]
Planet Bluegrass has gathered the Bluegrass family and music lovers together for years, actually over 40 years since the start of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1974 with 1,000 Festivarians. By 1978 – 7,500 people where going to listen to […]
Thompson Guitars – All Koa Models Without a doubt some of the most striking tonewood used on acoustic guitars is Koa. At Thompson Guitars we also love the sound of Koa especially when it’s used for the back, sides and […]
For decades and decades mahogany has produced some of the finest sounding guitars. This tonewood often described as having a fundamental tone means it produces a well- rounded bass, sparkling treble and powerful mid-range. Mahogany is perfectly suited for almost […]
NEW THOMPSON ARTISTS TIM STAFFORD, MOLLY TUTTLE, FORREST O’CONNOR and PETE KARTSOUNES Tim Stafford is a consummate professional, an award winning instrumentalist, prolific songwriter, vocalist, and educator – an everything musician with a longstanding career (25 years) in the award […]
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