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 […]
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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 […]
One day Preston got a call from Lee Rider about a product he thought we might like to have as an add-on in our guitars. When Preston found out that Lee was working with Gene Parsons, the inventor of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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