Guitars and more… This year we found ourselves at The Fretboard Journal Summit for the 2nd time and we enjoyed it just as much as the 1st time, maybe a bit more as we had our own room and the […]
Guitars and more… This year we found ourselves at The Fretboard Journal Summit for the 2nd time and we enjoyed it just as much as the 1st time, maybe a bit more as we had our own room and the […]
Sharing our guitars via musicians on the stage gives folks a chance to hear our sound and that is important with so few of our guitars in the world. Also having a small booth in the artist area gives us […]
Some photos of Wintergrass in the past – we look forward to heading that way this year with Gareth and Alexi at the booth. This is our only NW festival we attend and Preston really enjoyed being able to talk […]
Over the years we have hosted several artist workshops in and around our shop to share the sound of our guitars. During the most recent Sisters Folk Festival we were able to hear several talented guitar players pick on different […]
His career has spanned decades and Peter Rowan will be honored this September at the IBMA awards as an inductee into the Hall of Fame. We are proud to be a small part of his musical journey and are happy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Peter Rowan and Thompson guitars go back to Winfield 1986 where Peter was introduced to Preston by a mutual friend Charles Sawtelle. A Thompson OM 42 was a one of the prize guitars offered for the fingerpicking Championship so Preston […]