This year we had lots of visits by traveling talented musicians to Thompson guitars for a tour and to play whatever guitars were hanging on our showroom wall. It is always a pleasure and inspires us to share what we […]
This year we had lots of visits by traveling talented musicians to Thompson guitars for a tour and to play whatever guitars were hanging on our showroom wall. It is always a pleasure and inspires us to share what we […]
Each year Simon goes all out on special inlay orders. The array of requests are far reaching allowing Simon to sink his teeth into the creativity of each one. His meticulous artistic eye seeks all types of material to use […]
We love to share our year in photos, always fun to look at all the things we did, the people we met up with, the guitars we made and the crew that makes them! Thanks for your support and helping […]
This new guitar came out of an original build that Preston developed years ago calling it the Classical Hybrid. It was inspired by one of our customers wish to have something similar to Willie Nelson’s “Trigger” guitar that was modified […]
Our guitars have been part of the IBMA exhibit hall for years, but not every year do we get to go and be a part of it personally. We can feel a bit isolated out west being so far from […]
Helping make it possible for musicians to continue their guitar education is something we jumped on when we heard about this special camp. We made a standard D-MA that was part of their silent auction to raise money for scholarships! […]
Rocky Grass hosted by Planet Bluegrass has always been a special one for me, as well as Thompson guitars. Rocky Grass, hosted in Lyons, Colorado, was one of the first bluegrass festivals I attended in my 20’s during the early […]
A short interview with Max about the band and the music they create together. I know there are 4 of you from Montana – is this the original band members from 2017? Yes! Still all the same four band members […]
This year at our 2025 annual NW Flatpick Camp we invited instructor Dillon Hodges to come to the Pacific Northwest. He is long time friends with Tim May who was also in attendance along with Chris Luquette rounding out this […]
What a fun year of making guitars, hanging with some of our favorite people and enjoying life at this small guitar shop. Love this crew and what we do! Come visit : )