Internet guitar guy Jared Dines—who has, on numerous occasions, been featured on this very website—recently commissioned a guitar from Olson Guitarworks. This guitar, though, was not—by any stretch—your typical custom job.
Olson Guitarworks Pulls Back Curtain on 17-String Guitar
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