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Slash performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California
What it takes to tech and tour with Slash, according to pro guitar technician

By Janelle Borg Published

With over 30 years of experience, Doug Redler lifts the veil on the day-to-day experience of guitar tech’ing for the stars

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Tanya Shpachuk burned Les Paul
Ukrainian luthier restoring Gibson Les Paul that had been burned by Russian drone strike

By Phil Weller Published

Tanya Shpachuk sees the guitar’s restoration as a powerful metaphor for the Ukrainian spirit amid the ongoing conflict

Electric Guitars
Suhr Guitars
The botched luthier job that convinced John Suhr to get into guitar building

By Phil Weller Published

The celebrated luthier may have had a different career if it weren’t for someone else’s careless craftsmanship

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Logan Powell Mountain Sound Guitar Works
After a tornado devastated its community, this local music store is fixing guitars damaged in the storm

By Phil Weller Published

Mountain Sound Guitar Works has partnered with the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame for the initiative

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1966 Fender Mustang
The 'Methstang' is the most heavily trashed Mustang we've seen – and it's been restored

By Phil Weller Published

Featuring molten pickups, significant chip damage, and signs of a beetle living in the headstock, the Methstang was labeled a corpse by its savior before receiving a sensational glow-up

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Interview with Mamie Minch: Blues Guitarist and Technician at RetroFret in Brooklyn

By Laura B. Whitmore Published

I smelled a guitar today. At first I thought the request was kind of odd, but then I appreciated just how much Mamie Minch and the guys at RetroFret really cared for the instruments they refurbish.

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