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Amy Rose Mills of Couch Slut

Meet Amy Rose Mills, the accidental luthier who sets up some of the rarest guitars on the planet

By Gregory Adams published

The noise improv specialist for Brooklyn’s Couch Slut is also a luthier at NYC institution Retrofret. She details some of the most treasured instruments she’s encountered, the magic of running a Gretsch at high gain, and grabbing one of her hero’s pedals before anyone else got the chance

Guitarists
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A Century-Old Super Jumbo by Weymann

By Peter S. Kohman published

Acoustic Guitars
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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.

Guitarists