Showcasing the creation of a custom 5-string guitar made from reclaimed wood, highlighting materials and techniques.

That heady scent of nitrocellulose lacquer in the early February air is the unmistakable sign that the Fender Custom Shop has just rolled out his Custom Collection, with 2024 yielding a bumper crop of ...

Astonishingly, Gibson, which manufactured the guitar, was fearful this radical new direction in instrument design would flop ... commercially was a simple, all-metal, cast aluminum lap steel ...

you can buy one of his guitars. Fender’s Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster is a fresh personal twist on the Tele, that eternally malleable Leo Fender design which dates back to at least 1950.

And in a fascinating bit of technological nostalgia, they sent the guitar's design to the ESP custom shop in Japan ... important guitars in the history of metal music. This guitar came directly ...

this could be a pinch-hitter for James Hetfield-style metal guitar chug. That is certainly the inspiration behind the design; well, that and shred. This has a full 24 fret fingerboard, and when you ...