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ReRanch ReRanch is owned and operated by Mr. Bill Lester, a native of the Volunteer State. We first met Bill in Dallas during the Longbow's first trip to Texas Stadium, and based on the conversation we had, we assess him as being a "luthier". Bill's site is focused on getting you going on refinishing that nasty old guitar. GuitarAttack found this site when we were completing the Jeff Beck Les Paul. Click here to see his awesome Finishing Forum. Straight out of Sparta, Tennessee comes this great shop. For banjo and acoustic guitar work, this shop is my first choice. Jim Grainger, luthier/repairman and owner of CFI, got the GuitarAttack Crew started on the road of guitar repair and building.
From Viersen, Germany comes this great site
by a great friend of GuitarAttack. Tommy Metz is a great builder, a great player,
and and makes some great instruments. Tommy's Shop was the weekend hangout during
the GuitarAttack-Germany days. He has several cool endorsees, including studio
monster Carl Verheyen. If
you're ever around Düsseldorf in Northwestern Germany, take the ride to Viersen and see
what a cool guitar shop is supposed to look like. für unsere Freunde,
die Deutsches sprechen, Microfrets Links - Yes, there is a Microfrets Company again in Maryland. Click here to go to their new site. - Ever wonder about the history of your old Microfrets guitar? Click here for some great information, to include a serial number registry. - Microfrets autopsy? Click here for the ToneShed and an interesting photo essay from the doctor who performed it! AWWWRIGHT TO-KY-O....straight out of Japan comes this site that has something you don't see lately -- photo comparisons between our beloved reissues and the real things. In particular reissue Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Strats compared to their 1950's namesakes. Pretty interesting, and something you won't find on those corporate websites. What does it all mean? We're not sure, but it is worth checking out. Click cancel when it asks you if you want to download Japanese Text Support...you won't need it to see the true gems on this site (links are about halfway down on the right side of the page). Based on pretty extensive analysis, this is the "mother of all guitar stores." During Christmas break in 1997 I took a trip to the second floor and played John Sebastian's '59 Les Paul Standard. During my Christmas break in 2001 I got to play John Fogerty's '61 Les Paul/SG Standard. Awesome store...great inventory...great location. Probably the only guitar shop in Nashville where the salespeople understand their product and can answer questions to my satisfaction. This is the place you want to go just to look around and, ultimately, feel completely unworthy. Take a trip to Nashville! KK's is owned and operated by our good friend, Ken Huddleston. He has three stores -- one in Manchester, Tennessee, one in Tullahoma, Tennessee -- both about 50 miles southeast of Nashville on I-24, and one in Franklin, Tennessee just south of Nashville. Several of the guitars on the GuitarAttack Collection page came from Ken, and he has been our supplier of Peavey gear for years. Ken's site is promoting his growing PA system rental and installation business, but you can also find Ken's gear on eBay. Support your local music retailer....Viva KK's! Mr. Frank Ford is a master repairer. I would definitely assess him as being a luthier. He is "El Jeffe" at Gryphon Guitars in San Francisco, and has an awesome array of guitar repair information on this site. This is a "must-see", particularly for acoustic guitar players and repairers.
Martin Guitar Kit Construction A comprehensive photo-analysis of the steps required to build a Martin guitar kit. Great photos with great commentary, what a WWW site should be -- informative and unemotional. Hat's off...this is a must see. The C.F. Martin Guitar Company Since imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flattery, Mr. C.F. Martin IV must be gushing. Any acoustic picker will tell you they either (A) own a Martin, or (B) want to own a Martin. There is link to the Guitar Maker's Connection, the place to buy a guitar kit. A thought -- buy a kit from this site and build it according to the guidance in the site above! An incredibly diverse set of information on vintage and old guitars. I can't verify everything on this site, but it will keep you busy for a while if you decide to sift through it. Ron Long's Links to Guitar Builders and Repairers Mr. Long has amassed a formidable list of links. This list includes luthiers, non-luthiers, guitar manufacturers, and other guitar-related links. If you snapped the neck off of your prized SG last Friday night at your cousin's house party, check here to find a place to take it for surgery. Very extensive and complete. Check out Gibson, period. I never really knew they made so many different guitars. Sure the CNC routers are running overtime cranking out the Historic Reissues, but there is really no guitar quite as visually pleasing as a sunburst Les Paul. I plan to ask Mr. J for a job in a few years... Oh yes...there is one more thing. The Custom Shop now has its own web site. Check it out at www.gibsoncustom.com -- some neat stuff. Stewart-MacDonald's Guitar Shop Supply Order a catalog and start studying. A great selection of tools, finishing products, and hardware. Likely the only suitable "one stop" supplier of quality guitar parts. You may find parts here and there that are less expensive, but you will not find a supplier that stocks this much stuff. We ordered several black and white checkerboard pattern DSG straps from this small company, and we really like them. Check them out for your guitar strap needs. |
