Fender has told other guitar builders to stop making instruments that resemble its famous Stratocaster.

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With Fender’s Custom Shop nearing its 40th anniversary, we catch up with two of its most sought-after Master Builders, Austin ...

Fender has been widely criticized after it allegedly sent cease and desist letters to multiple builders that make ...

From the carefully handcrafted Indian rosewood guitar to the depth and texture of mahogany and redwood, The Luthier’s Cooperative’s sweet-sounding guitars appeal to traditional tastes as well as ...

Lincoln has lost one of its finest craftsman. Ironically, Bill Hollenbeck’s skills were probably better known on the national scope than they were in his own backyard. He was a luthier, a highly ...

Aug. 19—It's not surprising that a national specialty publication like Vintage Guitar magazine would be attracted by a legendary guitar town like Bakersfield, and a local story about Bakersfield's own ...

Bruce Roper leaned over the dusty workbench and carefully placed two slender, hand-hewn lengths of spruce into the shape of an “X” on the flat, unfinished cutout of a guitar top. “You can buy these ...

A cacophony of sounds emerged from a warehouse in Newbury Park: the hum of the wood-sanding machines, the hiss of paint sprayers and the occasional bark from two dogs roaming the factory floor. And ...