Justin Edwards was studying sculpting and airbrushing when he made a shark sculpture. As he held it, he had an idea. “It kind of felt like a guitar,” he said. He chopped off the tail, slapped on a ...

John Page will readily admit he was never much of a guitar player. But in the world of design he’s a virtual Stradivarius of the modern-day electric guitar. Growing up in Whittier, Page was inspired ...

Alan Hamel is living his dream — again. As a founding member of the legendary Fender Custom Shop for guitars, he designed the sonically expanded Twisted Tele neck pickup and also worked on the Western ...

Music isn't the only thing Dierks Bentley is creating these days. The '5-1-5-0' singer is set to release a special Dierks Bentley Custom Signature Edition guitar, which will be made available to the ...

2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Fender's Custom Shop, the limited edition/special order arm of the famous marque that turns "musical dreams into reality." At the NAMM show in January, the company's ...

For local musician and businessman Vijay Kumar, everything he’s ever done always comes back to the guitar.Click on photo to see more images. The 32-year-old Illinois native, above, picked up the ...

Whether you're new to the guitar or a seasoned git-fiddler, chances are that the shape, color and hardware of your go-to axe have been determined by the company that produces it. The cost of having an ...

Martin Guitar is expanding its custom guitar business in the Nazareth area. On Tuesday, the company cut the ribbon on its brand-new custom shop, where you can design every aspect of a guitar, from the ...

Jim Macdonald of Burnham holds a guitar that he made for a friend, with a design based on a mural at Capricorn Recording Studio in Macron, Georgia. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer The first guitar Jim ...