Some start as furniture and others come from trash piles. They all become Charleston-built guitars.
Reclaimed Rhythm's John Pavek, a luthier, builds unique electric guitars from reclaimed wood in Charleston. He works with his ...
Ken Lawrence on how he became James Hetfield's luthier and made some of his most iconic guitars
How did a specialist in custom-built bass guitars end up making some of the Metallica frontman's most-famous electrics? As it ...
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Musicians regroup after LA fires took guitars, gear, studios
He said he lost about $100,000 worth of gear including some 15 guitars plus microphones, amplifiers, keyboards and more. "I did manage to save a few guitars but I lost everything else," said ...
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Best Harley Benton guitars 2025: Cheap and reliable electric and acoustic models
The brand is constantly pushing boundaries and putting out new models, which is why I wanted to compile a list of the best Harley Benton guitars out there. From beginner models to higher-spec’d ...
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How Ken Lawrence came to build some of James Hetfield’s most iconic guitars – including one using wood from Metallica’s former home
The luthier specialized in bass guitars before he met Hetfield via Mesa/Boogie. It would land him his most challenging but ...
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Electric Motor Thermal Management using 3D-Printed Hollow Liner
Abstract: In this paper, a novel in-slot cooling concept using 3D-printable hollow liners (HLs) has been introduced. Using a 25 kW motor topology as a base case, 3D-printable HLs with lofted inlet and ...