Larry Cragg has a lot of amps. And guitars. He needs them, too. When he's not serving as Neil Young's guitar tech (not to mention Santana and other rock stars), he's busy running... View this Photo Essay

When I lived in Southern California, musicians would get a weekly regional classified ad paper called the Recycler to comb the musical instrument section for good deals on vintage equipment. Legends... View this Photo Essay

On September 24, 2011, around 50 Fretboard Journal subscribers joined FJ publisher Jason Verlinde, Artisan Guitars and Krusa Guitars for our first-ever Fretboard Feast, held just outside of Nashville... View this Photo Essay

Before setting out on his own as Circa Guitars, Maine’s John Slobod worked alongside two of the world’s best luthiers: Julius Borges and Dana Bourgeois. Now, out of a funky, multi-use... View this Photo Essay

The Fretboard Journal hit its five year anniversary in November of 2010. To celebrate, we invited readers from around the country to join us here in Seattle for a few nights of partying and... View this Photo Essay

The news tip came around 8pm. Ten or so of Hawaii’s greatest guitarists were eating dinner at a nearby restaurant, having just wrapped up the second annual Seattle Slack Key Festival. “... View this Photo Essay