Los Angeles amp tech Colleen Fazio is gleefully sharing analogue knowledge in the digital age, and earning an impressive number of followers in the process.
Some indie guitar makers are fortunate enough to grab the flavour-of-the-month spot just once. Dennis Fano has managed it for the best part of a decade.
It might seem unlikely that a brand could forge a sterling reputation so swiftly on the back of just one under-appreciated classic. Yet Ron Westwood has a background in the fine points of next-level sound quality that has helped him hone the craft quickly.
Mike Baranik’s line of retro-inspired reworkings of 1960s catalogue-style guitars might have caught a few fans off guard, but the results are no less breathtaking than expected.
A rare contemporary guitar maker who’s had as much success with lap steels as he has with Spanish-style electrics, Bill Asher has also logged an impressive number of star clients.
A successful career in sound-system design and acoustical engineering might seem the long way round into guitar making. But it all kinda’ makes sense when high-end electric and flat-top acoustic instruments are the goal.
Nestled amid the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont, Froggy Bottom Guitars crafts fine acoustic instruments using centuries-old woodworking techniques.
