The Show's ANALOGS series is about people who make things by hand — and what those things tell us about those people.

The acoustic virtuoso gives us a first-hand look at his main guitar as he drops his new album, 'Live at the Sydney Opera ...

For me, I’m listening for the bite,” said Brandon Waltz, a guitar craftsman who fine-tunes each aspect of his custom guitars ...

On a special level of their own in that arena are the Boldport kits from [Saar Drimer], superlative objets d’art that are beautifully presented and a joy to build ... as for a guitar tuner ...

The sound port is Rieck’s signature design. Someone can look at the guitar and tell who made it. Jeff Schwebach owns two of Rieck’s handmade guitars. “And you can say that’s the top I want ...

Created by Ibanez’s L.A. Custom Shop in 2012, Thundercat’s main axe is a highly customized Ibanez Artcore 6-string. It’s a ...

For Gibson players looking for a guitar to tune down, the RD Custom with its 25.5” scale makes a credible choice. Anyone swithering over one of Adam Jones’ heavyweight Les Paul Customs now has a ...

And thanks to major improvements in production quality, the days of budget guitars holding players back are well and truly over. For example, the Squier Sonic Mustang offers excellent value for money ...