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Cover Me Up: Nine Cool Covers You Probably Haven’t Heard

When you love a song enough to learn the chords, words, and melody well enough to perform it, it’s almost like you gain a small degree of ownership over it....
Behind the Guitar: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and His Tele

Behind the Guitar: The Story of Bruce Springste...

For most of us here at Wildwood—myself included—the concept of guitar monogamy is hard to grasp. It almost seems heretical! With so many unique and inspiring six-strings out there, it...

Behind the Guitar: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and His Tele

For most of us here at Wildwood—myself included—the concept of guitar monogamy is hard to grasp. It almost seems heretical!...

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Five Stars for 4: A Review of Slash and Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators New Album

Five Stars for 4: A Review of Slash and Myles K...

Wildwoodians, when our friends at Gibson told us they were going to start a record label, I was stoked to say the least, because who knows rock and roll better...

Five Stars for 4: A Review of Slash and Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators New Album

Wildwoodians, when our friends at Gibson told us they were going to start a record label, I was stoked to...

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Seven of our Favorite Fender Amps for Recording and Couch Jams

Seven of our Favorite Fender Amps for Recording...

Like many musicians who are in isolation because of the coronavirus, I’ve been playing guitar more than ever, but I’ve had to adapt my rig to my circumstances. I normally...

Seven of our Favorite Fender Amps for Recording and Couch Jams

Like many musicians who are in isolation because of the coronavirus, I’ve been playing guitar more than ever, but I’ve...

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Man Glitter, Maple, and Magic: The Story Behind the Wildwood Select Les Paul

Man Glitter, Maple, and Magic: The Story Behind...

Wildwoodians, we have to be honest: we are suffering from severe Wildwood Select Withdrawal. Our Wildwood-exclusive run of Les Pauls was such a massive hit that we are fresh out...

Man Glitter, Maple, and Magic: The Story Behind the Wildwood Select Les Paul

Wildwoodians, we have to be honest: we are suffering from severe Wildwood Select Withdrawal. Our Wildwood-exclusive run of Les Pauls...

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The 1975: A Look Inside The Mind of Modern Pop Genius

The 1975: A Look Inside The Mind of Modern Pop ...

Welcome back to the blogosphere of the Wildwoodiverse! Today we continue our series of blog posts with music recommendations from our staff. Today, our resident audio wizard Scott Kelly writes...

The 1975: A Look Inside The Mind of Modern Pop Genius

Welcome back to the blogosphere of the Wildwoodiverse! Today we continue our series of blog posts with music recommendations from...

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A Wildwood interview with the Grand Gristlemaster, Greg Koch.

A Wildwood interview with the Grand Gristlemast...

Hello, Wildwoodians! My name is Trevor, and if you’ve read anything on our website in the last two-and-a-half years, I wrote it! As Wildwood’s resident Guitar Scribe, I am often...

A Wildwood interview with the Grand Gristlemaster, Greg Koch.

Hello, Wildwoodians! My name is Trevor, and if you’ve read anything on our website in the last two-and-a-half years, I...

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I Want to be There When THE BAND Starts Playing

I Want to be There When THE BAND Starts Playing

As I sit down to write this, quarantined from the world and from Wildwood Guitars, I have an original pressing of The Band’s seminal 1969 self-titled record spinning on my...

I Want to be There When THE BAND Starts Playing

As I sit down to write this, quarantined from the world and from Wildwood Guitars, I have an original pressing...

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Curbside Pickup at Wildwood Guitars!

Curbside Pickup at Wildwood Guitars!

Effective Monday, April 27th, the governor has allowed us to offer curbside pickup on local orders and we are honored to offer this service to local customers for instruments and...

Curbside Pickup at Wildwood Guitars!

Effective Monday, April 27th, the governor has allowed us to offer curbside pickup on local orders and we are honored...

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A message to our Wildwood family concerning COVID-19

A message to our Wildwood family concerning COV...

Wildwoodians, thank you so much for your friendship and support during this challenging time. Due to the COVID-19 virus, we’ve had to change the way we do things a little...

A message to our Wildwood family concerning COVID-19

Wildwoodians, thank you so much for your friendship and support during this challenging time. Due to the COVID-19 virus, we’ve...

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Where'd All the Time Go: An Introduction to Dr. Dog

Where'd All the Time Go: An Introduction to Dr....

Since many of us are staying home in response to the COVID-19 virus, we assumed that lots of our wonderful customers will be, too. Since we’re all going to have...

Where'd All the Time Go: An Introduction to Dr. Dog

Since many of us are staying home in response to the COVID-19 virus, we assumed that lots of our wonderful...

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Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 6! August 19th-22nd!

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume ...

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it’s easy to become paralyzed...

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 6! August 19th-22nd!

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast...

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My Favorite Thin Skin

My Favorite Thin Skin

At a place as loud and hectic as Wildwood Guitars, you’d think the staff would bask in peace and quiet during the rare moments when the phones aren’t ringing. But,...

My Favorite Thin Skin

At a place as loud and hectic as Wildwood Guitars, you’d think the staff would bask in peace and quiet...

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Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Stratocaster

Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Stratocaster

We can talk until we're blue in the face about the plethora of reasons why Jimi Hendrix was the greatest player to ever strap on a Strat. No one has...

Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Stratocaster

We can talk until we're blue in the face about the plethora of reasons why Jimi Hendrix was the greatest...

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Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 5! September 17th-20th!

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume ...

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it’s easy to become paralyzed...

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 5! September 17th-20th!

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast...

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Happy 60th Birthday to the Jazzmaster

Happy 60th Birthday to the Jazzmaster

It’s a celebration, Wildwoodians! This year marks the Fender Jazzmaster’s sixtieth birthday, so I thought it would be fitting to take a trip down memory lane to honor one of...

Happy 60th Birthday to the Jazzmaster

It’s a celebration, Wildwoodians! This year marks the Fender Jazzmaster’s sixtieth birthday, so I thought it would be fitting to...

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Bogner Amps at Wildwood Guitars

Bogner Amps at Wildwood Guitars

Reinhold Bogner had been designing and building amplifiers long before leaving Germany for Los Angeles in 1989. Soon after arriving he quickly gained the respect and trust of many influential...

Bogner Amps at Wildwood Guitars

Reinhold Bogner had been designing and building amplifiers long before leaving Germany for Los Angeles in 1989. Soon after arriving...

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Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 4! June 11th-14th

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume ...

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it’s easy to become paralyzed...

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 4! June 11th-14th

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast...

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Mythos-Ology

Mythos-Ology

Mythos-Ology Every single member of the staff at Wildwood Guitars is obsessive about their guitar tone to an extent that most rational human beings would find completely and utterly nuts....

Mythos-Ology

Mythos-Ology Every single member of the staff at Wildwood Guitars is obsessive about their guitar tone to an extent that...

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The Greatest Guitar Hero You've Never Heard Of

The Greatest Guitar Hero You've Never Heard Of

As the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Cliff Gallup was one of the first true rock stars of the guitar world, but his career almost ended...

The Greatest Guitar Hero You've Never Heard Of

As the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Cliff Gallup was one of the first true rock...

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Write Your Own Story with Our New Relic-Ready Fenders!

Write Your Own Story with Our New Relic-Ready F...

I doubt that I’ll ever buy a relic’d guitar.I have nothing against them, of course—in fact, I drool over the heavy-relic guitars that the Fender Custom Shop sends us every...

Write Your Own Story with Our New Relic-Ready Fenders!

I doubt that I’ll ever buy a relic’d guitar.I have nothing against them, of course—in fact, I drool over the...

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Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 3!

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 3!

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it’s easy to become paralyzed...

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 3!

Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast...

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Confessions of a Slash Fanatic

Confessions of a Slash Fanatic

When I was twelve, a friend of mine slipped me a copy of Guns & Roses’ Greatest Hits on a church trip. Every night that summer, I would tell my...

Confessions of a Slash Fanatic

When I was twelve, a friend of mine slipped me a copy of Guns & Roses’ Greatest Hits on a...

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WILD RIFFS - Win a John Page Classic guitar by showcasing your talents!

WILD RIFFS - Win a John Page Classic guitar by ...

Do you have what it takes to play a Wild Riff? Follow us on Instagram for a chance to win your very own John Page Classic Guitar! On each Friday...

WILD RIFFS - Win a John Page Classic guitar by showcasing your talents!

Do you have what it takes to play a Wild Riff? Follow us on Instagram for a chance to win...

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The Bursts That Started It All.

The Bursts That Started It All.

2017 Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1958 Les Paul in Faded Orange Burst Wildwood Guitars is honored to team with the Gibson Custom Shop to present a very special run of...

The Bursts That Started It All.

2017 Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1958 Les Paul in Faded Orange Burst Wildwood Guitars is honored to team with the...

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Froggy Bottom P-12 - The “P” is for “Phenomenal”

Froggy Bottom P-12 - The “P” is for “Phenomenal”

Froggy Bottom P-12 review by our very own Brian Truesby I tend to show up to work a little earlier when we’re expecting a Froggy Bottom to arrive. I mean,...

Froggy Bottom P-12 - The “P” is for “Phenomenal”

Froggy Bottom P-12 review by our very own Brian Truesby I tend to show up to work a little earlier...

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Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 2!

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 2!

It's back! We received such a great response and support last time, we had to do it again! Have you ever wished you could have Greg Koch play a certain...

Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 2!

It's back! We received such a great response and support last time, we had to do it again! Have you...

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How Much Do We Love Gibson Memphis Guitars?

How Much Do We Love Gibson Memphis Guitars?

At The Heart of It: A Look Inside The Gibson Memphis Factory We were honored to be allowed to take a trip to the Gibson Memphis factory this past year...

How Much Do We Love Gibson Memphis Guitars?

At The Heart of It: A Look Inside The Gibson Memphis Factory We were honored to be allowed to take...

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A Great Big Wildwood Thank You!

A Great Big Wildwood Thank You!

We cannot begin to thank each and everyone of you for allowing us one of our best holiday seasons ever. We wish there was a way to have our entire...

A Great Big Wildwood Thank You!

We cannot begin to thank each and everyone of you for allowing us one of our best holiday seasons ever....

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Introducing Inside Wildwood, A New Video Series

Introducing Inside Wildwood, A New Video Series

Impeccable skill, unparalleled precision, and a passion for incredible instruments... These are just some of the qualities Wildwood Guitars needs in a great luthier; and we're fortunate enough to have...

Introducing Inside Wildwood, A New Video Series

Impeccable skill, unparalleled precision, and a passion for incredible instruments... These are just some of the qualities Wildwood Guitars needs...

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Join us this year at NAMM 2015!!

Join us this year at NAMM 2015!!

NAMM 2015 • Day 2!! With great delight and festive folly we share with you a little teaser of the wonderful footage coming your way from the one and only...

Join us this year at NAMM 2015!!

NAMM 2015 • Day 2!! With great delight and festive folly we share with you a little teaser of the...

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Recording the Power Trio Jams

Recording the Power Trio Jams

I just got done recording a "live in the studio" project with the original lineup of my band, Greg Koch and the Tone Controls which features Gary Koehler on drums/vocals,...

Recording the Power Trio Jams

I just got done recording a "live in the studio" project with the original lineup of my band, Greg Koch...

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Wildwood Guitars Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Wildwood Guitars Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Our 30th anniversary is a reminder to me that there is no substitute for hard work, perseverance and a great team. I was a 9 year old kid when this...

Wildwood Guitars Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Our 30th anniversary is a reminder to me that there is no substitute for hard work, perseverance and a great...

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How do you practice?

How do you practice?

by Wildwood Guitars Blog Correspondent: Greg Koch People have inquired as to how much I practice. They ask about what I practice and so on. I am always flattered when...

How do you practice?

by Wildwood Guitars Blog Correspondent: Greg Koch People have inquired as to how much I practice. They ask about what...

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12 Vintage Les Pauls on display in one room

12 Vintage Les Pauls on display in one room

An absolutely EPIC photo from our friend Mike Slubowski, of his Vintage Les Pauls. Takes our collective breath away! We are most grateful to Mike for this inspiring photo. Mike...

12 Vintage Les Pauls on display in one room

An absolutely EPIC photo from our friend Mike Slubowski, of his Vintage Les Pauls. Takes our collective breath away! We...

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Greg Koch Europe Tour Blog 2013 - "Tour Recap #1"

Greg Koch Europe Tour Blog 2013 - "Tour Recap #1"

Europe Tour Recap #1… I am finally getting around to recapping my Greg Koch Band tour of Europe that consisted of 19 gigs in 21 days and logged in just...

Greg Koch Europe Tour Blog 2013 - "Tour Recap #1"

Europe Tour Recap #1… I am finally getting around to recapping my Greg Koch Band tour of Europe that consisted...

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My New Taylor 314ce Acoustic Guitar

My New Taylor 314ce Acoustic Guitar

Recently I decided to "up the ante" as it were and pick up a better acoustic guitar. I have always loved my Taylor 100 Series; it will remain one of...

My New Taylor 314ce Acoustic Guitar

Recently I decided to "up the ante" as it were and pick up a better acoustic guitar. I have always...

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LA Studio Great Tim Pierce And His Beloved Wildwood Spec Les Paul

LA Studio Great Tim Pierce And His Beloved Wild...

A while back we released a blog piece about LA Studio monster Tim Pierce and his glowing review of the Wildwood 10 Telecaster from the Fender Custom Shop. Now Tim's...

LA Studio Great Tim Pierce And His Beloved Wildwood Spec Les Paul

A while back we released a blog piece about LA Studio monster Tim Pierce and his glowing review of the...

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Phil Brown is a gentleman and a legend, and he really loves the Wildwood 10 Strat

Phil Brown is a gentleman and a legend, and he ...

Phil Brown is one of the most talented, passionate musicians we have ever come across. And one of the nicest people as well. Phil's list of musical accomplishments and accolades...

Phil Brown is a gentleman and a legend, and he really loves the Wildwood 10 Strat

Phil Brown is one of the most talented, passionate musicians we have ever come across. And one of the nicest...

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Shem Uses Wildwood Spec Les Paul To Track Guitars for Upcoming CD By THE APEX

Shem Uses Wildwood Spec Les Paul To Track Guita...

It's hard to describe Shem Von Schroeck... one of the most magnificent singers we've ever heard, a top notch studio musician as a bassist, drummer, guitarist and arranger/producer. A composer...

Shem Uses Wildwood Spec Les Paul To Track Guitars for Upcoming CD By THE APEX

It's hard to describe Shem Von Schroeck... one of the most magnificent singers we've ever heard, a top notch studio...

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Mike Slubowski, Superhero Warrior Guitar Collector

Mike Slubowski, Superhero Warrior Guitar Collector

Who is Mike Slubowski? If you ask the vibrant online community of the "Les Paul Forum", you'll hear that he is a foremost authority on all things "LP". If you...

Mike Slubowski, Superhero Warrior Guitar Collector

Who is Mike Slubowski? If you ask the vibrant online community of the "Les Paul Forum", you'll hear that he...

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Greg Koch Comedy Soundboard Updated and Enhanced

Greg Koch Comedy Soundboard Updated and Enhanced

On April Fools' Day this year, we launched a hilarious soundboard of Greg Koch exclamations, catch-phrases and miscellaneous malfeasance. It was devoured with the ferocity of Saruman ripping up the...

Greg Koch Comedy Soundboard Updated and Enhanced

On April Fools' Day this year, we launched a hilarious soundboard of Greg Koch exclamations, catch-phrases and miscellaneous malfeasance. It...

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