From a small workshop near Fergus Falls, Maurice Skogen builds vacuum tube amps for musicians seeking a retro sound.

The Aerosmith guitarist is a self-confessed gear obsessive and makes the case that, historically, the speaker is the most ...

Sometimes it’s not until an individual dies that the world awakens to the gift of his genius and the true extent of the loss. This may be the case for Bakersfield native Howard Alexander Dumble, who ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As one of the world's most popular instruments, the electric guitar is the primary instrument of many musicians and songwriters nowadays.

Michael Nickel stands in his garage workshop in Alton on Oct. 24, 2025, where he handcrafts electric guitars as part of his business, Flyway Guitars. By day, Michael Nickel works a desk job in the ...

Editor's note: In every corner of Minnesota, there are good stories waiting to be told of places that make our state great and people who in Walt Whitman’s words “contribute a verse” each day. MPR ...