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Building A Replica Cloud Guitar
I think replica guitars have always fascinated me. They must, because there are a number in my bucket list to build. There are lots of...


Matt's Moderne
I’m sure y’all know the story of the 1959 Appetite For Destruction Les Paul... and how it really isn’t a 1959 Model and really isn’t a...


How We Do Fabric Top Guitars
One of the most popular, and misunderstood things we do here at Texas Toast is the fabric covered guitar. Now, I am not, nor have I...
What Is Tone Tapping... Do You Tap Your Wood?
The more of these blogs I write the more I learn to edit myself. I don’t want to sit down to the computer and start bitching, though most...
50 Tools You Need To Have If You Are Going To Build Guitars
If you had to choose 50 tools to get you through the rest of your life as a guitar builder what would they be? I have thought about this...
Most Things Guitar Players Worry About Don’t Matter.
I can say this because it is my website and I can do whatever I want and because I am pretty sure I have heard it all. My YouTube videos...
The Floyd Rose… Past, Present & Future
As many of you know I have been working with and even rejuvenating my love affair with guitars that had their heyday 30 some years ago. I...
What Makes A Super Strat So Super?
People love to talk about the gear that "Pro" players use... like that somehow makes all the difference. If you grew up in or, at...
Why I love the Texas Toast Daily Driver
I understand that this is the Workshop blog and I don’t want this to sound like a sales pitch… but it’s going to. Of course, this is my...
Why I Do What I Do & Who I Do It For
What is so great about small batch, boutique and handmade guitars, why are they so expensive, are they even worth it? I think about this...
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