GRATEFUL GUITARS
Wolf,” an instrument that appears frequently in the Foundation’ s archives and has become a staple at major live events. Reuter’ s rigorous approach to the Wolf template has set a new benchmark in the community; his builds are now a universal reference point for what a world-class Irwin replica should feel and sound like.
Greg DeLuis ■ DeLuis Guitars www. deluisguitars. com Widely known as the builder for Goose guitarist Rick Mitarotonda, Greg DeLuis worked with Logan to facilitate the creation of Rick’ s first“ Empress” guitar. Alongside custom gifts like Calanca’ s“ Red-Tailed Hawk” and McCutchen’ s“ Liberty” Wolf, Greg continues to produce masterful Irwin-style builds. Greg’ s guitars are 100 % handcrafted,
utilizing traditional lutherie methods, including hand-cut Inlay. He is also currently working on a new Rick Turner-inspired project for the Foundation, ensuring that the legendary craftsmanship of the“ hippie-sandwich” era remains
at the forefront of the modern stage.
Zachary Jones and Addam Stark
■ Rick Tuner Guitars
www. rickturnerguitars. com Zach and Addam’ s partnership with the Foundation began with the painstaking restoration of“ Alligator” in 2020. Since then, they have become the primary stewards of Rick Turner’ s technical legacy. Their recent projects include high-spec replicas of“ The Peanut”— Jerry’ s pre-Alligator custom guitar— and a new line of Lesh-style“ Big Brown” basses. By combining vintage design with modern reliability, they are providing today’ s improvisational musicians with
● The thinline body is built like a fine acoustic guitar, but with an added cedar center block to cut feedback. A Turner piezo bridge pickup feeds fullspectrum signals to an 18-volt D-TAR Eclipse pre-amp.
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