By Richard Bienstock | Photograph by Massimo Gammacurta | Guitar Aficionado Tom Bedell first entered the guitar retail business as a teenager in the early Sixties, importing Japanese-made instruments and selling them throughout his native Iowa. He then took a break from the music...

Bedell has announced its new Revere Series guitars, which combine heritage tonewoods and superior electronics in an instrument designed for the stage player. The Revere is available in dreadnought, orchestra and parlor body shapes and is made from ethically sourced heritage tonewoods. It features...

Bedell’s latest creation, the Lucky Strike guitar, is crafted from the wood of two extraordinary trees discovered on forest floors. The Lucky Strike features back and sides of exceptionally rare, figured Honduran mahogany and a top harvested from a storm-downed redwood named Lucky Strike,...