“A lot of these roles that we fell into started with the band where we would each have some certain specialties,” says Jeremy Chapman. He’s explaining how he and his brothers, John and Jason, have used their hard-earned road chops to their advantage in...

Isn’t it time you found out for yourself!? Brazilian rosewood. It’s the one. It’s the tonewood people talk about. Even civilians—i.e. those who don’t play guitar—have frequently heard of the mystical, magical wood that seems to hold such sway over those who do pick,...

The long-submerged tale of New Zealand’s Ancient kauri A kauri tree at Mercury Bay, New Zealand, known, due to its extreme age and immensity, as ‘Father of the Forests,’ was struck by lightning in the 1840s, ending its long reign in what was once...

Buckskin redwood and Ancient kauri enhance the line with beauty and tone, and a new orchestra model pairs Adirondack and East Indian rosewood. Our first round of Bedell Spotlight Series guitars was offered in January, and the response was fantastic, even better than we might have imagined. The goal,...

Special Edition 14 Fret Parlors in Honduran mahogany and East Indian rosewood—available now! Megan Peters loves her Bedell 1964 Parlor but admits she’s more of a classic basher than a delicate fingerstylist. So, as a player, she decided to go the custom route and...