The Western Big Leaf Maple tree is at the center of a web of crime in the Pacific Northwest. That's because its wood is prized by guitar makers.

With a background in music and a passion for precision, woodworker Eric Blackwell creates intricate marquetry, clocks and guitar stands that combine functionality with artistic flair.

Paired with a solid spruce top, the A-10 Cocobolo is for those how like their high-end acoustic guitar to come dressed in some finery. There are gold open-gear Grover tuners.

Guitars “These guitars are going to turn some heads. The natural designs in the wood create ‘aesthetic arrest’ from the first look”: PRS launches limited edition SE Exotic Veneer range of electric ...

James’ Carl guitar was made of the wood from the garage from “Metallica Mansion” in El Cerrito, California, where the band lived from 1983 to 1986 and wrote Kill ’Em All and Ride the ...

Guitar-maker Fender says it's phasing out swamp ash, a storied wood used by rock legends like Jimmy Page and Keith Richards that could soon disappear.

Climate Change Hits Rock and Roll as Prized Guitar Wood Shortage Looms Flooding and a wood-boring beetle threaten supplies of storied “swamp ash” By Priyanka Runwal ...

A Lincoln man is turning wood from the USS Battleship Texas into electric guitars.

How defending Gibson Guitar's dodgy wood from the big bad government became the tea party's cause du jour.

Factory Tune: Detroit Guitar Maker Uses Wood Reclaimed from Chevrolet Truck Plant A six-string tribute to a century of Chevy trucks.