Dusty Strings Music

11/04/2026

Perhaps the last new Collings 360 LT M in captivity meets the guy obsessed with blue guitars, who’s also obsessed with the used ZVEX Fuzz Factory we just got in…

10/23/2026

10/21/2026

Join Jonny Akamu this Saturday, Oct 24 for a workshop all about having fun while learning the fundamentals of what it takes to play guitar!

10/09/2026

Fresh batch from Pisgah means the banjo wall is full to overflowing yet again!

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09/29/2026

To strain a metaphor, like most parents, we love all our instruments. We have no favorites. Just because a particular instrument might be the best of the best, the cream of the crop, or the top of the heap doesn’t mean we’re going to wax rhapsodic on its many fine qualities. If anything, we ignore it, letting it speak for itself, knowing its rare qualities will get the job done on their own.

But sometimes we can’t help ourselves. Case in point: the 25,000th harp to come out of our workshop, but also this stunning Collings MF5. The folks in Austin might make ‘em glitzier on occasion, but you’d be hard-pressed to convince us they make ‘em better. This one is that classic recipe – Red spruce and Eastern maple, fashioned by hand into an articulate, powerful beast, ready to chop and to sing. Sure, they’re all special, but…

09/25/2026

Sweet new variant on the 114 just took its place among the Taylors on our wall — this 114ce Special Edition mixes up their tried and true recipe with a smoked eucalyptus fingerboard and a dark to***co edgeburst on its torrefied Sitka spruce top. Everything you want in a 114 and then some!

09/18/2026

Eric Skye will be back with us for a workshop on Oct 3. Check out his video about it and the link for more info or to register is in the comments! Edited: and here, too! https://store.dustystrings.com/collections/group-classes-workshops/products/oct-3-fingerstyle-guitar-on-the-blue-side-of-jazz-workshop-with-eric-skye

09/16/2026

Here’s something that’s something else — a sweet little Collings 02 SB 12-string. We’re talking wee, shimmering, Western Shaded loveliness, like only the folks in Austin can deliver. ‘Tain’t on the website yet, so come on down quick…

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09/09/2026

Hey folks! Join us in a shout-out to Molly, who’s celebrating her 25th anniversary at Dusty Strings this week! That’s right — she started working her when she was 4…

Thanks Molly, for all that you do! ❤️

09/05/2026

A closer look at the Iris Twins! Used 12-fret MS-00s, one Adi-topped, with the simple flower logo, the other Sitka-topped, with a firestripe pickguard. As any twins would tell you (and you could probably guess), there as different as they are alike, with their own voices and temperaments. Come down and play ‘em side-by-side before it’s too late!

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