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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Jonathan Horsley

“Quite often we hear really good artists say ‘the guitar feels like home but it rings so well.’ That’s music to our ears”: Joe Knaggs on the tonewoods, inspirations and philosophy behind Steve Stevens’ favorite high-end guitar company

Joe Knaggs of Knaggs Guitars with the "Reef of Life" Kenai.

Leaf through the Knaggs Guitars catalog and you will be confronted with some of the most immaculately crafted high-end electric guitars on the market, some of which, like those of the Creation Series, blur the line between luthiery and art.

At first blush, some betray the design inspiration behind them – like the Kenai, a thick, muscular singlecut – before a closer examination reveals that the man behind the designs, Joe Knaggs, has no intention of making a copy of anything.

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