Becker guitars
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Becker Guitars is a small Boutique guitar manufacturer located in Attleboro, MA. They specialize in producing hand made custom electric guitars and basses. In addition to guitars Becker also produces Mandolins, Banjos, and double neck guitars.
History
Becker Guitars began in 1996 as a repair shop in the basement of Founder Dan Becker and has flourished into a full-time guitar repair,restoration,and manufactuing shop spaning 6 states. In the spring of 2006 Dan Becker joined forces with Maine guitar luthier Ryan Martin and began to focus on designing and producing custom INSTRUMENTS. Becker soon moved from a smaller shop in Stoughton, MA to a bigger space with manufacturing capability in Attleboro, MA to accommodate a growing production line. In the fall of 2007 Becker unveiled their first prototype (The Imperial) to the public at the 1st annual Premier Guitar Festival. Since then Becker guitars has become known for their original designs that they are refining all the time. Becker guitars is not AbOUT building a better Fender Stratocaster or redesigning the Gibson Les Paul, they focus on producing their own original innovative custom products.
Guitar Models
Becker Artists
- Disco Biscuits,
- Umphreys Mcgee,
- Moe
Building Videos
Becker Bio Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO7YehUro38
Ryan Martin Carving a guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e39leZ1YNEA
Ryan Martin [...] Forearm Contours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sklcKrYinh4
Artist Videos
Chuck Garvey from Moe talks about his new Becker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbV5mbvIwxk
Umphrey's Mcgee Playing a Becker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBoqPmbJLW0
References
- www.beckerguitars.com retrieved December 13, 2010
- www.yelp.com/biz/becker-guitars-attleboro review written February 10, 2010, retrieved December 13, 2010
- www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Nov/Review_Becker_Guitars_Imperial.aspx written November 2008, Retrieved December 13, 2010
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Cinninger retrieved December 13, 2010
- http://www.umphreys.com/home/?linkId=115 Retrieved December 13, 2010
- www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1329003818