(My Favorite Guitar is a monthly feature in The Times asking prominent local guitarists to talk about their favorite guitars.) Jim Jaros' workshop looks like a high school woodshop class if there ...

As a former music store employee, I understand that visiting a guitar shop can be daunting, especially for beginners. However, I want to reassure you that most shop staff are not only welcoming but ...

Listen up, guitar geeks and live music lovers: Once a month, Times' entertainment editor Scott Tady asks notable local guitarists to identify their No. 1 favorite guitar, and explain what makes it so ...

Past the pants, shirts and other clothes hanging up. Way to the back of his master bedroom walk-in closet, Robert Sharpe set up a nifty little guitar workshop. There, atop a wooden bench, Sharpe ...

Aug. 19—It's not surprising that a national specialty publication like Vintage Guitar magazine would be attracted by a legendary guitar town like Bakersfield, and a local story about Bakersfield's own ...