"I'm an ol' mule skinner from down Kentucky way
I can make any mule listen, Or I won't accept no pay."
~J. Rogers, G. Vaughn
I can make any mule listen, Or I won't accept no pay."
~J. Rogers, G. Vaughn
Mules were the backbone of overland transportation
in America before the advent of the steam engine, and
remained a vital part of logging and agriculture long into
the era of the iron horse. They are, however, much smarter,
and less cooperative by nature than their mechanical
counterparts, though nearly as tough; and they typically require
something other than sheer brute force to convince them to
perform the tasks they are put to. This was the domain of the
muleskinner~ to outsmart ("skin") these ornery beasts, and keep
freight moving across the expanding frontier at two miles per
hour.
The muleskinner guitars and basses will be, for the most part,
plain and simple, utilitarian instruments, with either a basic slab,
rafter, or barnwood topped body, available in several different
finishes and hardware options.
SC models have a 25.5" scale bolt on neck with 22 frets,
inline headstock, and choice of single coil, soapbar, or
humbucking pickups.
DC models have a 25" scale set neck with 22 frets, angled
headstock, and a similar range of pickup configurations.
Basses will have a 34" scale bolt on neck with 21 frets, inline
headstock, and one or two single coil or split pickups
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