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I was in Memphis, Tennessee a couple of years ago and found myself at the Gibson Guitar Factory.  I am not a professional musician but I do try to play a little guitar here and there.   So, naturally I was interested in what it takes to make a $1,000-$10,000 guitar.   I entered the factory knowing nothing about what goes into the production of a guitar and left believing that I could start my own factory if I just had the start-up capitol.

I don’t want to tell everything because you all need to go see it for yourself, but….

I can say that there is a good reason they cost as much as they do.  All guitars are made in stages of hand carving, pressing, drying, and so forth.
The picture to the left you see the guitars drying after the layers of hardwood have been glued together and then bound with rope to keep them in place.

It takes months from beginning to end,  and then the guitar is finally played and thoroughly tested before it is even though about being shipped to the customer.  If you like music and more specifically guitars you must go to Memphis and heck while your there you might as well learn a little bit about the most classic of guitars the Les Paul!

These guitars really are works of art and they go through rigorous testing prior to shipping.  If you do visit however do not forget to visit there blues museum, which they have recently moved across the street from the main factory.