This site follows the journeys of a few very special guitars, sent out on the road to travel around the country to be inspected, played, and reviewed by a select group of professional musicians and guitar enthusiasts.

Latest News

  • May 05th, 2008 - The Woolson Soundcraft Double-Top Guitar is currently with Dave Raack in Marysville, Ohio. Expect to see a review and, hopefully, some new recordings soon!
  • April 23rd, 2008 - The Woolson Double-Top Page is now up to date with two new reviews - one by myself and another by Marc Durso. Included in my review are a few recordings that I made in my Living Room with the guitar. Blame the player, not the guitar!!
  • April 22nd, 2008 - I've brought the Diamond Road Trip Page up to date with review excerpts and recordings from the final few stops. Many thanks to Tim & Mary for sharing this guitar with us! Thanks also to all of the participants for their reviews, photos & recordings!
  • April 17th, 2008 - Hi folks! I apologize for the lack of updates. For the past few weeks my computer has been in various stages of disassembly on the livingroom floor. I'd ordered some new parts and had everything up and ready to go for a website update last weekend... and then my brand new motherboard failed and the computer wouldn't stay up for more than 15 minutes. I now have yet another new motherboard and this one seems to be running with no problems. I will definitely have a big update for the website this weekend, with numerous new reviews, so stay tuned!
  • Jim Farrar (Plaid Coyote), who was scheduled to receive the McKnight Diamond in February has passed away unexpectedly. Jim was a kind and sharing member of the online guitar community and he will be sorely missed.
  • March 14th, 2008 - The McKnight Diamond is currently with John Hartman in Macungie, Pennsylvania. We should see a review from him before too long. Expect to see a review from Steve Wildey and Marc Durso soon, too ::cough cough::!
  • March 14th, 2008 - The Woolson Soundcraft Double-Top guitar is currently with me in Tampa, Florida. Expect to see review excerpts and new recordings soon (by the end of the week). I'll hand the guitar off to Rich Ellis in the middle of the week.
  • March 05th, 2008 - Scott Smith (I know that guy!) has reviewed the McKnight Diamond and passed it on to Steve Wildey and Marc Durso in Miami. Check the Diamond Road Trip Page for review excerpts and recordings.
  • March 05th, 2008 - The Woolson Soundcraft Double-Top Guitar is currently enroute to Scott Smith in Tampa, Florida. Expect to see review excerpts and new recordings soon!
  • February 23rd, 2008 - Ken Cleveland in Littleton, Colorado has reviewed the Woolson Double-Top. Check the Woolson Road Trip page for review excerpts and recordings. Ken will pass the guitar on to Scott Smith (hey, I know that guy!) in a few days.
  • February 21st, 2008 - The McKnight Diamond is now in Tampa, Florida with Scott Smith (I know that guy!) - expect to see Scott's Review of the Diamond later next week. Kirk Spencer's review of the Diamond should be online within the next few days.
  • February 10th, 2008 - Edward Hamlin in Boulder, Colorado has reviewed the Woolson Double-Top. Check the Woolson Road Trip page for review excerpts and recordings. Edward will pass the guitar on to Ken Cleveland (also in Colorado) in a few days.
  • February 7th, 2008 - Doug Young has reviewed the McKnight Diamond! Check the Diamond Road Trip Page for review excerpts and some fantastic recordings. The Diamond is now enroute to Kirk Spencer in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
  • February 2nd, 2008 - David Hilyard has reviewed the Diamond! Check the Diamond Road Trip Page for review excerpts, recordings and some new photographs (which I'll add later this evening). The Diamond is now with Doug Young.
  • January 28th, 2008 - Added two reviews to the Woolson Double-Top Road Trip page - one from Alan Porton and one from Larry Jacobsen. I should have some new photos of the McKnight Diamond posted later this evening, too.
  • January 23th, 2008 - The Photo Galleries for the Woolson Soundcraft Double Top Guitar and the McKnight Guitars Diamond both have new photos! Special thanks to Larry Jacobsen for taking the photographs of the Woolson.
  • January 20th, 2008 - Derek Coombs has reviewed the McKnight Diamond. Check the Diamond Road Trip page for some review excerpts and a new recording. The guitar is now enroute to David Hilyard in Santa Cruz, California.
  • January 14th, 2008 - The Woolson Soundcraft Double-Top Guitar is currently with Larry Jacobsen in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Larry knows his way around a camera, so we should see some really good photographs of the guitar soon.
  • January 12th, 2008 - The new site design is now mostly complete. The Links, FAQ, and Contact pages are not online yet but I'll work on them as time permits.
  • January 11th, 2008 - The McKnight Diamond is currently with Derek Coombs in San Luis Obispo, California. Expect to see some review excerpts and, hopefully, a couple of recordings soon!

Active Road Trips

McKnight Guitars "The Diamond"

Jan 2008

Tim McKnight of McKnight Guitars built this guitar to commemorate his 25th wedding anniversary with his lovely wife Mary (who actually designed the guitar). They sent it out on the first leg of its Trip in January of 2008.

The guitar is based on the McKnight MiniMac body style. The top was crafted with Tim's double-top technique and the back uses Tim's new "Hollow Back" design. Even the sides are double-walled for extra strength (not to be confused with "laminated sides" often used on budget guitars)!

Woolson Soundcraft Double-Top Guitar

Oct 2007

In October of 2007, luthier Paul Woolson of Woolson Soundcraft took his prototype Double-Top LG guitar to the LB Jam in Conyers, Georgia. The guitar was such a hit with everyone at the Jam that Paul decided to do a Road Trip for the guitar (thus inspiring the creation of this website).

The guitar is based on the Woolson Soundcraft LG "Little Guy" body and in addition to the double-top, it also has a double-back.