Directory
Find anyone and anything in guitar
Nine connected categories — people, organizations, brands and makers, instruments, services, places, events, knowledge and communities — kept canonical, not duplicated.
Browse the directoryThe Guitar Community
Discover the world of guitar.
People. Makers. Instruments. Places. Knowledge. One connected record of the guitar ecosystem — with the discussion and development that keep it alive.
Three pillars
Directory. Discussion. Development.
StringTheory is one platform with three jobs: record the ecosystem, connect the people in it, and help them get better.
Discussion
Talk with the people who know
Threads, questions and answers among players, luthiers, techs, teachers and collectors — attached to the records they are about.
Join the conversationDevelopment
Get better at the craft
Learning paths, documented technique, build and repair knowledge, and the resources that move players and makers forward.
Start developingNine ways in
The StringTheory ecosystem
Every part of the guitar world, organised and connected — from the people who build and play to the places, knowledge and communities around them.
People
Players, luthiers, techs, teachers, writers and the working professionals of guitar.
Organizations
Companies, shops, schools, associations and institutions across the ecosystem.
Brands & Makers
Builders and brands, from single-bench luthiers to long-running houses.
Guitars & Gear
Instruments, amplifiers, effects and the families and models behind them.
Knowledge & Resources
Reference material, archives, publications and documented knowledge.
Communities
Groups, clubs, forums and communities across the guitar world.
What we stand for
A reference the guitar world can trust
Canonical, not duplicated
One record per person, brand, place or instrument. Corrections improve the record everyone sees.
Credit where it is due
Builders, techs and teachers are named and connected, not buried behind a marketplace listing.
Built by the community
Contributions come from the people who play, build, repair and teach — reviewed in the open.
How it works
Three steps in
- 01
Search or browse
Start with a name, a model, a shop or a city. Everything is connected to everything else.
- 02
Join free
An account lets you contribute corrections, claim what you are responsible for and follow what matters.
- 03
Contribute
Add what is missing, correct what is wrong, and help the record become the reference.
Built by the people who know it best
Create an account to contribute corrections, claim a profile you are responsible for, and follow the parts of the ecosystem you care about.