Bill Asher (guitar maker)

William Allen Asher (born 24 July 1964) is a Californian-born luthier (guitar maker)[1] in the Los Angeles area. He has been in the guitar repair and restoration business for over 30 years and has been building high-end, custom guitars for 15 years.[2] He is best known for helping revive the lap steel guitar instrument[3] into popular music by creating a modern-day lap steel guitar that is now used in a variety of musical genres.[4][5]

  1. ^ Robert Shaw (2011). Electrified: The Art of the Contemporary Electric Guitar. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4027-4774-8.
  2. ^ ROSS, MICHAEL. "Asher Ultra Tone T Deluxe". Guitar Player. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Electric Nonpedal Steel Guitar Manufacturers". Well.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ LILES, JEFF. "ECHOES AND REVERBERATIONS: WITHOUT YOU, I'M NOTHING". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Best Place To Buy A Guitar In Los Angeles". CBS Local. Retrieved 6 November 2015.