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Q: Why would I want a guitar mat - so it can take a nap?

A: Well, there is that, too. Don't you have to give it a rest sometimes? Actually, the mats provide the perfect surface to let your guitar rest upon while you perform routine guitar maintenance. You do change strings sometimes, don't you?

Q: What's with all the fancy guitar pictures on the mats?

A: We know there are some people out there who have used (before our mats were available) any old thing to set their guitars upon to work on them. Such items included old carpet scraps, cardboard, and even newspapers. These materials can be damaging to a guitar, not to mention just plain ugly and boring. We strive to bring beauty and enlightenment into the lives of all guitar players by providing incredible images of instruments that inspire us to pick up our axes and rip.

Q: Do many guitar players actually work on their guitars?

A: We realize this may come as a shock, but most players do not have roadies. Falling into that category ourselves, we at Redland decided that everybody should have the proper tools to care for their own instruments by providing products that not only make guitar maintenance a pleasurable task, but protect your gear, too.

Q: How often should I change strings?

A: It depends on how hard you play that thing. Tim makes Dave change his guitar strings when Dave starts sounding worse than usual. Many players do a great deal of fine tuning and adjusting on their guitars, besides just changing the strings. Why, we even let mandolin players and the occasional banjo picker use our mats, although we discourage piano guys from trying to change their strings too often.

Q: What about cleaning and polishing my guitar?

A: Are you asking our permission? Just kidding - of course you should clean and polish your instrument regularly! Didn't your mother always tell you "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"? No? Ours did, and so we try to pass the word along and keep our moms happy. Once again, depending on the amount of use, regularly clean the whole guitar, use a nurturing lemon oil on the fretboard and any non-shiny parts, and buff that baby up with a high quality wax. Guess what? Redland offers those products too!!