Aaron Smiley graduated from the Bryan Galloup School of Lutherie in 2013. From there he took a repair technician position at the Guitar Center in his old hometown of Beaumont, Texas. After three years, Aaron accepted a position at Stewart-MacDonald as a technical advisor/product specialist and now spends his spare time in Dan Erlewine’s shop helping him with repairs and absorbing as much information as possible.

▪ bio current as of 2017