out the new website by our dear friends sabine reimer & markus setzer . fantastic 8 jul a sight for sore eyes hot & fresh from the ruokangas shop oven a few preview images of a sundance colored unicorn that will be added to our in stock page next week . interested in this guitar just drop us mail update sold 27 apr ruokangas merchandise shop now online our very cool new merch shop is now open . check it out t shirts for guys gals and kidos hoodies tank tops mugs and what not . . 8 apr fuzz guitar show 2016 we will be exhibiting at the fuzz guitar show in gothenburg it s many years since we ve attended any event in sweden last time so we re really excited welcome all our fiends & fans from sweden to see juha & emma and the selection of instruments they ll bring along time & place eriksbergshallen gothenburg on may 14 15 . more info on the fuzz guitar show website 10 mar wheel farewell check out the first music video published by wheel a new badass prog rock metal band from finland . pure awesomeness james lascelles vocals & guitar saku mattila lead guitar mikko m tt bass santeri saksala drums 22 feb stella christine stella christine is an up and coming amazingly talented singer guitarist songwriter from finland . she is one of the nine finalists of umk new music competition 2016 of which the winner will represent finland in the eurovision song contest this year in stockholm . good luck stella notice stella s choice for guitar 20 feb guitars on the rocks welcome to see us at guitars on the rocks a cool new event in the heart of helsinki with clinics products demos and more . we ll bring along a nice selection of guitars and basses for you to test the event kickstarts at 4pm and goes on until midnight . . the first 4 hours are for all ages and from 8pm on adults only bar open . mr. fastfinger band will perform not one but two gigs at 5pm and 11pm . see ya there 18 jan the namm show 2016 we re happy to be back at namm after 5 years break we have a cool selection of instruments with us check them out you ll find us from hall e booth 1797 . mr. fastfinger & mika tyysk duo will play explosive demos at the booth every day and in addition to that we have two slots 1 30pm friday and saturday in the demo room 4 that you ll find from hall d loft lounge . welcome 23 dec merry christmas & happy new year this has definitely been a year to remember for me and my team . we ve celebrated the company 20th anniversary not one or two but three times we ve also had the privilege to exhibit again at the holy grail guitar show . one of the most memorable and special experiences was to be involved in the spirit of the guitar hunt movie by mika tyysk . and most importantly you our dear customers keep on ordering guitars and keep our wheels turning year after year thank you so much to everyone for this memorable year . now we close the workshop lights and switch off the computers for the rest of the year . see you in 2016 juha ruokangas 14 dec beautiful music with a beautiful guitar thank you juno for the beautiful poem and artwork you made for this guitar and thank you antti for writing this beautiful piece of music and making the video for us 16 oct the unicorn supersonic rocks they say rock music is from the devil . don t know about that but there sure is something devilishly seductive in mean stripped down rock n roll and that s exactly what provoked me to create the unicorn supersonic . juha ruokangas see the first demo video and make up your own mind . the supersonic rocks with this model we introduce to you our brand new bare bone finish that looks awesome and feels smooth as velvet . another new original ruokangas feature are the lock thru body bridge bushings that make the guitar stronger the wraparound bridge will not bend forward in time like you often see happening with this bridge type and guarantee unparalleled energy transference from the bridge to the body of the guitar . other features include our trademark materials spanish cedar and arctic birch custom 1957 p90 pickups by harry h ussel aluminium abm 3024 bridge openback gotoh se700 tuners and stainless steel frets . dig it 25 sep we respect this moment . . who doesn t love a great story we do for sure and we re proud beyond belief that mika tyysk wanted us to be involved in this super cool film project with him . what a fantastic journey it has been all 5 episodes of the movie are now out . go see the movie here and please share to all your friends on facebook twitter pinterest and all the other cool places . . so what is this crazy film about then the director calls it a progressive instrumental musical adventure . it is indeed all of that and more the spirit of the guitar hunt is a fierce battle between good and evil . and it is partly based on a true story too the guitar on the film was built for real . the smith forged the strong trem arm for real . we use moose shin bone for our guitar nuts and we do boil the bones in our garden on open fire for real . we go to the forest and cut down our tonewood for real . whether mr. fastfinger is real or fantasy we re not quite sure . but we do lock our door at night these days in case the demon would sneak in again 20 aug ruokangas 20 years we celebrate our 20th anniversary by having an open doors day on saturday 29th of august from 10am to 1pm . the event is open for public . we have awesome live music in our garden offered by mr. fastfinger petteri sariola and monkey business ensemble . we serve coffee and cake as long as it lasts more info on our facebook event page . welcome 7 aug guitar connoisseur captain nemo check out the guitar connoisseur article about the story of our captain nemo guitar and valvebucker . thank you kelcey & the gc team you re doing an amazing job read more 9 jul are you holy grail experienced we are honored to be chosen among the 115 luthiers to exhibit our work in the end of october in berlin to the holy grail guitar show 2015 hundreds and hundreds of handmade guitars cool demo concerts lectures don t miss it buy your ticket now 123 latest videos see all latest reviews see all the unicorn has an amazingly even tone a firm bass muscular mids and sparkly trebles . fuzz magazine sweden featured photos see all featured players see all in stock now see all we are in facebook and you must be there too hook up with us and you ll be the first to know what s up at the ruokangas shop on and off duty if you haven t already join twitter now and follow our tweets to find out the missing bits and pieces of ruokangas trivia you can t find from anywhere else on our youtube channel you ll find cool videos related to our guitars . if you have more ruokangas clips to add to our favourites please let us know harvialan kartano 34 13330 harviala finland view on the map where to get one view full dealers list ruokangas suomi ruokangas.fi tel 358 40 501 4296 e mail mail ruokangas.com skype ruokangas we re openmonday to friday08 00 16 00 gmt 2