Six strings, five stripes and two words about honest sound.

This guitar mug lays an acoustic guitar across five hand-brushed stripes, with the words True Tones in black script, for anyone who prefers a plain, warm sound. Set it by the music stand at home, or pack it for a weekend when the guitar comes along too.

The art: an acoustic guitar on five brushed stripes

An acoustic guitar lies at a diagonal, its body at the lower left and its headstock pointing to the upper right. The top is a honey amber with a dark outline. A dark ring circles the round sound hole, a black pickguard sits beside it, and small white pin dots mark the black bridge. Light fret lines and strings run up a dark fretboard to the tuning pegs on both sides of the headstock.

Behind the guitar, five horizontal brush strokes are stacked from top to bottom: red, orange, mustard yellow, muted green and navy. Their ends trail off in rough dry-brush marks, and thin gaps keep each band separate. "True" is lettered at the upper left and "Tones" at the lower right, in bold black brush script that tilts upward.

The stripes and the lettering borrow the look of 1970s graphics, warm and a little weathered. Together they read as a small salute to wood and wire: one guitar, a quiet room and whoever happens to be listening.

Camp-style enamel that travels with the guitar case

• A camp-style enamel mug with a glossy white coating and a silver rim around the lip
• One size, 12 oz: a full pour of coffee, or a hot meal when the day runs long
• Light to carry and durable, so it moves easily from the kitchen to the trailhead; hang it from your bag by the handle on a hike
• The material has no lead and no BPA in it
• The guitar print appears once on each side, so a left-hand or a right-hand grip shows the same picture
• Wash it by hand rather than loading it in the dishwasher

Who it's for

Fingerpickers, strummers, songwriters, open-mic regulars, guitar teachers and the cousin who brings a guitar to every cookout. It earns a place on a practice-room shelf, a porch table or in the mess kit for a weekend at the lake. It makes a fitting present when a student finishes a first year of lessons, for a bandmate's birthday, on Father's Day or tucked into a holiday stocking.

Quick answers

What kind of guitar is drawn?

A flat-top acoustic of the steel-string kind, with a round sound hole, a pickguard and a plain dark headstock: the familiar shape most people picture when they hear the word acoustic.

May I warm my coffee in it?

Pour drinks and food in already hot. Heating them inside the mug itself can harm the coating.

What about the ring that tea leaves behind?

A dab of lemon juice or soda, worked in gently with a hard sponge, lifts it. Marks from coffee, tea and natural juices show up on enamel over time, which is normal for enamelware.

Does it lean toward one style of music?

The picture is simply an acoustic guitar and two words about sound, so it suits folk, country, blues, worship sets and backyard singalongs alike.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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