ORDER A GUITAR

Contact us to discuss your custom built guitar.  A 20% non-refundable deposit secures your spot in line and locks in current prices.

how pricing works

Options are selected and priced based on material availability, selection grade, and build complexity. We guide each client through these choices to ensure a cohesive, intentionally designed instrument.

Please inquire if there are details or custom features you are interested in that are not listed on this page.

Shipping expenses are not included in guitar price.

A 5.3% VA sales tax will be added for Virginia residents.
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BASE INSTRUMENT - $8,000

Includes a fully custom, hand-built Rockbridge guitar featuring:
  • Choice of premium top wood
    (Sitka, Engelmann, European spruce, Redwood, Cedar, or Mahogany)
  • Mahogany back & sides
  • Ebony bound fingerboard and solid ebony peghead overlay
  • Left- or right-handed construction
  • Hand-voiced top and bracing
  • 6-, 8-, or 12-string configuration
  • Premium appointments and finish
  • Hardshell case

Top Wood Selection

Included in Base Price
  • Sitka Spruce
  • Engelmann Spruce
  • European Spruce
  • Redwood
  • Western Red Cedar
  • Mahogany
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Special Selection Tops
  • Adirondack Spruce (Select) - $450
  • Adirondack Spruce
    (Master Grade) - $1,000
  • Koa, Figured Spruce, Figured Mahogany, and other special selections — Inquire

BACK & SIDE WOOD

Included in Base Price
  • Mahogany
Rosewood Selections
  • Indian Rosewood - $650
  • Brazilian Rosewood — Inquire (Limited availability. Offered selectively from existing stock when appropriate material is available.
Boutique & Special Selections
Cocobolo
  • Select Cocobolo - $1,200
  • Master Grade Cocobolo - $2,000+
Ziricote
  • Select Ziricote - $1,200
  • Master Grade Ziricote - $2,000+
Koa (Back & Sides)
  • Select Koa - $1,400
  • Master Grade Koa - $2,500+
Quilted Mahogany
  • Select Quilted Mahogany - $1,000
  • Master Grade Quilted
    Mahogany - $2,500
Domestic Woods
  • Maple - $500
  • Figured Maple - $1,500
  • Walnut - $500
  • Figured Walnut - $1,500
  • Other customer-specified
    woods — Inquire
  • Other customer-specified
    woods — Inquire

Rosettes, TRIM & BINDING

Included in Base Price
  • Style 18 rosette and trim
  • Ivoroid or tortoise body binding
  • Ebony neck binding
Rosette & Trim Options
Herringbone
  • Rosette - $200
  • Top Trim $200
Abalone
  • Rosette - $250
  • Top Trim $850
Binding Options
Wood Binding
(Koa, Maple, Cocobolo, and other available species)
  • Body Binding - $300
  • Neck & Fingerboard Binding - $150
Decorative Accent Fingerboard Binding
  • Koa binding with maple
    accent strip - $150
  • Tortoise binding with maple accent strip - $150

FiniSh

Included in Base Price
  • Standard Finish
We are proud to use an eco-friendly,
water-based finish on our guitars.
Finish Options
  • Tinted Finish - $300
  • Sunburst Finish - $550

INLAY

Included in Base Price
  • Dot Inlay
Custom Inlay
  • Custom inlay by Brian Calhoun — Inquire

Structural & Design Options

  • Cutaway - $1,000
  • Slotted peghead - $550

PICKUPS

  • K&K Pure Mini $120
  • Other pickup options — Inquire

TUNERS

Included in Base Price
  • Waverly Nickel Oval
  • Waverly Nickel Ivoroid
  • Gotoh (12-string models only)
Alternate Waverly Options
  • Waverly Relic - $35
  • Waverly Gold Butterbean $60
  • Waverly Gold Engraved $200
Other Tuners
‍Other tuner options — Inquire

CASE

Included in Base Price
  • Hard shell case
    (Selected based on availability and customer preference.)
Case Options
  • Custom Calton Flight Case - $1,000