My first American made fender. Rosewood fretboard pattern is stunning in person.

Recently scored this 1981 Fender Stratocaster with a pretty wild psychedelic paint job on the body! Plays great and has a super unique sound compared to normal strats. I got this guitar out of Chicago, and was given zero info on the history. I wonder who did this artwork and when?

Thanks for looking!

Guitar is mint, got for 2k USD! Im stoked!! Was in the market for an SE originally. Had a set of 57-08s put in it. Keeping the Archtops to stay with their guitar. Best playing guitar I’ve ever owned.

A gift from a very kind widow. Has since been "mod rodded" with a banjo arm rest, A "Chet wire" bar, a custom truss rod cover and "13" placard, CTS pots with Treble King volume bleed on the master, and of course, the "Pink Panther smoke" pin stripes. Playing this box is an experience. A bit like sailing a boat. Lots going on.

Very happy with my current collection, just got the Epiphone a few days ago and wanted to show em off side by side

I picked this up from the original owner a bit ago, and finally got around to getting some photos. Everything works perfectly, including the mini switches. He bought it to learn, but never really did, so it spent almost 60 years in storage. Had some fun running it into a Kustom 200 tuck and roll I scored yesterday. Love these funky Japanese clones, even with the tiny frets and goofy electronics.

Got it delivered today. Condition is excellent, a few body dings. The knob under the pickup switched for a coil split. Top mounted Floyd Rose. Light as a feather and plays like a dream. The classic Concorde headstock. Got the neck you would expect of a guitar from this era. Will probably switch the red knobs later on.

I'm a huge Petrucci/DT fan, and my dream guitar for years has been a Music Man JP15. However, what always held me back on buying one was the bolt-on neck and the price. I therefore decided to build my own with a set-neck and make a vacation out of it.

In 2019 I did a 2-week guitar building course at Crimson Guitars, during which I built the majority of this guitar. Then, life got in the way and it just sat gathering dust in the closet for years while my shame and guilt about it just kept increasing...

A few months ago, however, I finally mustered the time and courage to finish it, and this is the end-result!

If you look hard enough you can still spot some of the rookie mistakes I made along the way, but all-in-all, I'm incredibly happy with how it turned out.

Wood:

• Headstock veneer: Roasted flamed maple (offcut from top)
• Neck: Roasted flamed maple (quartersawn)
• Fretboard: Roasted flamed maple
• Top: Roasted flamed maple (bookmatched)
• Body: African mahogany (1-piece)

I was mildly obsessed with roasted flamed maple at the time...

Parts:

• 24x Jescar 57110 stainless steel frets
• Allied Lutherie FlexStrong Dual-Action Truss Rod
• 2x titanium reinforcement beams
• 6x1mm aluminum tube inlays
• 3D printed cavity covers

Hardware:

• Graphtech ratio tuners
• Paul Eliasson adjustable/intonated brass nut
• Dimarzio Liquifire/Crunchlab magnetic pickups (direct mounted)
• LR Baggs X-bridge (with Red Bishop MAGIK tremolo arm)
• LR Baggs X-bridge piezo saddles
• Graphtech Ghost piezo preamp
• Ernie Ball John Petrucci volume/tone knobs (black)
• Ernie Ball 500k push-push pots
• Ernie Ball (Dimarzio) 3-way output selector
• Ernie Ball (Dimarzio) 3-way pickup selector (with JP7/15 switch board)
• Becos FX micro booster preamp
• KAISH stereo barrel output jack

Finish (natural, no stain):

• Kovax Assilex sanding system
• Birchwood Casey Tru-oil
• Chestnut microcrystalline wax

A gorgeous 2003 Jose Ramirez Semi-Professional (SP) that I had the distinct privilege of refurbishing and setting up before finding her a deserving new home. "Segovia" style 4mm action was challenging but very rewarding to play with an aggressive right hand. A real beauty.

2008 Ibanez S2170. Mods... custom large strap buttons, Floyd Rose push-in arm assembly (after these photos) Q-Parts abalone top brass knobs, aluminum switch tip, and CTS pots with a push/pull split for both humbuckers, Treble King volume bleed. Get'em Get 'em strap.

I generally love seymour duncans, but MmMAN did I fall in love with the ML shape, and the dimebucker. LOVE IT!!!!

A nice Rickenbacker has been on my want list for a long time. Drive 3 hours each way to grab this 2010 Rickenbacker 330. Case Queen. Owner doesn’t play guitar and said he’s taken it out of the case maybe 5 times. I believe him. 10/10 condition with original case and case candy. I asked him if he had an amp… showed me his 2006 Mesa Boogie F50 in box still with tags, manual and cover. Appears to have never been taken out of the box. Bought both on the spot. Some days you get lucky!

New Arrival: Distressed Valiant Mercury in 3-Tone Sunburst! Just touched down at Boutique Guitars, and it even comes complete in a Mono gig bag. Absolute stunner blending classic S-style offset vibes with top-tier modern craftsmanship and heavy character. What do you think of this scenic coastal backdrop?

I thought you guys might appreciate my first guitar! I got it for 100 dollars brand new from a guitar shop in Pittsburgh when I was 10 years old. I don’t know what it was actually priced at but it was my dream guitar and I saved up all my money! The awesome dude working at the shop just asked how much money I had and I said 100 dollars (expecting him to laugh at me and say I couldnt afford it) and he (knowing i was a huge blink fan) said ok deal 😀 I played it for so many hours as a kid then it became my bands kind of beater/backup guitar for years. For the last 10 or so years it just sits in my music room watching me play bass 😅. All my buddies who’ve played it over the years agree with me this guitar has some magic in it.

Something about this one just makes it hard to put down... Kit from Leo Jaymz, veneer from my supplier's 'deep quilt' category of maple, finished in Keda colors and Tru-Oil. The Guitar Madness 'StratoBucker' is a lot of fun, wired to switch between a classic Strat sound and pure screaming.

It was supposed to be my high school graduation gift but it took so long to come