Crafted with Care, One at a Time:
Unlike mass-produced guitars that come off an assembly line, each custom-built guitar is a unique project. They are made one at a time,...
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J.Hale
CUSTOM GUITARS
Hand Crafted
J.Hale Custom Guitars builds custom acoustic and electric guitars, with two models in each genre, acoustic Dreads and OM's, and Electric Tele and Strat style.
Our Guitars
> Custom-built for the particular player, with options for accessories and accentuations for each guitar
> Handmade with high-quality solid wood, never any ply or laminate materials
> Expertly set up and ready to play upon delivery
> Comes with a hardshell case
WORKING IN THE SHOP
With Randy Hale
GUITAR SHOP
Ready Made Guitars for Sale
D28 STYLE DREAD ACOUSTIC GUITAR HANDMADE-JR-28
$3995
Brand new handcrafted D28 style dread, made from high quality Indian rosewood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard and Grover tuners. Comes with new hardshell Gator case. Also has an LL Baggs I-beam pick-up.
Available Now
BLUE BEAR CLAW SPRUCE ACOUSTICS
Dreadnaught $10,000 and OM’s at $9650.
Coming Soon! Guitar builds from 80 yr.old Blue Bear Claw Spruce cut from logs submerged in the waters near Craig, Alaska. Prices on these special builds are: Dreadnaught $10,000 and OM’s at $9650.
More info coming soon!!
GUITAR CUSTOMIZATIONS
STANDARD BUILD OPTIONS | PRICE $2975
Body Styles
Dread, OM, 000, 12-fret Dread, 12-fret OM/000
Body Materials
Premium East Indian Rosewood or Honduran Mahogany
Sitka Spruce Top – AAA Grade (Other Spruces available)
Standard Guitar Components
Adirondack Spruce Bracing
Honduran one-piece neck, bolt-on
Fretboard
Bound Ebony or Indian Rosewood
Fretboard Dots
Pearl or Abalone
Grover Open-back or closed tuners 18:1
Head Plate
Ebony or Indian Rosewood
Bridge
Indian Rosewood or Ebony Bridge w/bone saddle
Rings
Rosette with Pearl & Tortoise
Bindings
wood or plastic bone nut & saddle
Bridge pins
white or black w/pearl dots
Strings
Elixr strings or D’adarro Strings, mediums
Pickguard
Vintage style pickguard beveled and polished
Pick-up
K&K Pure Mini Pick-up
Access Hard Case
J.HALE GUITAR UPGRADES
COMPONENT UPGRADES | WITH PRICING
Gator Custom Case | $275 |
Waverly pins | $65 |
Waverly Tuners | $275 |
Snowflake Inlay Pattern | $275 |
Mystic Martin Inlay Pattern | $185 |
Diamond Fretboard Inlay | $125 |
Split Headstock | $125 |
Headstock Binding | $250 |
Adirondack Spruce Top/AAA Grade | $345 |
LR Baggs Anthem Pick-up | $255 |
Koa Body and Fretboard Bindings | $175 |
CUSTOM BODY STYLES
UPGRADED MARTIN STYLE BODIES | WITH PRICING
Gibson Model J45, Mahogany b/s, w/Adirondack top | $3275 |
D45 | $5575 |
D41 | $4275 |
Pre-1937 D18, D28 | $3775 |
D18 & D28 Standard Post-War, HD28, OOO, | $2975 |
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So, there you have it. By choosing a guitar from a local builder, you're not just buying a guitar; you're investing in a piece of custom art, supporting local talent, and getting an instrument that truly speaks to you.
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