Reclaimed Wood - Preserving History and Bringing the Tone

We started this business with some lofty goals in mind.

We wanted to use only reclaimed or salvaged wood in our instruments. Not just a reclaimed “barnwood” body bolted to a brand new neck, but the entire instrument. This is for a number of reasons.

• Authenticity - Going beyond the gimmick of relic-ed instruments and “barncasters,” we wanted to produce guitars and basses that were the product of real, vintage and sometimes historic wood coupled with the best modern electronics and hardware available.

• Preservation - Giving second life to even more old wood and preserving and passing along the stories that come with it is extremely important. “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost.”

• Tone - We found from the very first guitar we built that using wood this old can bring you the best tonal aspects that a quality specimen of a vintage guitar can bring. This wood has tight growth rings, crystalized resin, and in many cases has been air-dried for a century. Using reclaimed and salvaged old wood across the entire guitar produces a very resonant instrument full of great vintage tone.

With a growing number of our guitars and basses out in the wild, we’re getting the feedback we hoped to get when we started. Brand new instruments with vintage tone and feel.