about us

At Pilot Creek Guitars, our mission is to create exceptional, custom-built acoustic guitars that resonate with each player's individuality. We believe that Acoustic guitars not only need to sound the best that the wood can offer but also look great I believe you can have both. We source our tone woods from the top suppliers in the luthier community offering some very unique one of kind acoustics that no one else will have another like it. I have played guitar for 27 years and have 30 years of wood working experience. I thought why not bring the two together. Feel free to contact me and we can talk in detail about your guitar build.

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Our Timeline

Track the timeline of your custom guitar production from start to finish.

What custom options do you offer?

Tone Wood selection, inlays. The finish, although I believe the natural beauty of the wood should not be altered with stains and the like unless for a very limited reason.

how are your guitars made different?

Theres a long list of the differences in hand made guitars vs factory, but just to list some, The necks on my guitars are reinforced with two carbon fiber rods on either side of the truss rod. I also adopted the technique of using double sides for the rims. After using this technique I will never go back. They are far more stable, stronger, and better sonic qualities over all than single sided.

How long does it take to build a custom guitar?

Generally 3 to 4 months to finish a guitar. Each guitar gets my full attention, and is built one at a time.

whats the best tone wood for the top?.

Truth is every tone wood species have there own unique characteristics. I'll give you one example. I started acquiring Ancient Cypress from Dark Forest. These are ancient sunken logs that are over 4000 years old sometimes. The last two guitars I have built had these tops and are absolutely great sounding. They have a really warm mid range tone, but if you tell me what sound your looking for we can find the right wood for you.