Smokehouse Guitars

I make guitars because I have to.  Don’t get me wrong; it’s not because I have to pay the bills.  I have to make them simply because I’m compelled to.  Even if nobody was buying them, I’d still be making them.  Selling them off of this website is just my attempt to keep from going bankrupt.  It started as a hobby years ago.  It is now full blown obsession.

I’m certainly not getting rich off of my instruments.  If I actually charged enough money to compensate myself for the time I put into these I would have to set the price tag at thousands of dollars rather than hundreds.  I understand that there is such a thing as a price point, though, so I just try to recoup expenses and make a little extra so that I can afford to explore new ideas and learn new techniques.

I’m not a manufacturer.  I don’t crank out ten guitars at a time.  On average I build about 12 guitars a year.  Just think about that for a minute.  12 per year.  I never rush to get a guitar out the door.  Packaging them and shipping them is a horrid experience every time because I hate to part with them.  I’m not excited about the money I’m going to get for one of my guitars; I’m dreading losing it forever.

If you’d like to own an incredible instrument then please drop me a line.  I promise to make something that will amaze you.