Searls Guitars - 2017

[Lemonbaby]

Nice woods, but why is there mostly black hardware on the guitars combined with chrome toggle switches? Get black ones...

 

[demonx]

Nice woods, but why is there mostly black hardware on the guitars combined with chrome toggle switches? Get black ones...

Thanks.

Re: silver mini switches.

I have no local supplier for black toggles, I have to import them. If a customer specifically wants black mini toggles they cost me $10ea (so $30 a guitar) plus a rediculous $50.00 international freight. Or, I can use the silver ones I can buy locally for a couple of bucks each which are the same quality. At the end of the day it's the customers choice if they want to spend extra.

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

that birdseye blackwood @ the 14:15 mark looks amazing...

can you do the finish, but not fill the holes and just spray the clear matte on thick so you wont feel the sharp edges?

i think it would give it a raw, natural look

 

[demonx]

that birdseye blackwood @ the 14:15 mark looks amazing...

can you do the finish, but not fill the holes and just spray the clear matte on thick so you wont feel the sharp edges?

i think it would give it a raw, natural look

Yes, the birdseye set it crazy nice. If you want to talk about your non fill request in more detail, shoot me a PM on my guitar page (www.facebook.com/searlsguitars), or if you're not on Facebook my email is on my .com. Cheers.

 

[demonx]

Still selling spots in the 2018 Aussie Timber Run, video on previous page.

for now though, here is a Poplar Burl over Black Walnut SS7:

 

[demonx]

Live shot of a recent build, band name "Fall and Resist":

 

[demonx]

A few snaps of a Acoustic I finished up recently. Not for sale, I'm keeping this one for myself!

Engelmann Spruce top
Oregon Myrtlewood Back & Sides
Mahogany neck with Ebony Headstock cap
Ebony fingerboard with Maple purf and Ebony binding
Purpleheart & Maple rosette

 

[demonx]

Another one I finished up recently.

English Walnut one piece body
Ebony fingerboard (Cameroon)
Wenge Neck
Gregory Pickups - Renegade and Ren-90
Hipshot Bridge
Gotoh Locking tuners
26.125" scale
24 Jescar frets
16" radius

 

[demonx]

Tobacco burst SS6 I assembled last week:

 

[demonx]

Wenge 2 piece body
Hardrock Maple Neck
Cocobolo fingerboard
Ebony Binding

Gregory Pickups - Cimmerian set
www.facebook.com/gregorypickups

Hipshot bridge
Gotoh locking tuners

 

[demonx]

This guitar needs to be on a stage somewhere.

If you want to be the one playing it, message me as I can't keep them all and I've kept the last acoustic I made, so this one unfortunately must go.

 

[demonx]

Hamish from Take My Soul talking a bit about his Nemesis 7



Mahogany body, Maple neck, Ebony board, Maple binding on the board
Kahler bridge, Bareknuckle painkillers
Candy blue with black burst over Marblizer finish

 

[demonx]

Fiddleback Blackwood top
Matching headstock cap
Blackheart Sassafras back
Queensland Maple neck
Wandoo fingerboard
Tyger Myrtle fingerboard binding

16" radius
24 Jescar frets
26.125" scale
Hipshot bridge
Gotoh locking tuners
www.facebook.com/gregorypickups - Black Ice set

More pics here: www.facebook.com/searlsguitars

 

[demonx]

This one is easily the best sounding acoustic I've made to date.

Specs:
Western Red Cedar top with Indian Rosewood back & sides
Macassar Ebony Fingerboard and bridge
Black Limba neck
Flame Maple rosette
K&K Pure Mini Pickup
25.4" scale, 20" radius with 20 frets (evo gold)

 

[demonx]

This is a fair bit different from the typical build to come out of my workshop however I've been getting requests for more vintage styled models and this is a little something I came up with:

 

[demonx]

FOR SALE:

 

[Wolfos]

Man I wish you were in Canada, I've been looking you up recently. Not only do you have beautiful guitars and do outstanding work. You help fix/repair and setup random customer guitars and do luthiery courses! Everything I've been looking for locally.

Keep up the great work!

 

[demonx]

Man I wish you were in Canada, I've been looking you up recently. !

Hi Wolfos, sorry for the late reply, I haven’t been on this site for a while.

Yes, we’re located in Australia, however we do freight internationally, so location isn’t an issue if you’re looking at ordering a build.

Thanks for the kind words,

Allan

 

[demonx]

This video is a collection of mobile phone footage showing the Graveyard II guitar progress from timber blanks to finished guitar, including pickup making and guitar setup.

Enjoy!

 

[feraledge]

Had every intention of skimming through that, but well done! Loved it!! Great work.