AW Custom Guitars Pricing and Options

All AW Custom Guitars are built to the direct specifications of my customers. Below is a listing of standard AW Guitar features, as well as a brief listing of options with prices. Please keep in mind that this is only a guide. I often find that a musician has a particular tonal, visual, or functional aspect that they would like incorporated into their instrument but they are not sure how, or if it can be done. It is these types of challenges that make my work interesting. If there is an option that you are interested in but do not see here, please contact me and I will be happy to give you a quote.

Starting price on all AW Guitars and Basses ( Hardshell case included)	$1,250
Option	Price
Three piece thru-neck	Standard
Five piece thru-neck	$100
Seven piece thru-neck	$175
Three layer laminated body	Standard
Four layer laminated body	$60
Five layer laminated body	$100
Seven layer laminated body	$175
Satin tung oil finish	Standard
Semi-gloss tung oil finish	n/c
Ebony fingerboard	Standard
Other hardwood fingerboard	n/c*
Ebony nut	Standard
Bone nut	n/c
Hardwood nut to match body or neck binding	n/c
Dual action truss rod	Standard
Hardwood neck binding	$50*
Ebony headstock faceplate	Standard
Other hardwood headstock faceplate	$30*
No inlay on fingerboard	Standard
Basic DNA inlay on 12^th fret	n/c
Hardwood block inlays to match body	$50*
Personalized inlay on 12^th fret	$50 + up
Custom inlay on entire fingerboard	$150 + up
Mother of pearl side dots	Standard
Abalone side dots	n/c
Black mother of pearl side dots	n/c
No side dots	n/c
25” scale for guitars	Standard
34” scale for basses	Standard
Other neck scales	n/c
12” fingerboard radius	Standard
Pickups of choice with list price totaling less than $225	Standard
Pickups of choice with list price totaling more than $225	List (-$225)˚
Metal humbucking pickup rings (each)	$10
Hardwood humbucking pickup rings (each)	$25
Passive electronics	Standard
Active electronics of choice (requires battery cavity)	List˚
Battery cavity (required with active electronics)	$60
Tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece (guitar)	Standard
Hipshot® B-style bridge (bass)	Standard
Other bridge options	List (-$40)˚
Schaller M-6 tuning machines (guitar)	Standard
Gotoh compact bass machines	Standard
Ebony tuning knobs	$25
Other tuning machine options	List (-$60)˚
Guitar = 6 strings / Bass = 4 Strings	Standard
Additional strings (each)	$150
Chrome plated hardware	Standard
Black chrome plated hardware	$25
Gold plated hardware	$50
Standard AW body shape (three styles available)	Standard
Custom body shape	$150 + up
Hollow body chambers	$75
Hollow body chambers with f-hole	$150
Hardwood electronics cover	Standard
Hardwood knobs (ebony, rosewood, tigerwood, boxwood)	Standard
Metal dome knobs	n/c
Ebony strap buttons	Standard
Other strap button options	List˚

* Additional charges for certain woods may apply. See the Woods page for details

˚ If excessive adaptation is required for the mounting of an option, additional labor charges may apply.

It is important to note that, while this is a custom shop, due to the direction I am sending my business there are certain requests that I may not to oblige. Because I build instruments from naturally beautiful exotic hardwoods, I understandably avoid painting or staining my instruments. Also, if a customer is requesting something that will negatively affect the functionality of the instrument, I will likely attempt to steer them in a more practical direction. Please keep in mind that customer satisfaction is my number one goal.