Pre-War Guitars

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"The new old guitars of the future.”

-Joe Newberry

Tommy Emmanuel

"You've exceeded my expectations... and they were high"

Molly Tuttle

"Truly the best new guitar I've ever played!"

David Grier

"It's a CANNON"

Joe Henry

" I am...smitten. "

Woody Platt - Steep Canyon Rangers

Woody Platt - Steep Canyon Rangers

"Sounds just like an old box!..."

Eli West

" This thing is loud, balanced, and so fun to play.

Mandolin Orange

Mandolin Orange

"...their instruments embody the sound that time has taken 80 years to perfect."

"To us it is simple. We love perfectly setup, adjustable, old sounding, and old/beat up looking guitars, and that's what we make."

Gear talk and hang, repping @cartervintageguitars and @straightupstrings

Normally hidden craftsmanship prior to routing the neck pocket 💪

Our buddies @brothersosborne with their two Pre-War guitars, a level 3 D and a level 2 IHD. #pickin'

You can Choose your distress level.

We scientifically age all of our instruments to achieve a very lively, responsive, and accurate vintage tone. "Level 1" is our baseline option, it has -no- added play wear or distress.

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Level One:

NO ADDED PLAY WEAR -Equivalent to a collectors grade EX+ or Mint condition.

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Level Two:

Inspired by vintage guitars that were lovingly cared for and played for much of their life.

Level Three:

An homage to the true “Road Warrior” guitars we all know and love, with an artful amount of heavy play wear.