Features and Options

Standard features included in base price:

Many of the Tahoe Guitar Co. standard features offered would be upgrades with other builders. These include an Adirondack (Red) or Carpathian Spruce top, a five-piece neck, and Adirondack Spruce bracing.

-Your choice of Top:    Adirondack (Red)  Spruce,   Sitka Spruce,    Carpathian Spruce
-Your choice of Back/sides:   Honduran Mahogany or Indian Rosewood
-Your choice of solid wood bindings: Maple, rosewood, or mahogany

-Buyer Supplied Wood: I am willing to consider using your wood. Please inquire about this option.

-Neck: Solid five-piece Honduran Mahogany with walnut/maple center strip
-Bridge: Ebony or rosewood
-Bracing: Adirondack Spruce
-Your choice of fretboard:  Ebony or Rosewood bound in matching binding or ebony
-Headplate: Ebony or rosewood veneer

-Nut & Saddle: Bone
-Your choice of Logo material:  White MOP,  bone,  faux ivory
-Rosette: Wood with bwb accent ring
-White MOP 1/4″ dots at frets 3,5,7,9,12,15, 19 (2 dots at 12) or no markers
-Bridge Pins: Bone or Galalith
-Tuners: Grover Sta-tite vintage style open back, nickel finish, 18:1 gear ratio
-Finish: Gloss or Matte

-2 Strap buttons: Nickel finish on side of neck heel,  tapered Martin Style pin at butt block matches bridge pins
-Hard case
-Scale: 25.4″
-Headstock: Paddle style
-Nut Width: 1-3/4″ or specify other
-Body Depth: Can be varied to some degree at no charge. Please inquire about this option.
-String Spacing At Saddle: 2-1/4″ or specify other
-Standard nickel Med/med frets .042 hi x .080 wide or specify other

Optional features/added cost:
-Redwood or Cedar top $100
-Bearclaw Sitka Top $230

-Peruvian walnut B & S $100
-Figured California Walnut B & S $400
-Flamed Maple B & S $270
-Quilted Maple B & S $470
-Lacewood B & S $250
-Black Acacia B & S $250
-Palo Escrito B & S $200
-Many other woods available, price on inquiry

-Flame maple bindings $80
-Herringbone purfling and rosette $100
-Non standard fret sizes available no charge if I stock it, $25 if I don’t
-Custom neck widths from 1-5/8″ to 1-15/16″ (No charge)
-Nonstandard scale lengths: for Martin short scale (24.9″) Gibson long or short scale $100
or price on inquiry for other scale lengths
-Tuners: Other brands available. Price on inquiry.
-Gold EVO Frets: $25 (More durable than nickel frets…a nice upgrade which pays for itself in the long run)

-Fishman matrix blend pick-up $400
-K&K Pure Mini pick-up $230
-Slotted headstock $350
-Cutaway Florentine or Venetian $600
-12 string headstock, neck, and bridge (dread and jumbo sizes only) $800
-Diamond fret markers $95
-Fleur-de-lis fret markers $195
-Custom design inlay, price on inquiry