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Benavides Guitars are built with four principles of equal importance:  beauty, tone, playability and longevity.  A hand fitted dovetail neck join, compound radius fretboard, tap-tuned tone bars, hot hide glued top braces, and the finest quarter-sawn timbers in the world are a few components of what will make your customized Benavides Guitar sound gorgeous.

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Placing an Order

Studio Series Starts at $7,800 nzd

  • Gloss nitrocellulose Finish

  • Golden Age Brass 3-on-a-plate tuners

  • gold fretwire

  • Adirondack or sitka

  • Bolivian Rosewood fretboard (bound), bridge and headstock veneer

  • Sapele back and sides

  • violin purfling on top , multi ring purfling combo rosette

  • various Pick Guard options to discuss

  • Sapele neck

  • MOP fretboard inlays (5,7, 9, & 12)

  • Plywood and Tweed Case

Deluxe Series $9,000 nzd

  • elaborated deco-style fretboard inlay pattern (horizontal Diamonds) (3,5,7,9,12,15,17)

  • celluloid headstock venner

  • Sapele back/sides , Red spruce top

  • Bolivian Rosewood fretboard (bound), bridge

  • gold evo fret wire

  • maple or black acacia binding

  • Brass 3-on-a-plate Goldden Age tuners

  • double-layer violin purling

  • single violin purfling on back

  • bound soundhole with multi-ring rosette

  • unbleached bone nut, saddle and pins

  • Deluxe Art Deco style fretboard inlays 3,5,7,9,12,15,17

super deluxe $12,000 nzd

  • redwood or torrified red spruce top

  • bolivian rosewood back and sides

  • celluloid headstock

  • evo gold wire

  • waverly tuners gold

  • super Delux Gold MOP inlay pattern (Diamondswith Dots) 1,3,5,7,9,12,15,17,19

  • elongated pickguard design

  • triple layer purflings on top or multi colour rope purfling

  • single violin purfling on back

  • bookmatched maple binding

  • unbleached bone nut, saddle and pins

  • hiscox case

custom Extras: (NZD)

  • Bolivian Rosewood Back and sides $1000

  • ancient Kauri Back and sides $2000

  • century Block inlays(MOP) 1,3,5,7,9,12,15,17,19th frets $500

  • century Block inlays(MOP) entire fretboard $1000

  • Sunburst top (sprayed) $800

  • full body sunburst $1600

  • 12 string $1500

  • cutaway $2500

  • Waverly tuners various options (market price)

  • back and side options (please inquire)

  • slotted Headstock $700

  • 12 string slotted headstock $900

  • a variety of pick up options (please inquire)

  • flight case options available

Please inquire for a custom quote via the email link at the top of the page or

benavidesguitars@gmail.com


Craftsmanship is 100% guaranteed. The warranty applies to the original owner only.

A hard shell case is provided with each guitar.

A $1,200 deposit is required to hold your place in my building schedule.

The remaining balance will be due before the guitar is delivered.

Shipping as well as customs/ duties fees are the responsibility of the customer.

Credit Card payments are accepted for deposits and full payments through PayPal. Please inquire when placing your order. No product will be delivered or shipped until payment is received. If paying through PayPal this could take up to 21 days from time of payment.