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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

Vintage Series : $5,900 nzD

  • Gloss nitrocellulose finish on Body, Satin neck, gloss headstock

  • Adirondack top with Adirondack braces

  • mahogany Back and Sides

  • black acacia Binding

  • Violin purflings on top

  • brass golden age tuners

  • gold fret wire

  • Bolivian Rosewood fretboard (bound), headstock and Bridge

  • Mahogany Neck

  • ebony pins

  • bone nut and saddle

  • MOP inlay at 12th

  • plywood and Tweed case

Studio Series Starts at $7,000 nzd

  • Gloss nitrocellulose Finish

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

  • gold fretwire

  • Adirondack, Torrified sitka, or best grade sitka Top

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

  • Black Acacia or Sapele back and sides

  • violin purfling on top , multi ring purfling combo rosette

  • various Pick Guard options to discuss

  • Mahogany neck

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

  • Plywood and Tweed Case

Deluxe Series $9,000

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

  • celluloid headstock venner

  • bolivian Rosewood back/sides , Red spruce top

  • Bolivian Rosewood fretboard (bound), bridge

  • gold evo fret wire

  • maple or black acacia binding

  • engraved 3-0n-a-plate brass waverly with ivoroid buttons

  • Triple-layer violin purfling top border

  • black/white/black violin purfling on back

  • bound soundhole with multi-ring rosette

  • unbleached bone nut, saddle and pins

  • rising sun headstock shape

custom Extras:

  • Bolivian Rosewood Back and sides $600

  • Sunburst top (sprayed) $500

  • full body sunburst $1200

  • 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

  • anthem pick up (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.