Jillard Guitars

*for sale*

The one I never posted.. the final guitar I made in the dwindling hours of the existence of my shop. The bittersweet one. The punctuation mark on my career.

I held on to this beautiful sapwood waterfall bubinga top for over six years, waiting for the right time to use it, which never really came. I knew I couldn't sell this piece of wood, it had to become something. I paired it with an odd choice, a paduak fretboard, which calls back to the very first guitar I ever made, a solid pointy chunk of paduak with strings on it. If this guitar is the punctuation, then that first guitar was an initcap to this wild and exciting run-on sentence of my life.

This one's a bit more refined, more restrained and honestly quite simple compared to most of my builds, but I love it.

Wasn't sure if I was ever going to post this or sell it, but life has other plans in the form of some heavy car/house repairs.

If you're interested in buying this, send me a DM with an offer and I'll consider it if it helps cover this huge and unexpected expense.

thanks,

Jay Jillard

The last project I have that I won't have time to finish before I move, my loss, your gain. $1000

Put together your own sweet fretless 5 string, made by Jillard Guitars

what you get:
oil finished mahogany body, curly maple neck and cocobolo fretboard.
brand new Aguilar pickups ($350 value)
- Ag 5ss-d2 neck and Ag 5s-d2 bridge

what you will need:
Hipshot triple lockdown bridges x 5
bass tuning pegs (14mm peg holes are drilled)
nut
electronics.

located in Hamilton. GTA pickup is highly preferred. shipping would be around $200 extra.

Last guitar available, DM if you want it!

pickgaurd can be swapped for a metal one if you prefer.

the support this past week has been amazing and is really helping me start this next chapter with less debt and anxiety. there are only two guitars remaining, but I may have one last surprise in store before I go.

get em while you still can

jillardguitars.com/in-stock

project body #7. the big one. One piece curly redwood with raised center on an ash body. extra thic. ready to sand and finish.
$500

project body #6 hard to tell from the photos but this is a very densely packed Maple Burl top that would shimmer under finish. Spanish cedar body. ready to finish and sand.

$400

project body #5 a personal favourite. curly Myrtle top on a curly Spanish cedar body. ready to sand and finish
$400

project body #4 another stunner. pale Moon ebony wings with a raised center ash body. rear routed. ready to sand and finish.
$500

project body #3 WOW. one piece Tamo ash solid top (super rare wood) Spanish cedar body. ready to sand and finish.
$500

project body #2 Rainbow poplar and Wenge. ready to sand and finish!
$350

project body #1 solid walnut with mappa burl accent, binding channel routed. ready to bind, sand and finish.
$400