We are currently accepting orders. Please feel free to drop us an email inquiry or give us a call.
After your $500 [non-refundable] deposit is received your name is placed on our waiting list. Your $500 deposit will be applied to the total price of your completed guitar. After we receive your deposit we will give you an estimate when to expect delivery of your McKnight Guitar. We will be in email contact, prior to beginning your guitar build and also throughout the building process.
We offer our customers a digital diary of the building process. Mary will take pictures during the build and email those pictures periodically which involves you in the conception through delivery of your new guitar.
After you receive your guitar you have a 3 day acceptance period. If you are not totally satisfied with your new guitar you may return it for a full refund minus ALL shipping costs if the guitar is returned in “AS NEW” condition. However, if there are any unique features, personal sound port design or unique to you inlay work which would render the guitar difficult to resell then the return policy is null and void.
Below is a list of our current price structure. Items marked “No Charge” are included in the standard base price. Other options are available and will be charged accordingly, over and above the base price.
MCKNIGHT GUITARS BASE PRICE – as of 11/01/2021 |
$ 7,500
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A $500.00 security deposit is required before starting any commissioned work.
IMPORTED TONEWOODS: |
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| East Indian Rosewood, straight grain Honduras Mahogany or Paudauk |
No Charge
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DOMESTIC TONEWOODS: |
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| Eastern Black Walnut, Wild Black Cherry, White Oak or Shag Bark Hickory |
No Charge
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OPTIONAL TONEWOODS: |
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| Osage Orange |
$ 400
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| Makore (curly figure, cinnamon brown color) |
$ 400
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| Granadillo Rosewood |
$ 400
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| Torrefied Black Locust |
$ 400
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| Wenge (Dark chocolate brown, straight grain) |
$ 500
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| Panama Rosewood |
$ 600
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| Western Claro Walnut (with premium high figure grain) |
$ 500
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| Black Limba |
$ 400
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| Western Big Leaf Curly Maple |
$ 500
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| Ambrosia Maple (with spectacular black stripes) |
$ 400
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| Cuban Mahogany (Swietinia mahogani) |
$ 750
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| Guatemalan Rosewood |
$ 650
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| Movingui / African Satinwood (very curly figure) |
$ 750
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| Honduran Mahogany (Fancy high curl or bees wing figure) |
$ 650
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| Birds Eye Quilted Maple (wild figuring) |
$ 650
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| Cocobolo Rosewood (straight grain) |
$ 750
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| Sapele, (Curly pommele figure) |
$ 650
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| Hawaiian Koa or Black Acacia (price varies w/ grain) |
$ 750 ^
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| Oregon Myrtle |
$ 650
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| Torrefied White Oak |
$ 600
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| South East Asian Rosewood |
$ 850
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| Madagascar Rosewood (price varies w/ grain) All are sets are quarter sawn! |
$ 1000 ^
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| 1700’s Old growth Black Walnut (Spectacular sustaining tone & tight straight grain) |
$ 1000
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| Honduran Rosewood |
$850
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| Cocobolo Rosewood (presentation grade high figure) |
$ 1000
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| Amazon Rosewood |
$ 1000
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| Ziricote (presentation grade) |
$ 1000
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| Pernambuco (quarter sawn straight grain or curly bees wing figure) |
$ 2,000
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| African Blackwood (quarter sawn 2 piece backs) |
$ 2,000
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| African Gabon Ebony (quarter sawn 2 piece backs) |
$ 2,000
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| “The Tree” Honduran Mahogany (spectacular figure & unequaled tone) |
$ 3,500 ^
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SOUNDBOARDS: |
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| Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar |
No Charge
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| BC Engelmann (White Spruce and Engelmann hybrid) |
$ 400
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| Lutz Spruce (Hybrid of Engelmann, White Spruce & Sitka Spruce) |
$ 400
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| Euro Spruces – German, Italian, or Swiss Spruce (Picea abies) |
$ 500
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| Carpathian Spruce |
$ 500
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| Adirondack Red Spruce |
$ 600
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| 1950 Vintage Redwood |
$ 750
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| Colorado Blue Spruce |
$ 750
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| 1959 Sitka Spruce |
$ 1,250
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| LS – Lucky Strike Redwood |
$ 1,500
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ROSETTE: |
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| Natural wood, Herringbone, Chevron, Rope, Multi-line or Fiber rings |
No Charge
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| Mosaic using multiple woods – “Joseph’s coat of many colors” |
$ 250
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| Mother of Pearl or Abalone rosette appointments |
$ 350
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BINDING & PURFLING: |
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| Wood or plastic body side bindings |
No Charge
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| Pearl peg head purfling |
$ 200
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| Pearl fingerboard purfling |
$ 300
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| Pearl top purfling inlay |
$ 400
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| Pearl back center seam strip |
$ 300
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| Pearl back purfling inlay |
$ 400
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| Wood top purflings: Herringbone, Chevron, Rope or Multi-line |
No Charge
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| Snake wood bindings (each piece) |
$ 25
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NECK: |
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| Standard nut width 1-11/16″ or 1-3/4″ |
No Charge
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| Custom widths & profile shapes available upon request |
No Charge
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| Honduras Mahogany, Wild Black Cherry or Spanish Cedar [one piece w/ 2 carbon fiber rods + an internal, through the sound hole, adjustable truss rod] |
No Charge
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| Ebony or East Indian Rosewood head plate |
No Charge
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| Madagascar Rosewood head plate |
$ 75
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| Bound head stock |
$100
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| Bound head stock with wood purfling |
$ 150
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| Solid paddle style peg head |
No Charge
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| Slotted open style peg head |
$ 500
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| Gotoh 510 silver tuners (standard on all small bodies) |
No Charge
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| Gotoh 300 series sealed silver tuners (standard on McNaughts) |
No Charge
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| Gotoh Gold Tuners |
$ 100
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| Gotoh Black buttons on 510 tuners |
$ 100
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| Gotoh 510 silver open-back tuners on any body style |
No Charge
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| Gotoh gold tuners for 12 string |
$ 200
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| Gotoh Black buttons for 12 string tuners |
$ 200
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| Gotoh 510 McKnight Head logo on back side of tuners |
$ 250
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| Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black Chrome w/ metal contour buttons |
$ 200
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| Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black Chrome w/ black ebonized contour buttons & Knight Head |
$ 350
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| 18% Nickel / Silver fret wire |
No Charge
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| Evo Gold fret wire |
$ 200
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| Stainless Steel fret wire only w/ hemispherical fret end treatment |
$ 300
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| Hemispherical fret end treatment |
$ 300
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BRIDGE: |
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| East Indian Rosewood, Ebony or Mesquite |
No Charge
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| Madagascar Rosewood , Honduran Rosewood |
$ 100
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| Desert Ironwood |
$ 100
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| African Blackwood |
$ 100
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| Standard 2-1/8″, 2-1/4″ or other string spacing’s available |
No Charge
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| Bridge pins (Boxwood, Ebony, E. I. Rosewood, Ivoroid) |
No Charge
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| Vintage water buffalo bone bridge pins (6 string) |
$ 100
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| Vintage water buffalo bone bridge pins (12 string) |
$ 200
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| Vintage water buffalo bone saddle |
No Charge
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FRETBOARD: |
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| East Indian Rosewood, Ebony or Mesquite |
No Charge
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| Madagascar Rosewood |
$ 200
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| Honduran Rosewood, Bois de’ Rose |
$ 200
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| Desert Ironwood |
$ 200
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| African Blackwood |
$ 250
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| Bound fret board edges |
$ 100
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| Bound fret board edges with purfling’s |
$ 150
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| Vintage water buffalo bone nut |
No Charge
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AMPLIFICATION: |
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| K&K Sound Pure Western pick up (full size or mini) |
$ 250
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| K&K Sound Power Mix Pure (w/ Pure western + Under saddle Piezo) |
Inquire
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| K&K Sound Power Blend Pure Trinity system (w/ internal microphone) |
Inquire
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| LR Baggs Lyric |
$ 300
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| LR Baggs Anthem |
$ 400
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CASE: |
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| Fiberglass flight case for dreds or mid-size bodies |
No Charge
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| Cedar Creek arch top case for JumboMac & Skeeter guitars |
Inquire
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| US Made – Hoffee carbon fiber custom cases, quoted upon request |
Inquire
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| Karura Basalt or Carbon Fiber cases, quoted upon request |
Inquire
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LUXURY ITEMS: |
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| Luckenbooth [removable] sound hole (feedback) cover |
$ 100
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| Manzer Wedge body shape |
$ 500
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| Dual-scale / Multi-scale / Fan Fret fingerboard |
$ 750
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| Body cutaway, Venetian (rounded) |
$ 500
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| Body cutaway, Florentine (pointed) |
$ 700
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| Side sound port, oval “Todd Port” |
$ 100
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| Side sound port, Luckenbooth or custom hand cut shapes |
$ 250
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| Hollow Back option , with base price tone woods |
$ 500
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| Hollow Back option , $500 + cost of optional tone woods for inner back |
$ Inquire
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| Double Top option + optional tops. N/C for base price tops |
$ 1000
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FINISH: |
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| Ultra High gloss finish |
No Charge
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| Sunburst finish on top |
$ 350
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| Sunburst finish on sides and back |
$ 500
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| French Polish / hand applied spirit varnish (top only) |
$650
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Mc-Mugs for your favorite hot or cold beverage – $10
Mc-Pick Pouches to safely organize and protect your valuable picks ($5)
Mc-Tees, (red or black) small, medium, large, X-large – $20
Mc-Tees, (red or black) XXL, XXXL – $30
Mc-BBQ or shop aprons (red only) – $25
McKnight balsa wood airplane for the kids or for the kid in you – $3
Actual freight costs are not included in the prices above … + Shipping
We stand behind each and every guitar we build 100%. If at any time your MCKNIGHT GUITAR malfunctions as a result of faulty materials or workmanship, MCKNIGHT GUITARS will repair or replace the instrument at its sole option, limited to the original owner.
*** Owner must maintain an accurate 40% – 55% RH range for optimum guitar performance & playability therefore, we are not responsible for your guitar’s wood movement due to relative humidity out of the recommended range. ***
