JG Guitarworks – Guitars by Jake Goede
Jake Goede builds handmade electric guitars for the player who wants something different, but still wants a traditional feel. These guitars are almost 100% made by hand, from the block of wood to the finished product. Jake takes pride in his methods, and in the fact that he does not churn out guitars by the hundreds on conveyor belts or anything like that. Jake Goede carves the necks by hand using a spokeshave, rasps, and other simple hand tools. He does the same with the body. Jake could very easily use methods to speed up production, but he just likes doing it this way.
Jake Goede has been a player and guitar enthusiast for as long as he can remember, and a builder and designer of guitars for most of that time. In 2007 he attended a lutherie school, where he honed his skills, and soon upon returning home, Jake went to work for Scott and Jamie of Birdsong guitars (Thanks for everything guys!) He learned quite a bit in the time he spent with Birdsong. They still help him to this day, and he tries to help them whenever he can.
He has spent several years in the sign business, (both as a neon bender and welder/fabricator) pretty much his entire working life. The time spent building signs has taught him to use his hands, and to create things meant to be seen. Being a guitar player for so many years, Jake naturally knows what he wants in a guitar. The combination of these things has culminated in his current profession, Lutherie. Making an instrument by hand from start to finish gives the builder an opportunity to let the guitar become what IT wants to become. They each have their own personality, so to speak.
Jake Goede builds guitars of a certain design, HIS own, but if there is certain preferrences you cant live without, he will of course be more than willing to accomodate.( Width at nut, neck thickness, pickups, types of wood…..etc.) Jake does wind his own pickups, and they really work well in his guitars. However, if you have a certain type you like to use, they can be added with a small fee.
You can visit JG Guitarworks at:
www.guitarsbyjake.com
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