In 2024 I got the itch to add a third shape to my lineup and here it is: The Merlin. The Merlin is a double cutaway design inspired by a few of my favorite guitars ever. With this model I wanted to build something that looks like it could have come out of Fullerton or Tokyo in the 60s but still holds up as fresh and unique today. Available with a variety of hardware, electronic configurations, and finishes. Upgrades include headless construction (shown here), semi-hollow construction, specialty woods, and more. Like all Lord Guitars, the Merlin is made from 100% salvaged lumber.
Specs:
- All salvaged wood construction
- Body: One or two piece body. Bookmatched and bound top available as an upgrade. Body wood options include mahogany, butternut, ash, maple, black walnut, pine, spruce, and fir.
- Neck: Curly maple or mahogany. Medium chunky C.
- Fretboard: sissoo rosewood, mesquite, or curly maple (add $150); 22 stainless steel Jescar 09055 frets, 25.5” scale, 12” radius
- Pickups: Lord Guitar Pickups
- Bridge: short T-style with compensated brass saddles
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Electronics: CTS pots, Switchcraft pickup selector and output jack, Orange Drop capacitor
- Nut: Hand carved bone
- Finish: Matte polyurethane
- Starting Price: $3500 with Reunion Blues Continental Voyager bag
