Jesse Davis Guitars - Complete Catalog
Jesse Davis Guitars - Complete Catalog
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No. 1
No. 1
2022 Jesse Davis No. 1
This was my first attempt at building a guitar. I reverse-engineered the dimensions from a damaged Cordoba and built it entirely from scratch. The result was a playable instrument that marked the beginning of my work as a builder.
Specifications:
Classical, 650mm scale
Top: Western Red Cedar
Back & Sides: Machiche
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
Bridge: Pau Ferro
Finish: Shellac French Polish
**Family Archive**
No. 2
No. 2
2023 Jesse Davis No. 2
This was my first guitar built from a formal plan, using traditional tonewoods. It was an early study of a 1937 Hauser-style classical guitar, and showed a marked improvement in both construction and tonal response compared to my earlier work.
Specifications:
Classical - 650mm scale, 52mm nut
Top: Western Red Cedar
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard: African Ebony
Bridge: Indian Rosewood
Finish: Shellac French Polish
Pickup: LR Baggs Element under-saddle
Price $3,500 - SOLD
No. 3
No. 3
2023 Jesse Davis No. 3
This was my first guitar to feature an elevated fingerboard, along with my first traditional mosaic rosette. The rosette design was positively received by my mentor, Gil Carnal, and these experiments marked an important step in refining both playability and visual identity.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 640mm scale, 53mm nut
Top: Sinker Cedar, Hauser style fan bracing
Back & Sides: Ovangkol
End wedge & Armrest: Fiddleback Mahogany
Rosette: one of a kind mosaic tile
- SOLD
No. 4
No. 4
2024 Jesse Davis No. 4
This was the first instrument where my design choices and material selection came together with real clarity. The result was a highly responsive and well-balanced guitar that marked a significant step forward in my work. It sold immediately.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 53mm nut
Top: European Spruce, Hauser style fan bracing
Back & Sides: American Black Cherry
Doubled Sides: Spanish Cypress inside
Solid liners: Spanish Cypress
Neck: Black Cherry with carbon fiber reinforcement
Fingerboard: African Ebony, adjustable elevated/floating
Bridge: Indian Rosewood, 12 hole decorated tie block
Binding & Headplate: Curly Maple
Rosette: one of a kind mosaic tile (over 5000 inlaid pieces)
Finish: Shellac French Polish
Two Sound-ports, 20th fret, Pearl side dots
Price $6,000 - SOLD
No. 5
No. 5
2024 Jesse Davis No. 5
This was my first guitar built using the lattice bracing system developed by Gil Carnal, incorporating an internal carbon fiber framework. The result is a highly responsive instrument, with clarity, projection, and balance across the full range of the guitar. I later presented the completed instrument to Gil, who offered his approval.
Specifications:
Concert Classical Lattice - 650mm scale, 53mm nut
Top: Alpine Swiss Spruce
Back & Sides: Wenge
Bridge: Indian Rosewood, decorated tie block
Binding: Ebony
Rosette: one of a kind segmented Wenge
Custom Wenge tuner buttons
Price $8,000 - SOLD
No. 6
No. 6
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2025 Jesse Davis No. 6
As demand for my guitars increased, I decided to build this one for myself. Based closely on No. 4, it uses traditional tonewoods—spruce and rosewood. After a year of daily playing, it has fully opened and developed into a warm, responsive instrument now ready to move on to its next home.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 52.5mm nut
Top: Alpine Swiss Spruce, Hauser Style Fan bracing
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
Doubled Sides: Honduran Mahogany Inside
Solid liners: Honduran Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany with carbon fiber reinforcement
Fingerboard: Ebony, adjustable elevated/floating
Bridge: Indian Rosewood, 12 hole tie block
Head plate: Indian Rosewood
Binding: Ebony
Rosette: Maple Burl
Finish: Shellac French Polish
Two Sound-ports, 20th fret
Side dots: Green Abalone on 7th
Tuners: Der Jung with custom green maple burl buttons
- Available - $6500 -
No. 7
No. 7
2025 Jesse Davis No. 7
This guitar was built for my father as a personal milestone instrument. It was intended as a family piece rather than a performance instrument, and will remain within our home long term. It marks an important point in my development as a builder.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 51mm nut
Top: Western Red Cedar, Hauser Style Fan bracing
Back & Sides: Honduran Mahogany
Doubled Sides: Cypress Inside
Neck: Mahogany with carbon fiber reinforcement
Fingerboard: Pau Ferro, adjustable elevated/floating
Bridge: Pau Ferro, 12 hole tie block
Binding: Figured Mahogany
Head plate & Heelcap: Fiddleback Mahogany
Rosette: Redwood Burl
Side dots: Gold Abalone on 7th
***Family Archive***
No. 8
No. 8
2025 Gil Carnal No. 180
During my apprenticeship with Gil Carnal, we began work on several commissioned guitars. Due to Gil’s declining health, he was unable to complete and deliver the final instruments. I was honored to carry forward his original vision and see this instrument through to completion.
I completed it through fit, finish, and French polishing. It is recorded as No. 180 in Gil’s archive, and I consider it No. 8 in my own build series.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - Carnal Lattice
Top: Alpine Swiss Spruce
Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Bridge & Binding: Pernambuco
Head plate: Brazilian Rosewood
Rosette: Carnal Birds
Finish: Shellac French Polish
***SOLD***
No. 9
No. 9
2025 Gil Carnal No. 182
One of the earliest lessons I learned from Gil Carnal was the importance of patience, care, and artistry in selecting materials—what he often described as “painting” with the wood grain. His approach emphasized bringing out the natural beauty of the materials in every detail.
My hands were involved in much of the work on this instrument, which I completed through fit, finish, and French polishing. It is recorded as No. 182 in Gil’s archive, and I consider it No. 9 in my own build series.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - Carnal Lattice Bracing
Top: Bearclaw Alpine Spruce
Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
Head plate: Brazilian Rosewood
Binding: Pernambuco
Rosette: Carnal Mosaic
Finish: Shellac French Polish
Two Sound-ports, Pearl side dots
***SOLD***
No. 10
No. 10
2026 Jesse Davis No. 10
This was a special commission for one of my students, developed in close collaboration and guided by their musical preferences, comfort, and tonal response. The project required me to learn new techniques and acquire additional tools in order to realize a highly specific design.
A rosette design drawn by his daughter was to be incorporated into the instrument. At first, it seemed beyond the limits of my existing methods, but through extensive research I discovered it could be done using laser cutting.
It became a significant technical undertaking and ultimately resulted in a fully custom, one-of-a-kind instrument.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 52mm nut
Top: German Spruce, Hauser Style Fan bracing
Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard: Ebony, adjustable elevated
Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood, 12 hole tie block
Head plate: Brazilian Rosewood
Rosette: Custom
Tuners: Waverly with White Pearl Buttons
Pickup: LR Baggs Element under-saddle
- SOLD
No. 11
No. 11
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2026 Jesse Davis No. 11
No. 11 brings together many of the ideas I have refined over the past several years as both a classical guitarist and luthier. It is, to date, the instrument that most fully reflects my approach to guitar making—designed to respond naturally to the player while keeping the music at the forefront.
The instrument features a Port Orford cedar soundboard paired with figured Port Orford cedar back and sides, resulting in a voice of notable warmth, color, and individuality. Madagascar rosewood appointments, including the bridge and headplate, provide contrast and refinement within an understated aesthetic.
Structurally, the guitar combines a traditional Hauser-style fan bracing system with an elevated, player-adjustable fingerboard. The intention was to integrate modern ergonomic design with the warmth, balance, and expressive voice of a traditional classical guitar. The result is an instrument that responds with nuance and clarity across a wide tonal palette.
Specifications:
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 52mm nut
Top: Port Orford Cedar, Hauser Style Fan bracing
Back & Sides: Figured Port Orford Cedar
Doubled Sides: Cypress Inside
Solid liners: Spanish Cypress
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Neck: Figured Spanish Cedar
Fingerboard: Ebony, adjustable elevated/floating
Bridge: Madagascar Rosewood
Head plate: Madagascar Rosewood
Binding: Ebony
Rosette: Custom - Redwood Burl & Curly Maple
Finish: Shellac French Polish
Two Sound-ports, 20th fret
Side dots: Pearl Inlay on 7th and 12th
Tuners: Gotoh with Black Pearl Buttons
- Available - $6500 -
No. 12
No. 12
2026 Jesse Davis No. 12
Concert Classical - 650mm scale, 52mm nut
Top: Western Red Cedar, Hauser Style Fan bracing
Back & Sides: Palo Escrito
Neck: Spanish Cedar with carbon fiber reinforcement
Fingerboard: Granadillo
Bridge: Indian Rosewood
Side dots: Pearl Inlay on 7th and 12th
Price $ - SOLD
No. 13
No. 13
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***IN PROGRESS***
2026 Jesse Davis No. 13
Specifications:
Concert Classical - Carnal Style Lattice
650mm scale, 52mm nut
Top: Bearclaw Alpine Swiss Spruce
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, adjustable elevated
Bridge: Indian Rosewood
Rosette: Custom - Birds
- Available - $8500 -
No. 14
No. 14
2026 Jesse Davis No. 14
Telecaster Style Electric Guitar
-Sold
No. 16
No. 16
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2026/27 Jesse Davis No. 16
Concert Classical -
No. 17
No. 17
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2026/27 Jesse Davis No. 17
Concert Classical -
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