ABOUT MARROTT GUITARS
Marrott Guitars is a small shop building a select amount of guitars and basses a year.
Built in San Francisco, if you look closely, many of my headstock designs pay homage to the Golden Gate bridge.
Each instrument is built to order to suit the player’s individual needs in looks, sound, feel and playability. Just like a good song, every handmade instrument takes on a character of its own.
I work with each customer individually to choose the woods, dimensions, electronics and finish, to design an instrument you just won’t want to put down.
Marrott Guitars is dedicated to providing a quality American made guitar, at a reasonable price. Marrott Guitars is a true custom shop. built in traditional luthery fashion,
I do not offer CNC services.. all instruments are built purely by hand using manual tools, saws, routers, sanders, files etc.
Many body styles are available, or dream up your own! Options include. Solid body, semi hollow, hollow body, weight relieved, cellulose and natural wood bindings, fore arm tuck, tummy tuck (available on hollow bodies also) Custom electronic schemes, neck size, radius, fretwire, inlays, peg head design.
Finishes run the entire gauntlet, you can choose from all the great vintage colors, and bursts in nitrocellulose lacquer, waterbase Lacquer and natural oil finishes.
I also offer modern acrylic urethane finishes such as metal flakes, harlequin colors, candy colors, pearlescents. marbeling, flames, Custom old school pinstriping is available as well.
You dream it! I’ll build it.
OUR GUITARS
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TESTIMONIES
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“I am the proud owner of the first bass Monte built. It is exactly what I spec’d out. The attention to detail and expertise Monte put into this project is above and beyond. I highly recommend anything his pair of hands builds in the future.”
– Peter Dapello Founder/Host, Bad Ass Bass Players
“Mr. Meanor Monte Marrott is not kidding when he says, ‘You dream it, I will build it’. I was one of the fortunate ones to witness the production of my guitar from day one. My ideas of what the specs, look, color, just to name a few, all translated onto the capable hands of Monte to do the rest. The qualities I love about Marrott guitars are:
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First, it’s distinct fret board feel, like butter. It’s so smooth and fresh, yet feels like you’ve been playing it for decades.
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Next, is the amazing tone it produces. Don’t be fooled with it’s light weight body. If you want tone, you will have TONE.
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Also, it’s contours and tummy tuck make it very comfortable to play.
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And lastly, the finish has a mesmerizing paint job. See it to believe it.
Over all, I’m truly very satisfied with my Marrott guitar. I play it all the time, it’s become my main guitar.”
– Alex Dondoyano
To ALL of my guitar-playing brethren and... sestren(?)... LOL! Seriously, if you've ever considered having a guitar made for you, EXACTLY the way you wanted, down to the VERY last detail, and didn't want to settle for some "cookie-cutter" pre-fab idea of what somebody ELSE thinks is the perfect guitar, then do what I did... Order up a custom, one-of-a-kind, HAND BUILT (by one person) guitar from my buddy Monte Marrott of Marrott Custom Guitars... I *really* got to play and "got to know" this guitar for the first time, playing it over two gigs this past weekend on Friday and Saturday nights... And because of how I had it wired, I didn't even bother picking up my Telecaster... at all. I can say this with complete honesty and enthusiasm: I have NEVER enjoyed playing a guitar more. No, it's not "flawless" and/or "perfect" like a PRS or a Tom Anderson... But in and of itself, that's what makes it perfect. Simply put, it truly is the most broad-sounding, CLEAR, bold, full, and balanced sounding solid-body electric guitar I have ever heard... Period.
I look forward to making music on this amazing and beautiful piece of art for a LONG time to come... Thank you, Monte!
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