Addison Road

I’m proud to announce a new member to my family: My custom A Davis Acoustic Guitar.

Art Davis is a life-long luthier, who worked for Taylor Guitars for many years. When he realized he wanted to make a better guitar, he left the company and started out on his own. The result is a few dozen guitars per year, each handmade by Art Davis alone, and unique to the artists’ specifications. I’ve been producing some video materials for his new company, and in trade - my own custom guitar. I’m insanely thrilled, and thought I’d share.

It’s an A-1 model body with cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides, Engleman Spruce Top. Custom 5-Point Star inlays, Rosewood Neck, Brazilian Fretboard. It sounds incredible. It looks incredible. In the shade, it looks like a piano finish. In the sun, it looks like it’s about to catch fire. I have no earthly business owning a guitar of this quality. Considering what he normally would sell this to a regular client for, I simply don’t deserve it. I’m just not that good of a guitar player. But I know that some of you Addison Roadies are insane players, so I thought you’d appreciate this unbelievable instrument.

OK. I’m going to go back to playing it now. Check out the full-res photos on my Flickr set here.