Custom electric guitars and semi hollow body, archtop, and acoustic guitars and hand made inlay - Pederson Custom Guitars (formerly Abyss Guitar Company)

You'll see some of nature's best work right here on our Pederson Custom Guitars (formerly Abyss Guitar Company). We are also proud to offer the same quality of wood on your Custom Guitar order. The availability of some wood can be in short supply. However, most of the woods are available, and if your choice is not available, chances are we can get something similar to it in quality. Please ask if this is a concern for you. Note that Flamed Koa is becoing limited in supply, but suppliers show availability, and if they have it, we can get it.

The Koa and walnut you see on the site is not manipulated with stains or dyes. If you order a guitar with Koa or walnut, the only finish applied will be a grain filler and clear coat or wipe on oil. These are two woods that you would not want to stain, but rather only darken. I have had customers request a red Koa guitar, and I have had to explain that Koa is naturally finished—the beauty of the wood is in its natural state. If you want red, we can do the translucent finish on flamed or quilted maple.

Master grade woods, including korina and koa, are used in custom guitar construction

The translucent colors we offer enhance the beautiful figure on these Pederson Custom Guitars (formerly Abyss Guitar Company). When you order a guitar with a maple top, either flamed (also called tiger striped maple) or quilted maple, you can choose from the translucent colors you see on our color chart. These are the main choices and serve as an example of what is potentially available. From here we can go lighter or darker with the color, or even experiment a little.

Translucent finishes available for custom guitars

Please note: these colors are just a representation only. Your monitor, the photo process and other variables may show idiosyncrasies with color that are beyond our control.