Knaggs Guitars

Chesapeake “Choptank” (Tier 1), serial #1, Winter Solstice

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:15:42 +0000

Chesapeake “Choptank” (Tier 1), serial #1, Winter Solstice, Alder Body, highly figured maple top, maple pick guard with green ripple Abalone purfling, Brazilian Blackwood neck with BR finger board, Gold outlined Diamond inlays with 12th fret work boat, Fralin Blues special pick ups, built for Reu Scherf

Chesapeake “Choptank” (Tier 1), serial #1, Semi-Hollow in Winter Solstice

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:14:22 +0000

Chesapeake “Choptank” (Tier 1), serial #1, Semi-Hollow in Winter Solstice, Swamp Ash back, highly figured maple top and maple neck, maple pick guard with green ripple Abalone purfling, BR fret board, Gold outline Diamond inlays with 12th fret work boat, Fralin Blues Special pick-ups, built for Ted Kennedy

Influence “Kenai” (Tier 1), California Sunset, serial #2

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:43:20 +0000

Influence “Kenai” (Tier 1), California Sunset, serial #2, Sea horse head stock inlay, Sea Shell fb inlays, Fralin HB, built for Gary Thomas

Influence series “Kenai” (Tier 1), serial #1 in Golden Natural

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:19:11 +0000

Influence “Kenai” (Tier 1), serial #1 in Golden Natural, quilt, Sea Horse head stock inlay, Sea Shell fb inlays with 12th fret Sea Horse, Fralin HB, built for Steven E. Pfenninger

Influence “Kenai”, Semi-Hollow (Tier 1), serial #1 in Aged Scotch

Knaggs Guitars — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:53:00 +0000

Influence “Kenai”, Semi-Hollow (Tier 1), serial #1 in Aged Scotch, quilt top, Sea Horse head stock inlay, Sea Shell fb inlays, Fralin HB, built for Mark Aul

Influence “Chena” (Tier 3), Hickory Burst

Knaggs Guitars — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:02:16 +0000

Equipped with Seymour Duncan^® pickups.

Influence “Chena” (Tier 2), Aged Scotch

Knaggs Guitars — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:04:09 +0000

Chesapeake “Severn Bass 4” (Tier 2), Golden Natural

Knaggs Guitars — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:45:42 +0000

Knaggs Apparel

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:38 +0000

Welcome to Knaggs Apparel! We are proudly working with Sullivan Group in Chicago who has been helping with designs and are handling order processing and shipping. Please stop by frequently as we are adding other cool items. Thank you for spreading the word on our behalf! Read more …

Pablo Olivares and Knaggs Guitars

Knaggs Guitars — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:29 +0000

Pablo Olivares (Photo: Peter Wolf)

Pablo Olivares and Joe Knaggs (Photo: Peter Wolf)

Pablo Olivares and his Knaggs 'Kenai' in WInter Solstice (promo shot)

Two times Latin American Grammy nominee Pablo Olivares (pabloolivares.com.ar) came by the shop today to pick up his brand new Knaggs ‘Kenai’ guitar in Winter Solstice with Morning Stars … and also ordered two Choptanks … what a sweetheart!

UPDATE: First ever public appearance of a Knaggs model: Pablo Olivares, two times Latin American Grammy nominee and his Knaggs ‘Kenai’ model in Winter Solstice at the Bogota Gospel, August 7, 2010 in front of 100.000 people:

Pablo Olivares (Photo: Gabriel Gomez, Vida en accion radio)

“If your buying choice is about sound and feel, and you love old Fender guitars, then you need to play the Chesapeake Choptank. Be warned: you might have to buy it though!”

Knaggs Guitars — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:07:41 +0000

Guitarist Magazine, UK (Choptank review, August issue 2010)

Knaggs Bridges

Knaggs Guitars — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:55:06 +0000

Our unique and innovative ‘Chesapeake’ and ‘Influence’ line bridge designs drive the sound into the center of the body, improving sustain and response only the player can feel.

Chesapeake Tremolo Bridge Finished Assembly

Chesapeake Electric “Severn” (Tier: 2), Golden Natural (Photo: Larry Melton)

New Design Hardtail Bridge Assembly

Chesapeake line, Koa 'Choptank' (Photo: Peter Wolf)

Influence Tunomatic String Plate

Influence Electric “Kenai” (Tier: 1), Winter Solstice, quilt (Photo: Larry Melton)

“We’re always happy to feature sexy guitars and quality companies. You guys are the gear story of the year. It was truly our pleasure!”

Knaggs Guitars — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:58:42 +0000

Joe Coffey, Premier Guitar

PremierGuitar.com cover story: Knaggs Guitars

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:55:28 +0000

PremierGuitar.com May 2010

Storied luthier Joe Knaggs launches his new high-end guitar company. Here’s the story on the past, present and future of Knaggs Guitars.

For any serious luthier, the opportunity to help redefine modern guitarcraft while working alongside the most influential builder of a generation is the stuff of dreams. And for Joe Knaggs it was, too. But he was just getting started …

Read the article on PremierGuitar.com – May 2010: complete issue online

PremierGuitar.com: Musikmesse 2010 – Knaggs Guitars

Knaggs Guitars — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:57:16 +0000

PG’s Shawn Hammond is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany for the 2010 Musikmesse show where he swings by the Knaggs Guitars booth. In this segment we get to check out Joe Knaggs (formerly of PRS Guitars) new line of guitars … Read the article on PremierGuitar.com