Manitou Strings handcrafts each 440Deluxe guitar based on what you want. However, Manitou Strings also designs and builds guitars that ship from stock for rapid delivery.
All 440Deluxe guitars have a unique Manitou Strings body profile with numerous options such as wood species, finishes, color, and construction. 440Deluxe guitars are beautifully handmade, one at a time, to produce an instrument that’s uniquely inspiring. Manitou Strings will deliver a special guitar that must be in your hands, so stop searching and let’s design and build your dream guitar.
440Deluxe guitars are designed and handmade to inspire you:
- Handmade, unique Manitou Strings body style that is lightweight and resonate
- Solid and semi-hollow body styles with multiple wood layers or a single tonewood:
- Body wood options such as Mahogany, Swamp Ash, Maple, and Alder
- Top, back, and layered exotic woods such as Ebony, Rosewood, Bubinga, Cocobolo, Zebra Wood, Wenge, Canary Wood, Padouk, and Purple Heart
- Neck and fretboard wood species:
- Neck woods such as Maple, Roasted Maple, Mahogany, Canary Wood, and Wenge
- Fretboards such as Maple, Roasted Maple, Mahogany, Rosewood, or Wenge
- Straight or compound fretboard radius
- Straight or a uniform radius such as 9, 10, 12, or 16 inch from nut to heal
- Compound radius such as 10 inch at the nut to 16 inch at the heal
- Various fret sizes with nickel/silver or stainless steel
- Single coil or humbucking pickups with nearly unlimited combinations for tonal flexibility such as coil tapping and series/parallel switching
- Vintage or modern bridge options, tremolo arms, and piezo string sections for acoustic guitar emulation
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finishes with natural wood or color tinting enhancements
- Manitou Strings offers a non-solvent based, hand rubbed finish that preserves and enhances natural wood coloration, texture, and appearance
- Each guitar comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and build-sheet detailing your instrument’s design and construction