JAYEMAR GUITARS CUSTOM LINE
The Custom Line is only limited by your imagination.  Commissioning a Custom Line guitar or bass allows you to select a one-of-a-kind combination of
​woods, contours, string count, electronics, and appointments to create the guitar of your dreams!
​Iris and Alma models available as 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitar, as well as 4- and 5-string bass.
Alma Archtop model available as 6-string guitar, as well as 4-string short-scale bass.
Jessie Lynn Headless model available as 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitar.
Jessie Lynn Scorpio model available as 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitar, as well as 4- and 5-string bass.

Custom Line options include:
Body
Alder or poplar body core, hardwood cap.
  • Hardwood caps in stock include bookmatched and figured maple, walnut, and spalted/burled woods.  Other locally-sourced woods available.
  • Body contouring options include radiused and/or beveled edges; arm bevels and/or belly cuts.
  • ​Alma cutaway option available at no additional cost.
Guitar Neck​
1-, 2- or 3-piece bolt-on maple neck with 2-way adjustable truss rod, carbon fiber reinforcement, angled headstock (with side-by-side tuners) or flat headstock (with in-line tuners), and a domestic hardwood or Richlite fingerboard.
  • Other neck woods available at no extra cost include walnut and cherry (including laminations).
  • Backstrap/faceplate and heel cap matches body wood cap.
  • ​Set neck (glued in) available at no additional cost.
  • ​Neck-through-body construction available at additional cost.
Fingerboard woods in stock include maple, walnut, locust, madrone, Osage, North Indian rosewood (sourced from Florida and Arizona), and Richlite.
  • 16 inch fingerboard radius.
  • 24 (Iris and Jessie Lynn) or 22 (Alma) nickel or stainless steel “jumbo” frets with zero fret.  Other fret sizes and materials available at no additional cost.
  • Fret markers: Skur Composites glow-in-the-dark side and fretboard dots, or side dots only (no fretboard dots).
Custom neck profiles and thicknesses available upon request.  Otherwise, standard profiles and thicknesses are:
  • Medium 'C' profile on 6-string necks; asymmetrical teardop (thicker on treble side) available on 7-string and 8-string necks.
  • Standard thickness: .813" at 1st fret, .875" at 12th fret.
​6-string neck features:
  • 1-11/16 inch nut width.
  • 3x3 or inline headstock.
  • 25 inch treble to 26 inch bass multi-scale fretboard.  Neutral fret at the 12th.
  • Longer or shorter scale lengths available at additional cost.
​7-string neck features:
  • ​1-7/8 inch nut width.
  • 4x3 or inline headstock.
  • ​25-1/2 inch treble to 27 inch bass multi-scale fretboard.  Neutral fret at the 12th.
  • Longer or shorter scale lengths available at additional cost.
​8-string neck features:
  • ​2-3/16 inch nut width.
  • ​4x4 headstock only.
  • ​​26 inch treble to 28 inch bass multi-scale fretboard.  Neutral fret at the 12th.
  • ​Longer or shorter scale lengths available at additional cost.
bass neck
1-, 2- or 3-piece maple neck with 2-way adjustable truss rod, carbon fiber reinforcement, angled or flat headstock, and a domestic hardwood or Richlite fingerboard.
  • Other neck woods available at no extra cost include walnut and cherry (including laminations).
  • Backstrap/faceplate and heel cap matches body wood cap.
  • Set neck (glued in) available at no additional cost.
  • ​Neck-through-body construction available at additional cost.
Fingerboard woods in stock include maple, walnut, locust, madrone, Osage, and Richlite.
  • 16 inch fingerboard radius.
  • 22 (Iris and Jessie Lynn) or 21 (Alma) nickel or stainless steel “jumbo” frets with zero fret.  Other fret sizes and materials available at no additional cost.
  • Fret markers: Skur Composites glow-in-the-dark side and fretboard dots, or side dots only (no fretboard dots).
Custom neck profiles and thicknesses available upon request.  Otherwise, standard profiles and thicknesses are:
  • Medium 'C' profile on 4-string necks, asymmetrical teardop (thicker on treble side) available on 5-string and 6-string necks.
  • Standard thickness: .813" at 1st fret, .875" at 12th fret.
4-string neck features:
  • 1-1/2 inch nut width.
  • ​2x2 or inline headstock.
  • 33-1/2 inch treble to 34-1/2 inch bass multi-scale fretboard.  30-1/2 inch treble to 31-1/2 bass short-scale multi-scale fretboard on Alma Archtop bass.  Neutral fret at the 12th.
  • Longer or shorter scale lengths available at additional cost.
​5-string neck features:
  • ​1-3/4 inch nut width.
  • 3x2 or inline headstock
  • ​33-1/2 inch treble to 35 inch bass multi-scale fretboard.  Neutral fret at the 12th.​
  • Longer or shorter scale lengths available at additional cost.​
guitar hardware
Bridge: Jayemar Guitars proprietary aircraft aluminum fixed bridge with GraphTech saddles, black anodized only.
  • 6-string: 2.03 inch string spacing.
  • ​7-string: 2.44 inch string spacing.
  • ​8-string: 2.84 inch string spacing.
  • Rondo Music Cepheus chrome multi-scale tune-o-matic bridge with hand-carved rosewood base on Alma Archtop.
Tuners:
  • Graph Tech Ratio or Hipshot Griplock tuners, black only.  Graph Tech Ratio chrome open-back, skeleton-key tuners on Alma Archtop.​
  • ​Falbo by M Design headless tuning system on Jessie Lynn Headless.
Pickguard:
  • Black plastic teardrop pickguard (Alma) or 4-point star pickguard (Iris).  Wood pickguard available at no additional cost.  No pickguard also an option.
Strings: Stringjoy Signature Nickel Wound Strings (other gauges available upon request).
  • 6-string guitar: Balanced Light Guage 10-48
  • 7-string guitar: Heavy Bottom Light Gauge 10-64
  • 8-string guitar: Heavy Bottom Super Light Gauge 9-80​
Case:
  • MONO Vertigo soft case included with Iris and Alma guitar and bass.
  • Pelican Vault hard case included with Jessie Lynn Headless.
Other accoutrements:
  • Handmade leather strap and tool kit with Jayemar logo included, made by M7 Straps.
bass hardware
Bridge: Falbo by M Design Mono Rail Bridge single string bridges on basses, black only.
  • 4-string: 2-1/4 inch string spacing (3/4 inch between strings).
  • ​5-string: 3 inch string spacing (3/4 inch between strings).​
  • Hand-carved rosewood adjustable, floating bridge on Alma Archtop bass.
Tuners:
  • Graph Tech Ratio or Hipshot Ultralite tuners, black only.​
Pickguard:
  • Black plastic teardrop pickguard (Alma) or 4-point star pickguard (Iris).  Wood pickguard available at no additional cost.  No pickguard also an option.
Strings: Stringjoy Signature Nickel Wound Strings​ (other gauges available upon request).
  • 4-string bass: Light Top, Heavy Bottom Gauge 45-105
  • 5-string bass: Light Top, Heavy Bottom Gauge 45-130​​
Case: Other accoutrements:
  • Handmade leather strap and tool kit with Jayemar logo included, made by M7 Straps.
finish
  • Natural wood or single-color hand-rubbed dyes on top, headstock, backstrap, and heel cap​.
  • Shellac and oil.
  • Oil and Vinegar brushed/stained finish available at no additional cost (only available on walnut tops).​
  • Traditional French polish available at additional cost.
electronics
Jayemar Guitars pickups are wound in-house, with a wide variety of switching and control options at no additional cost.
  • Pickups angled to match multi-scale.
  • Two pickups standard: humbuckers and/or ​single coils.
  • Choice of output: "vintage" (6.0k - 9.0k ohms DCR), medium (9.0k - 12.0k ohms DCR), or high (12.0k + ohms DCR)
  • Choice of magnet: AlNiCo 2, AlNiCo 5, or ceramic​
  • Pickups can be wound to "recipes" of commercially available models.
  • Pickups are “open.”  Custom pickup covers available at additional cost.
  • One volume and one tone pot standard.  Other volume and tone controls available at no additional cost.
  • 3-way toggle switch standard.  Many switching and control options available at no additional cost.  For example...
    • 3-way toggle with two mini switches for single coil cut (8 possible pickup combinations)
    • ​5-position blade "super switch" with coil cut combinations.
    • Treble ("high pass") and bass ("low pass") tone pots.
    • Push/pull pots for coil cuts, phase switching, tone bypass, and more.​
additional options​​
Options at additional cost include...
  • Carved top, add $500.
  • Hardwood cap on back of body, same wood as top, add $200.
  • Semi-hollow body core, with hardwood caps on front and back, add $500.
  • Plastic/celluloid body binding, add $200.
  • Wood body binding, add $300.
  • Fingerboard and headstock binding (plastic/celluloid or wood) to match body, add $300.
  • Neck-through body construction, add $400.
  • Longer or shorter scale lengths, add $200.  Contact to discuss scale length combination options.
  • ​Custom hand-rubbed dye burst or fade on top, back, or neck, add $300.
  • ​Traditional French polish on body, applied by Ben Lambdin, add $600 and 6 to 8 weeks to construction.  Custom colors available for additional cost.
  • Other tuners available at market price.
  • Other pickups available at market price, plus an additional $200.
  • Wood or plastic pickup covers, add $200.​
  • "Jay" soundhole with body chambering on Iris or Alma models, add $200.​
PRices
​Base price: $3795
​ See ADDITIONAL OPTIONS above for extra feature costs.