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 in 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitar, as well as 4- and 5-string bass.
Custom Line options include:
Body
Alder body core, hardwood cap.
- Hardwood caps in stock include bookmatched and figured maple, walnut, myrtle, and spalted/burled woods.
- 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 (spoke wheel adjustment at the heel), carbon fiber reinforcement, angled headstock (with side-by-side tuners) or flat headstock (with in-line tuners), and a domestic hardwood 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.
- 16 inch fingerboard radius.
- 24 (Iris) or 22 (Alma) nickel or stainless steel “jumbo” frets with zero fret. Other fret sizes and materials available at no additional cost.
- Fret markers: Luminlay white/blue glow-in-the-dark side and fretboard dots, or side dots only (no fretboard dots).
- Medium 'C' profile on 6-string necks; asymmetrical teardop (thicker on treble side) on 7-string and 8-string necks.
- Standard thickness: .813" at 1st fret, .875" at 12th fret (slightly thicker on 8-string necks).
- 1-11/16 inch nut width.
- 25 inch treble to 26 inch bass multi-scale fretboard. Neutral fret at the 12th.
- Baritone scale lengths available at additional cost. One inch scale difference required: for example, 27 inch treble to 28 inch bass multi-scale.
- 1-7/8 inch nut width.
- 25-1/2 inch treble to 27 inch bass multi-scale fretboard. Neutral fret at the 12th.
- 2-3/16 inch nut width.
- 26 inch treble to 28 inch bass multi-scale fretboard. Neutral fret at the 12th.
bass neck
1-, 2- or 3-piece maple neck with 2-way adjustable truss rod (spoke wheel adjustment at the heel), carbon fiber reinforcement, angled headstock (with side-by-side tuners) or flat headstock (with in-line tuners), and a domestic hardwood 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.
- 16 inch fingerboard radius.
- 22 (Iris) or 21 (Alma) nickel or stainless steel “jumbo” frets with zero fret. Other fret sizes and materials available at no additional cost.
- Fret markers: Luminlay white/blue glow-in-the-dark side and fretboard dots, or side dots only (no fretboard dots).
- Medium 'C' profile on 4-string necks, asymmetrical teardop (thicker on treble side) on 5-string and 6-string necks.
- Standard thickness: .813" at 1st fret, .875" at 12th fret (slightly thicker on 6-string necks).
- 1-1/2 inch nut width.
- 33-1/2 inch treble to 34-1/2 inch bass multi-scale fretboard. Neutral fret at the 12th.
- Short scale bass lengths available at additional cost. One inch scale difference required: for example, 30 inch treble to 31 inch bass multi-scale.
- 1-3/4 inch nut width.
- 33-1/2 inch treble to 35 inch bass multi-scale fretboard. Neutral fret at the 12th.
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.
- Graph Tech Ratio or Hipshot Griplock tuners, black only.
- Black ABS teardrop pickguard (Alma) or 4-point star pickguard (Iris). Wood pickguard available at no additional cost. No pickguard also an option.
- 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
- MONO Vertigo gig bag case included.
- Handmade leather strap 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).
- Graph Tech Ratio or Hipshot Ultralite tuners, black only.
- Black ABS teardrop pickguard (Alma) or 4-point star pickguard (Iris). Wood pickguard available at no additional cost. No pickguard also an option.
- 4-string bass: Light Top, Heavy Bottom Gauge 45-105
- 5-string bass: Light Top, Heavy Bottom Gauge 45-130
- MONO Vertigo gig bag case included.
- Handmade leather strap 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, oil, and wax top coat.
- Oil and Vinegar brushed/stained finish available at no additional cost (only available on walnut tops).
- High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer 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 coil.
- 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.
- 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...
- Other body woods available at market price (domestic US woods only).
- Carved top, add $500.
- Hardwood cap on back of body, same wood as top, add $200.
- 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.
- Baritone scale lengths on 6-string guitars, add $200. Scale lengths must have 1 inch difference: for example, 27 inch treble to 28 inch bass multi-scale.
- Short scale lengths on 4-string basses, add $200. Scale lengths must have 1 inch difference: for example, 30 inch treble to 31 inch bass multi-scale.
- Custom hand-rubbed dye burst or fade on top, back, or neck, add $300.
- High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer on body, sprayed and finished by Joe Parker, add $500. Custom colors or bursts available for additional cost.
- Other tuners available at market price.
- Other pickups available at market price, plus $200.
- Wood or plastic pickup covers, add $200.
- "Jay" soundhole with body chambering on Iris or Alma models, add $400.
PRices
Base prices:
- 6-, 7-, and 8-string guitar, and 4- and 5-string string bass: $3,295.00