Custom Options

For Acoustic Instruments

Base Price for all Acoustic Instruments as of April 2018 is – $1875 all options are offered “a la cart” some restrictions apply All prices are subject to change without notice All Orders must be reviewed by Madsen Guitars for final price approval All Arch-top Guitars add $1200 — A-Style Mando-family $450 — F-style mando-family $1000 (restrictions apply)

Instrument Type

  • 6-String Acoustic
  • 12-String Acoustic
  • Acoustic Bass
  • Classical
  • Arch-Top
  • Mandolin
  • Madola
  • Tenor Guitar
  • Baritone Guitar

Body Shape

  • Small Parlor (0)
  • Large Parlor (00)
  • Concert
  • OM (000)
  • AM-1 Crossover
  • Ditson Dread
  • Grand Concert
  • Modern Dread
  • Jumbo(17″)
  • Mando-A
  • Mando-F
  • 14″ Tenor G or Octave M
  • Thunder Bass
  • Traditional Dreadnaught
  • Sloped Dreadnaught
  • Ramirez
  • Torres
  • Garcia

Soundboard

  • AA Sitka or Engelmann Spruce
  • AA Western Red Cedar
  • Douglas Fir
  • Alaskan Yellow Cedar
  • AA Lutz Spruce – $70
  • AA Red Spruce – $125
  • AA German Spruce – $145
  • AA Carpathian Spruce – $125
  • All AAA Tops add $125
  • Master Grade Available upon request

Back/Sides

  • 1/4 Sawn Black Maple
  • 1/4 Sawn Maple
  • Brazilian Cherry – $90
  • Khaya Mahogany – $90
  • Sapele Mahogany
  • Bublinga – $140
  • Wenge – $175
  • 2nd Indian Rosewood – $150
  • Honduran Mahogany – $150
  • Black Limba – $150
  • Flamed Maple – $185
  • Figured Walnut – $200
  • Figured Sapele – $225
  • Santos – $300
  • 1st Indian Rosewood – $300
  • Std Koa – $350
  • Ribbon Mahogany – $450
  • Cocobolo – $650
  • Ziricote – $650
  • Madagascar Rosewood – $800
  • Honduran Rosewood – $650
  • Amazon Rosewood – $800
  • Brazilian Rosewood – $1300 and up
  • Flamed Koa – $800 and up

Bracewood

  • Sitka Spruce
  • Lutz Spruce – $75
  • German Spruce – $120
  • Adirondack Spruce – Top – $75
  • Entire – $140
  • Graphite Layered Bracing – $200

Brace Design

  • Signature Modern X
  • 30’s Martin Forward Shifted – $100
  • Torres Fan
  • Ramirez Cross/Fan – $100
  • Double Tone Bars
  • Archtop X Brace – $75

Glue

  • Titebond Aliphatic Resin
  • Hot Hide Glue – Soundboard – $100
  • All Braces – $250
  • Entire Instrument – $400 (Some Restrictions)

Soundhole Size

  • Classical – 3 5/16″
  • Small Body Steel String – 3 7/8″
  • Standard Steel String 4″
  • Bluegrass Special 4.25″
  • F-Holes
  • Oval Archtop – $130

Rosette

  • 1/4″ Wood
  • 3 Band Wood – $30
  • Radial Wood – $65
  • 3-Band with Thin Abalone – $110
  • Thick Single Green Abalone – $160
  • Herringbone 3-band – $75

Neck Block

  • Mahogany/Birch Ply Standard
  • Ultra Light Weight Spruce/Mahogany Ply – $75
  • Classical Footed Neck Block – $450

Neck Joint

  • 2-Bolt Neck Heel & Glued Tonge Standard
  • Traditional Dovetail – $100
  • Full Bolt On – $150

Kerf Linings

  • Standard Modern Mahogany
  • Traditional Triangle Basswood (white) or Mahogany
  • Cedar (cigar box smell) – $15
  • Custom Solid Linings – $100

Binding

  • ABS Black or White Plastic
  • Hard Maple
  • Brazilian Cherry
  • Walnut
  • Tortoise – $25
  • Std Flamed Maple – $60
  • Indian Rosewood – $60
  • Super Flamed Maple – $100
  • Amazon or Madagascar Rosewood – $80
  • Ebony – $100
  • Figured Koa & B/W L – $100
  • Add Black/White/Black Laminate – $150

Back Strip

  • None (Madsen Guitars Preferred Option)
  • Herringbone – $40
  • Abalone 1/8″ & B/W/B – $120

Purfling

  • Black/White/Black Thick or Thin
  • 4-Layer B/W/B/W
  • Herring Bone – $75
  • Custom Wood – $25-$60
  • Abalone “Z-Flex” Top $225 – “45” – $675
  • Traditional Abalone Inlay in Green/Rippled/Paua Heart – Just Top – $450 + Fingerboard – $550
  • Full Body (“45 Style”) $1750

Wedge

  • Ususally to match binding material some custom options available

Inlays

  • Custom designs are quoted and evaluated on a case by case situation

Body Contours

  • Rounded Cutaway – $325
  • Pointed Cutaway – $400
  • Arm Bevel – $500
  • Waist bevel bass or treble – $375
  • Both – $600

Bridge Wood

  • East Indian Rosewood
  • Ebony – $30
  • Ziricote – $30
  • Madagascar Rosewood – $30
  • Amazon Rosewood – $40
  • Brazilian Rosewood – $50

Bridge Design

  • Madsen Standard
  • Classical Standard
  • Modern Classical 12-hole – $40
  • Martin Vintage through-saddle – $45
  • Vintage Pyramid – $100
  • Arch-top Std

Bridge Pins

  • Tintul Rosewood
  • Ivoroid Galaith
  • Bone w/ Dot – $25
  • Bone w/ Abalone – $45
  • Black Water Buffalo – $40
  • Ebony – $20
  • Cocobolo – $20

Bridge Plate

  • 1/4 Sawn Maple
  • East Indian Rosewood – $15
  • Brazilian Rosewood – $$40

Saddle Material

  • Tusq Compensated
  • White Bone – $15
  • Natural Bone – $25
  • Black Water Buffalo – $40

Finish

  • Satin Catalyzed Lacquer
  • Buffed High Gloss Nitro Lacquer – $400
  • Buffed High Glossed Urethane (most durable) – $525
  • Spirit Varnished Sound Board – $200

Color

  • Walnut Stain
  • Red Hahogany Stain
  • 3-Tone Vintage Sunburst

Neck Design

Scale

  • Steel String Guitars – 24.63″-24.9″-25″-25.2″-25.4″-25.5″
  • Bass – 34″
  • Baritone – 27.5″
  • Classical – 640mm-650mm-655mm-660mm
  • Mando – 13 7/8″-16 1/8″-22.5″

Frets #

  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • Mando 22

Fret Material

  • Medium Nickel/Silver 74
  • StewMac Tallest 155
  • StewMac Medium/Jumbo
  • Stainless Med 74 – $75
  • Evo Gold 74 – $75
  • Evo Gold Thin Mando – $60

Nut-End Width

  • Standard 1.6875″ – 2.25″
  • Modern Steel String – 1.71″-2.25″
  • Wide Steel String 1.75″-2.25″
  • Narrow Steel 1.625″-2.2″
  • Modern Fingerstyle 1.78″-2.29″
  • 12-String 1.88″-2.465″
  • Bass 4-String 1.75″-2.5″
  • Mandolin 1.13″-1.66″
  • Mandola 1.2″-1.825″
  • Octave Mando 1.465″-1.885″
  • Classical 2.04″-2.5″
  • Flamenco 2.065″-2.6″

Fingerboard Material

  • Std Indian Rosewood
  • Brazilian Walnut (ipe)
  • Jatoba
  • 1st Grade Indian Rosewood – $35
  • Gabon Ebony (with streaks) – $65
  • 1st Grade Black Ebony – $110
  • Cocobolo Rosewood – $65
  • Madagascar Rosewood – $65
  • Amazon Rosewood – $65
  • Ziricote – $75

Neck Wood

  • 2-Piece Maple
  • 2-Piece Standard Mahogany
  • 2-Piece 1st Mahogany
  • 1-Piece Honduran Mahogany – $110
  • Flamed Maple – $250
  • Flamed Mahogany – $350

Truss Rod

  • 2-way Stainless Modern
  • Dual Graphite Rods – $50
  • Ultra Lightweight USA 2-way Rod – $100

Neck Shape

  • Modern-C
  • Modern-D
  • Fingerstyle Slim/Flat
  • Vintage-V
  • Classical Soft-Round
  • Classical Non-symmetrical
  • Bass Round-C
  • Mando Soft-V

Neck Thickness

  • Modern Steel String – .845″-.890
  • Slim Modern Steel – .825″-.880
  • Vintage – .870″-.915″
  • Bass – .875″-.935″
  • Classical – .890″-.980″
  • Mando – .860″-1.10″

Body Joint Position

  • Standard 14th Fret
  • Vintage 12 fret
  • Modern Small Body 13 Fret
  • Classical 12 Fret
  • Bass 15 Fret

Fretboard Radius

  • 7.25″
  • 9.5″
  • 12″
  • 15″
  • 16″
  • For compound radius select 2 – Add $60

Peg Head Shape

  • Signature Head
  • Vintage Square
  • Slotted Vintage Square – $350
  • Signature Classical
  • Ramirez Classical – $80
  • Bound Headstock – $80

Peg Head Wood

  • Indian Rosewood
  • Gabon Ebony (Natural) – $18
  • Black Ebony – $30
  • Ziricote – $20
  • Cocobolo – $20
  • Brazilian Rosewood – $35
  • Figured BZ Rosewood – $75

Volute Design

  • Smooth Transition (no volute)
  • Vintage Diamond ($60)
  • Half Moon Blended – $35

Nut Material

  • Tusq
  • White Cow Bone – $10
  • Natural Cow Bone – $15
  • Black Water Buffalo – $25
  • Bass 15 Fret

Inlays

  • Pearl 1/8 Dots
  • Pearl 1/4 Dots
  • Paua Abalone 1/4 Dots – $15
  • Pearl Snow Flakes – $80
  • Custom Inlays quoted per job

Side Dots

  • Black or White
  • Pearl Dots – $15
  • Black Pearl Dots – $20
  • Glow in the Dark – $30

Fingerboard Binding

  • Usually to match body binding or fingerboard material – custom options available upon request.

Tuners

  • Std Steel Chrome or Black 15:1
  • Gotoh “Schaller M6” – $20
  • Gotoh Open Back Chrome – $40
  • Gotoh 510 18:1 – $65
  • Gotoh 510 Delta 21:1 – $90
  • Waverly – $100 and up
  • Schaller Open-back Grand-tune – $85
  • Schetler Open-Gear – $75
  • Sloan Classical – $325
  • Schaller Mandolin Grand Tune – $175
  • Waverly Mando – $175

Finish

  • Satin Catalized Laquer
  • Buffed Gloss Laquer – $100
  • Glossed Face of Headstock – $35
  • Bare Natural Oil Rubbed (Maple Only) – $55

Color

  • Vintage Mahogany Stained “Martin Style” – $25

Electronics

  • K & K Products: Pure Mini $115 – Trinity Pro Mini $400 – Mando Pure Mini $135
  • Highlander: IP-1 (preferred) $225 – IP-2 with Mic $385
  • LR Baggs: Element VTC $150 – Stage Pro Element (Side Mount) $200 – Anthem SL $200 – Anthem (internal system) $300 – Stage Pro Anthem (Side mount with tuner) $375
  • Battery: Custom Battery Box for end block $85

Details

  • Custom Considerations
  • Personalized Setup

Hard Shell Case

  • TKL or Guardian Archtop Standard Case
  • TKL Prestige Series – $85
  • Hoffee – $ upon request for custom shape