~ Rock n Roll Relics ~

Rock 'N' Roll guitarist Billy Rowe turns relic guitar builder.

Rock 'N’ Roll Relics has been in business since 2005. They are all about building that dream guitar for an affordable price that plays great, sounds great and looks cool.

All Rock 'N' Roll Relics guitars are hand-crafted and built from the ground up with each one given detailed attention. They start each build with hand picked light weight alder, ash or pine depending on the year, make and color. All their bodies are two piece and in some cases 3 pieces depending on the color. Set neck guitar bodies are made from two or sometimes three piece African mahogany depending on the color. One piece bodies for any model are available for an additional charge.

Bolt on necks offered are one piece maple or maple with rosewood fingerboard with vintage single action truss rods with heel adjust. All bolt on necks are acquired raw with no finish from ALL PARTS. Set necks are made from African mahogany and are available with a rosewood or ebony fingerboard. All edges are hand rolled for a smooth and vintage feel up and and down the neck. Custom necks are available which can be cut from the wood of your choice to exactly what you are after profile and fret wise. Additional charge for a custom cut neck will apply.

ALL their finish work is done in nitrocellulose lacquer and applied very thin to achieve that natural feel and tone. No plastics or polly’s are used in any of their builds.

The aging levels for bodies, necks and hardware are "light, medium and heavy."

Rock 'N' Roll Relics uses Nunley Custom and D.Allen pickups for all their builds and can offer other pickup choices if the customer is after a specific one.

The approximate time frame for a custom build is 4-8 weeks for bolt on neck guitars and 8-10 weeks for set neck guitars.

Rock 'N' Roll Relics customers include: Keith Urban, James Hetfield (Metallica), Stevie D. (Buckcherry), Kevin Breit (Norah Jones), Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), and Gilby Clarke (Guns 'N' Roses).

Here's an article from Vintage Guitar about Rock n Roll Relics.