Electric Mandolins

I’ve always enjoyed making the odd solid bodied instrument; I like the sculptural feel that you get when shaping a large solid piece of wood. Below are two of my solid bodied e-mandos; one with an ash body (2013) and the other maple (2014). Both have blade style humbuckers and piezo transducers in the bridge. You may notice the family resemblance to my Model 2 instruments!

Custom left handed version (2016)

You can find more information about my e-mandos' design here.

Twin Humbucker + 19 Fret neck (New design 2017)

Left-handed Twin Humbucker + 19 Fret neck (2019)

E-mando Octave Mandolin 

4 string E-mando Octave Mandolin 

Nava Standard Plus Mandolins

I introduced the Standard Plus in 2012. The mandolin has a higher level of ornamentation than the regular Standard and it acoustically, benefits from my handmade tailpiece.

Indian Rosewood with Wenge neck

English Walnut, European Spruce

English Walnut, Cedar, Pearl Rosette

You can see and hear Chris playing this mandolin on his YouTube Channel.

Indian Rosewood, Red Spruce

 

Left handed; English walnut and red spruce 

Pau Ferro & Red Spruce

Quilted Maple with Black Walnut neck

(this mandolin lives in Japan)

Pau Ferro & Sitka Spruce

Macassar Ebony and few custom details!

Indian Rosewood and Redwood

Cedar with a black walnut arched (carved) back