AVAILABLE • NOS
Knaggs Doug Rappoport Kenai
Tier 1 • Sunflower • DR #55 / Kenai 656
Joe-selected Tier 1 tiger-striped top, East Indian rosewood and Seymour Duncan pickups.
ARTISTIC GUITARS
Guitars
Exceptional instruments for serious players and collectors, personally selected by Gary Thomas.
ONE-OFF TREASURE • NOS
Knaggs Steve Stevens SSC #104
Tier 1 • Vintage Burst • Brazilian Rosewood
Gary-specified SSC with solid old-growth Brazilian rosewood neck, fingerboard and headstock.
PROTOTYPE RUN • NOS
Nik Huber Rietbergen Proto Run #7
2012 • #7 of 12 • Old Natural
An original Proto Run instrument offered directly to Gary by Nik Huber, with exceptional woods and Häussel ’59 humbuckers.
AVAILABLE • MINT
Gibson Warren Haynes ES-335 #86
2014 • Cherry • #86 of 500
Selected from several examples for acoustic presence, with the rounded 1959/1960-style neck profile Gary prefers.
ONE-OFF TREASURE • NOS
Knaggs Keya Tier 1, Serial #3
Golden Natural • 24 Fret • Early Knaggs
The first Keya with a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, featuring the Joe-selected top originally intended for Serial #1.
BLACK RHINO #1 OF 11 • NOS
Knaggs Black Rhino Sheyenne #1
2018 • Tier 1 • Charcoal Burst
The first instrument in Joe Knaggs’ 11-guitar Black Rhino collection, preserved NOS with signed Rhino drawing.
BLACK RHINO #9 OF 11 • NOS
Knaggs Black Rhino Severn HSS #9
2018 • Tier 1 • Charcoal Burst
A dramatic quilted-maple Severn from the 11-guitar Black Rhino collection, with a flamed-maple pickguard and HSS Lollar configuration.
LIMITED RUN • NOS
Knaggs Kenai Apollo 11 #7
2019 • Tier 2 • Kenai #816
Apollo 11 commemorative Kenai with Pearlworks Saturn V fingerboard artwork and special 50th-anniversary COA.
ONE OF THREE • NOS
Knaggs Severn ’59 Relic’d #1012
2019 • Tier 3 • Tri-Burst
One of three ’59 Relic’d Severns conceived by Gary and individually built by Joe Knaggs, with Brazilian rosewood and a worn-in neck feel.
ONE OF TWO • NOS
Knaggs Choptank Tier 1 #25
2011 • Golden Natural • Brazilian Rosewood
One of only two Choptanks built for Artistic Guitars with figured-mahogany lamination construction.
HISTORIC • NEAR MINT
1978 Benedetto Supreme #1
Serial #1878 • Bob’s First 18-Inch Guitar
Documented in Bob Benedetto’s production ledger as his first 18-inch guitar, with walnut from his father’s cabinet work.
Personally SelectedI choose guitars because I believe they are special.
Builder RelationshipsLong history with some of the finest builders in the world.
Knowledge You Can TrustDirect, informed guidance from Gary Thomas.
Personal ServiceYou deal directly with me.