Gaylord guitars
Inspired by the dragsters, funny cars and junk yard street rods – those classic hot rodded bare bones cars that screamed down the drag strip – Gaylord Guitars are hand crafted for the rowdy crowd in Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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Custom Shop Digger in shockingly blue, 7 lbs 6oz. 
GG uses premium duncan, dimarzio, Dylan and Gotoh pickups 
Medium ‘C’ profile necks, typically .82 thick 1st fret and .96 at 12th fret 
12″ radius rosewood fingerboards, CTS pots and quality electronics, nitro lacquer aged finishes 
Custom Shop Digger in smoker green metallic, 7 lbs .06 oz 
Using hipshot, Gotoh and quality hardware, intonatable saddles 
Fingerboards have mildly rolled edges, pearl dots 
60’s medium ‘C’ neck profile 
Custom Shop Digger in classic sunburn, 6 lbs 9.6 oz 
alder body, MIJ Gotoh Alpha pickups 
sapele 60’s medium ‘C’ neck profile, nitro lacquer 
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Custom Shop Fueler in blackburst, 6 lbs 1.29 oz 
black limba top over basswood body, maple medium ‘C’ profile neck, rosewood fingerboard 
dimarzio super distortion HB bridge and double stack “Less Noise” single neck pickups 
Hipshot locking tuners, nitro lacquer, see more details on Reverb 
alder body, dimarzio 36 anniversary PAF HB pickup, Hipshot hardtail bridge 
mahogany 60s medium ‘C’ neck with rolled maple fingerboard 
nitro lacquer, white competition stripes 
Custom Shop Hummer in burst, 8 lbs 7 oz 
Shawbucker 2 HB pickup, hipshot vibrato 
mahogany body and 60’s ‘C’ profile neck,rolled edge rosewood fingerboard 
GG stepped headstock, hipshot tuners, nitro lacquer 
Custom Shop Oiler in vanilla cream over sunburst, 7 lbs 12.2 oz 
alder body, MIJ Gotoh T pickup, rolled edge rosewood fingerboard 
GG stepped headstock, string thru body 
60’s ‘C’ neck profile, nitro lacquer 
Custom Shop Oiler in pale gold over sonic blue, 7 lbs 6.4 oz 
alder body, seymour duncan antiquity broadcaster pickup, rosewood fingerboard 
60s ‘C’ sapele neck, nitro lacquer 
Custom Shop Oiler in ice blue metallic over black and white, 7 lbs 13.8 oz 
alder body, MIJ Gotoh T-style pickup, rolled rosewood fingerboard 
60’s ‘C’ sapele neck, nitro lacquer 
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necks and bodies in production 
Fuelers stained before paint 
Fueler in assembly pre-stage phase 
Fueler headstock and Dan working on a neck 
Fueler in marine dream blue after set-up 
Slammer in production – customizing pickguard template 
Slammer in pre-stage assembly phase 
Slammer dialing it in for assembly 
Slammer gets a back plate 
various necks in production 
Hummers with weight relief in paint 
Diggers and a Hummer in paint 
Digger in wood production 
Oiler branded and serialized, ready for assembly 
wood stash 
rough cuts before routing 
headstock early phase 
Digger assembled 
Digger headstock, strung 
Digger ready for final set-up 
Hummer ready for distressing 
necks profiled ready for fingerboard glue up 
body and top glue up 
the shop 
body router carve before sanding 
body carve with hand router 
Dirk testing a custom body made for his neck
Hot rodded guitar models! –
- Digger – An Off-set original
- Oiler – Esquire-like with arm and belly carves
- Hummer – Super S-style with hard tail or vibrato
- Fueler – Blending LP and T-style with a unique carve
- Slammer – Edgy off-set original with a cove carve
- Rodder – Coming Soon
- Dapper Dan – Set-neck carved top 3-on-a-side
- Danny Boy – A flat top JR. 3-on-a-side tuners
Swamp Man sighting near Vero Beach, FL
Our finishes are usually a nitrocellulose lacquer with thin application & accents, stripes or spray-overs in a variety of classic combos or bursts. We specialize in aged satin to semi-gloss sheens with a “worn-in” look and feel. Our guitars feel like an old friend (no, not that one, and not the one who still hasn’t returned your borrowed gear either!) and they are a pleasure to play. We typically use hotter 70’s – 80’s humbuckers, P90’s or single coils from Duncan, DiMarzio, Dylan and MIJ Gotoh pickups. We will install any desired pickup into your new custom guitar. Email for details.
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Each guitar is a one-of-a-kind custom, made by hand in Vero Beach, Florida U.S.A. We build in small batches and accept commissions where you choose the pickups, switching config and colors. Email for pricing and pre-order details.
Our AAA (Artificial Age Adjustment = relics!) process is da bomb and all of our builds are created in our shop at a comparatively affordable cost.
See currently available axes on Reverb, however, email us prior to purchase at info@gaylordguitars.com to find out about special delivery and discount options for cash and Zelle purchases (instead of Reverb), so email before ordering.
Upcoming in-person events:
January 10th 2026 – Saturday @ Indian River Mall, Vero Beach – Rock-Of-Ages Guitar Blow Out 10AM to 4PM https://maps.app.goo.gl/jACKGYeJintNnY4J8
January 31st & February 1st 2026 – Saturday / Sunday @ Central Florida Fairgrounds – Orlando International Guitar & Music Expo 10AM to 4PM https://maps.app.goo.gl/DWJtY7G4o1j2bvv38
March 21st & 22nd 2026 – Saturday / Sunday @ Williamson County Ag Expo Park, Franklin, TN – Amigos Nashville Guitar Show 10AM to 5PM https://www.amigoguitarshows.com/nashville-2/
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