Builder: McCurdy Guitars

McCurdy Guitars is a business founded by NYC-based luthier Ric McCurdy, specializing in custom-made guitars with a focus on acoustics, playability, and aesthetics. The business offers a range of guitar models, each designed for different musical styles. A deposit is required to place an order, and specifications are often tailored to the customer's desires.

The Moderna by McCurdy Guitars

The updated version of the acoustic archtop guitar. Its evolutionary upper bout port gives the player a richer sound usually enjoyed only by the people...

The Albion by McCurdy Guitars

Built for jazz icon John Abercrombie, to complement his legato playing style. Features- Solid Sitka Spruce top- Honduran Mahogany neck and back- Solid Ebony fittings-...

The Milano by McCurdy Guitars

Semi-hollow, thin-body electric archtop. The neck-through-body construction gives this guitar endless sustain and lighting fast response. A versatile guitar for all types of music. Features-...

Della by McCurdy Guitars

The Della solid-body guitar is hand-built from scratch in New York City. The luthier-selected woods include alder body, quarter-sawn maple neck, and Brazilian rosewood fingerboard....

Transfonic Archtop by McCurdy Guitars

A whole new way to look at archtop design. Traditional archtops push the sound forward and sound best 10' away; like a violin. The Transfonic...

The Perfecta by McCurdy Guitars

True arch top sound at any volume, made for live performance. The Perfecta exhibits the characteristic soft attack of the arch top while keeping the...

Mercury by McCurdy Guitars

Messenger of the Gods. Introduced in 2004, this is a semi-hollow body, two-pickup electric guitar. This compact electric guitar is 14'' at the lower bout....