Get 'Em While They're Hot

 

We prefer using Wildwood Mfg. or Musikraft bodies and necks, along with the occasional small-builder bodies made from pine, alder and lightweight paulownia. We generally use Don Mare, Lindy Fralin, Klein, D. Allen, Kuwabara and/or Throbak pickups; Glendale Parts, and other high-quality parts for our guitar builds. Custom paintjobs on some models are made possible by the amazing psychedelic craft of Willard Snow. Join the select group of original owners of the Bunnynose Guitars Willardcasters !! Each guitar is a unique instrument, there isn’t another one like it anywhere. It was built, perhaps for me - built to be loved, by anyone not looking for an anonymous, factory-perfect production-line product. Inherent in the process may be some cosmetic imperfections, although structurally, each guitar is a solid player for a working musician. My design concept is to create guitars that look like they are old, have been your favorite and have acquired a well-worn visual appearance without phony relicing. It has been built to amaze and set up by an artist to intonate correctly and play with comfortable action. That said, most people have their own idea of what an optimal setup is and we encourage you to have your own guy set it up after you receive it if you desire. Your guitar will come with a Bunnynose Guitars business card with our contact information. You will find full particulars of your guitar; i.e., body source, neck info, pickup info, electronics info on the back of the card. Should you lose it, you can always contact us for a digital facsimile. These guitars are sold ‘as-is’ with no warranties, except: Bunnynose Guitars warrants repairs for any manufacturer’s defects of any original electrical parts (pickups, switch, pots, wiring) for six monthsfrom date of purchase, unless the damage has been done in the process of attempting to augment the originally sold guitar. All transportation costs will be borne by the buyer. Warranty does not apply to finish to the body or neck, or to any issues pertaining to the neck itself. Email me if you have a guitar you've been dreaming of owning. We can build it for you at a price you'll like.

 

 

AVAILABLE GUITARS:

A few more available ones here.

#89 "Icy" Mongrel with Musikraft neck, Glendale hardware &
Throbak Pro-90 AlNiCo pickups
$2150
Details and sales info here.

 

#90"Pissy" Mongrel with Musikraft neck, Glendale hardware
w/1 Throbak Soapbar ‘52-54 P90 neck + Throbak Pre-T 301 PAF humbucker
$2150
Details and sales info here.

 

#91 "Chawclitty" Chawclit Mongrel with Musikraft neck, Glendale hardware
w/1 Throbak Soapbar‘52-54 P90 neck + 1 Throbak Pre-T 301 PAF humbucker bridge
$2150
Details and sales info here.

 

SOLD GUITARS:

 

CONTACT ME DIRECTLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS

 

#1 "Blacky" Not for sale.

 

#2 "Bluebell"

 

#3 "Barry"

 

#4 "Slidey"

 

 

#5 "Greeny 1"

#6 "Ready"

 

#7 "Clocky"

Owner testimonial: Mark Wright: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

 

#8 "Surfy" STOLEN

 

#9 "Willard 1"

Angelo Metz demos "The Willard" here

Owner testimonial: Jeremy Mohler: “guitar came in today brotha looks awesome, feels awesome
everything i can ask for man! great work you two! hell yeah man its beastly sounds and
plays like a dream got 0 complaints all frets feel perfect
tell willard i said he's the motha *uckin man “

#10 "Greeny 2"

Owner Testimonial: Big Country Boy (Ed Dodson): “Great guitar. Put a
little steel wool to the back of the neck and now it's slicker
than deer guts on a door knob. The Antiquity sounds great.”

 

#11 "Blacky 2"
Mark Pritchard demos Blacky 2 here

 

#12 "Yellabrown" NOT FOR SALE

 

#13 "Willard No. 2" NOT FOR SALE

 

#14 "Willard No. 3"
Owner testimonial: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

Angelo Metz gives No. 3 a brief workout here.
Played through a '62 Deluxe.

 

#15 "Bucky"

#16 "Willard No. 4"

Owner testimonial: Bill Tuli: She's here!!!!! .... The neck is fricken amazing.
love how the paint is so layered. It's like a 3D painting..... I love the feel of that neck.
Electronics sound great. I'm going to bring my Champ to work
tomorrow for the ultimate crankathon... We began
rehearsals, just basically jamming at SER for next album. Of course I brought W4.
Great sounding ... ! And the neck was smooth as silk. This thing is a tone monster!

YOU CAN READ HOW MUCH RAM TULI LOVES THIS GUITAR IN HIS BOOK
STRATS & TELES: A LOVE STORY available on Amazon Kindle

 

#17 "Blacksteel"

Owner testimonial: Dan Streck: "Love the guitar, man!
Beautiful guitar. Very happy. And, Nick called once he'd received
notification of delivery to make sure everything arrived safely. Good people."

 

#18 "Charlie"

Owner testimonial: Val McCallum: "... amazing! The guitar is perfect !
Plays excellent and sounds ridiculous.”

 

#19 "Custom Order"

Owner testimonial: Peter Jordi: “Hello wrap artist. The eagle has
landed. I just received the beautiful Bunnynose Guitar and
loved it from the very beginning ...
Thanks for your craftsmanship and for the secure packaging....
The feel of the material, the haptic, is very
smooth and comfortable, there's no roughness and the look of the
guitar is nothing but amazing! Congratulations!
And here's a video of my first contact. Sorry about the
mistakes but I had to play on and on...
Thanks for this great instrument. I'm lovin' it!."

 

 

#20 "Mikey's"

Owner testimonial: Mike Randle: “Nick, the (guitar) kicked
major ass at reh yesterday. It has a fantastic and unique sound
and there were no issues. The pickup sounds fab. Thanks again.”

#21 "Surfgreen"

Owner testimonial: Mark Fulford: “Nick, Guitar arrived today. Holy shit;
the "aging" looks better than any intentional job I've seen....
I'll let you know once I come down off cloud 9! :rolleyes::cool:” ...
Love the Kleins! I also love the Kluson tuners. Those gears move so effortlessly.
Very happy. You build one damn fine guitar, sir. If you would like to use me as a reference,
or testimonial, I'm in (not that my playing ability would be recognized; ha ha). Cheers. “

 

#22 "Red"

hear it played directly into a '62 Vibrolux 1x12. No effects.

Owner testimonial: Tom Dever: "Received the guitar, wow! I love it. Great work,
I really appreciate it.All around great guitar !!! Thanks again"

 

#23 "Goldmist"

hear it played directly into a '62 Vibrolux 1x12. No effects.

Owner testimonial: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

 

#24 "Tortguard" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop
hear it played directly into a '62 Vibrolux 1x12. No effects.

hear a little more

 

#25 "Clearfork"

 

#26 "The Basketcase"

Owner testimonial: Gary Goodlow: "Guitar sounds and plays great, and the pics don't
do justice to the beautifully ghastly green :)"

 

#28 "Sra. Naturale" Pine body, Musikraft neck, Throbak Pre-T 301
pickups, this one's a beast...
hear it played directly into a '62 Vibrolux 1x12. No effects.
Available at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

 

#30 "Willard No. 6"
Hippie Dan Winstrom gives No. 6 a brief workout here.
Owner testimonial: Robert Keeley: "Incredible guitar! Thank You!!"

 

Robert Keeley

 

#31 "Willard No. 7"
Hippie Dan gives No. 7 a brief workout here.

And this is Neil Lapointe of Cubensis playing her at the OC Festival:

 

#32 "The Mess" Custom Order
see the video !

 

 

#34 "Bitchen"

Owner testimonial: Scott Shipley: "It's one of the best (guitars) I've ever played."

 

#35 "Blacky 3"

Owner testimonial: Angelo Metz: Click here

 

#36 was "The Weimeraner II" which turned into #82 aka "ShitBrowne."

 

#37 "The Paisley Mess" Rosewood fingerboard, Duncan
Antiquity Firebird and Antiquity Bridge
Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

 

#39 "The Willard Zebra"

Victor Krummenacher playing the Zebra at Campout 2017

 

#40 "Willard No. 9"

 

#41 "Willard No. 10"
Listen to Dr. Metz noodle a bit.

 

 

#42 "Willard No. 11"

Owner testimonial: Don Mare: "Just scored your Art painted "Willard" no. 11 --
it was love at first site long ago - and now its mine! what was the inspration if I may ask? -
to me its got Woodstock meets Sublime Liquidness, and looks like it was Alive
in 1968 and has faded ... its ART and Original.100% and will stay loved
and in the same order it was made..

 

#43 "Willard No. 12"

 

#44 "Willard No. 13"

#45 "Willard No. 14" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#46 "Willard No. 15" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#47 "Purple Heys" - Tragically destroyed in a fire!

 

#48 "Nancy"

Owner testimonial: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

 

#49 "Blacky IV"

Owner testimonial: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

 

#50 "New Yella"

 

 

#52 "Scott's" Custom order.

Owner testimonial: Scott Christensen: "Sounds and plays great!"
Three weeks later: "I am really liking my Bunnynose! Have had an opportunity
to play it in a band setting, and man it really growls! ... a bit of a
break-in period have really brought out the beast in this beauty."

 

#53 "Daphne" Listen to Dr. Metz mess around a little.

 

#54"Gumby"
Listen to Dr. Metz tickle her a little

#55 "Junior I"

Owner testimonial: Mike Coleman: "Love the guitar. Nice work."

 

#56 "Pillhead" ash body, Musikraft neck, Don Mare's Joel Foy pickups, TonePros Klusons...
Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#57 "Smoky" Weighs 4.5 pounds
Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#58 "Goldirocks"

Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

 

#59 "Blacky V"

 

#60 "Pinky" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

Here's Pinky in her new home in Paris, France:

 

Ian's Testimonial #1: "Hi. I saw Pinky at McCabe's last week and fell in love.  I brought it home to Paris on
the last flight from LAX before they closed the borders. I'm happy to be quarantined
with this and my girlfriend for 5 weeks!  Thx, China, Macron, and Bunnynose !

Ian's Testimonial #2: "Hi Nick, I hope you don't mind another photo.  I thought the light
looked great in the apartment this morning.  The guitar is so beautiful, it
brings me joy even when I'm not playing it.  I hope you're staying safe and
healthy at this strange time in human history."

Since then, Ian bought a second Bunnynose Guitar !

 

 

#61 "Polly" - Featherweight Paulownia body with a Musikraft neck and Don Mare pickups. 5.25 pounds.

Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#62 "Blacky VI"

 

 

#63 "Flamey" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#65 "Buttscotch II"

 

#66 "Orangish" Ash singlecut body with D. Allen "Fat 59's" pickups and standard vintage hardware.
Available at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#68 "Three P Oh!" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#69 "Deluxe" Custom order.

#70 "Adam's Whiteguard" Custom order.

Owner Testimonial: Adam Daniel: "It's my first non-poly guitar. Incredible how open and
resonant a guitar can sound without that thick goop!"

 

#71 "Deluxxi" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

 

#72 "Green Moon"Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#73 "Mikey's" 2nd Custom order.

 

#74 "The Fireball" Not for sale. That's one of mine!

 

#75 "The Blue Surfgirl"

 

#76 "Foxey" Klein 1952 pickups, rosewood neck.

 

#77 "Loveless" Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#78 "Greeny III"

Owner testimonial: Mark Bourne: "Hi Nick I received the guitar this morning and it's been riding
around with me in my truck all day as I gaze upon its beauty it has exceeded
all my expectations... Can't believe how light it is."

His Reverb testimonial: 5 Stars +
"Tone? Yes. Playability? Yes. Asthetics? Double yes, (yes yes). I want more.
Go check one out. Additionally, the seller called me and worked with
me on the setup. Bonus. Thank you Mr. Bunnynose."

"I forgot to mention how much I like the slightly worn and not reliced feel
of the guitar. It's a nice touch, I think the relicing going on is silly, but this ... just
feel like an old friend. Great work!"

 

#79 "Greeny IV"
Owner testimonial: "Five Stars on Reverb. com"

 

#80 "Surfpuppy" (Custom Order)

Owner testimonial: “...Has tons a spank and decent sustain. It has a very free, unfettered sound that I like... I now have a unique, interesting, functional guitar with a sound that has a lot of character. It rounds out my guitar collection, nicely. It has been a pleasure working with you on this project.”Here's her new owner playing her!

 

 

#82 "Shitbrowne" Wildwood ash body, Musikraft maplecapped neck, All Glendale,
Don Mare "Green Onions" pickups, etc. Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#83 "Surfpuppet"

 

#84 PGK Les Paul II Black w/Throbak Peter Greens
SOLD at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

 

#86 "Conversion" Custom order.

 

#87 "Tha Bwuce"
Sold at McCabe's Guitar Shop

 

#88 "Mark's Guitar" custom order.

 

#92 Yard Boy" w/Don Mare’s “Yard Boy”
w/Jeff Beck ‘54 5.86k ℧ Tribute: for Yardbirds' tone

 

#93 "Jagmaster Conversion" Custom order.

 

#94 "Candygirl" Custom order.

 

#95 "Colin's" Custom order.

 

#96 "The Willard BW 2" W/Fralin Steelpole 42 pickups.

 

#98 A miniature singlecut
Klein Nocasters, all vintage-style hardware 26" total length. Available for sale.
Inquire for details.

 

 

#101 "Tha Lefty Bwuce" Custom Order.

 

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PICKGUARDS

Unique pickguards are available for order or custom order. Get yours now !!

 

original photo of Jimi Hendrix I shot awhile back   OR perhaps a wooden pickguard

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