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Motor Ave Guitars

Handmade Rock & Roll guitars

About Me

Please see motorave.com

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My Interests

We're open for walk-in's 12-5 monday-saturday, or by appointment. CLOSED on sunday. Calling ahead is best: 323-850-5773.

I'd like to meet:

guitar players.

My Blog

Two New BelAires

BlackTop with an ebony fingerboard, TV Jones pickups, and a Bigsby.CLICK TO ENLARGEKorina BelAire with humbuckers and a Bigsby.CLICK TO ENLARGE...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:48:00 PST

up and running

Well friends, we are back in business! The shop is functional and we're taking orders. For a more indepth explanation of our construction project, check out the shop tour page at motorave.com (CLICK H...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:07:00 PST

New Shop

Well after removing walls, putting in beams, blue screened computers, and escrow hell... we're on our way towards the new Durham, NC incarnation of MotorAve Guitars! The photos are of the second floo...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:47:00 PST

The end of repairs

We have been telling everyone who's come into the shop for the last few weeks that we are closing down our repair business- and now it's time to get the word out for real. As of the middle of June we ...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Fri, 25 May 2007 05:15:00 PST

Buyer Beware

A few weeks ago a very nice guy brought in an early 70's strat. And while it had been modified and refinished sometime in the seventies it was still in the same shape as it was when the guy got it in ...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Tue, 22 May 2007 05:57:00 PST

Gibson Headstock Break

A common Les Paul headstock break is glued and clamped- and is usually good to go. But if you travel the world gigging with the guitar or the headstock has broken more than once (as in this case) Mark...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Tue, 22 May 2007 04:50:00 PST

LeMans page updated

Hello All,The LeMans' have been rolling of the assembly line in the last few weeks- and I wanted to share the new photos. Check them out!http://www.motorave.com/lemans.htmWe will be adding text (and m...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:58:00 PST

It finally happened

After years of struggling to maintain a web presence, I finally taught myself enough tricks to put a website together. So, my friends I invite you to visit the new, rough hewn www.motorave.com. I will...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:36:00 PST

nothings impossible- just impassable

Well, after lots of gluing and clamping and gluing and clamping & here it is. There were too many missing pieces of wood for it to just go back together and after all this guitar has been through, aes...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:37:00 PST

Gentlemen, start your engines!

    Here it is- #17, the Le Mans prototype. We have a few orders already, and are currently accepting more. The first batch will be finished around Valentines Day. More specific info on...
Posted by Motor Ave Guitars on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:14:00 PST