McAlister Guitars

05/16/2023

This page was meant to be my formal business page, but since I have no business being formal, I’ll be deleting it soon.
Please friend me at my personal page: Roy Mcalister

01/19/2022

25th anniversary model ‘Tree of Life’ inlay, hand cut and inlaid.
..And a panting dog reminding me it’s past dinner time!

01/15/2022

We fight poverty by creating exquisite guitars by hand in our trade school, located in Uganda. Our guitars are amongst the finest available today.

01/09/2022

Brazilian rosewood 25th anniversary Sarzana model.

12/18/2021

Currently available:
-C-Tuxedo model
-European maple back & sides
-German spruce top
-Mahogany neck (black lacquer)
-Ebony fretboard, bridge & binding
-24.9” scale
-Black & White ebony details
-Gotoh 510 tuners
-Hard shell case
$8500.00

10/24/2021

02/23/2021

Custom order 24.625” scale CME Marcus Eaton model with quilted sapele back and sides and a German spruce top.

02/18/2021

Maple/ German spruce C model cutaway with full body sunburst

07/01/2020

Custom C model detail

12/20/2018

Michelle Willis is a singer, songwriter, and keyboard player who lives and works primarily out of Toronto, Canada.

04/29/2018

Spec guitar: Koa/German spruce 12 fret L-00 model

This spec guitar is in progress waiting for the neck to be carved and lacquered. It's a custom Koa & bear-claw German spruce 12 fret L-00 model with 24.9" scale. Anyone interested in having me carve the neck to their specs...or custom inlays/fret markers, please contact me. If not, I'll be carving the neck to vintage specs: 1 13/16" nut, 2 5/16" spacing at the bridge with a subtle V profile and neck thickness of .820" at the first fret. This is a fantastic fingerstyle guitar that will be completed in approximately 3 weeks.

03/26/2018

My dear friend Marcus Eaton playing the guitar David Crosby had me build for him

Here is a version of my song 'Fiona' for the NPR Tiny Desk contest.

03/25/2018

12 fret Sarzana model with Black Limba back & sides and an Adirondack spruce top. Currently available.

02/23/2018

McAlister Guitars included in "Meet The Makers" article in 'South Sound Magazine' ...very nice article about local artisans.

https://southsoundmag.com/meet-makers-local-creators/

11/20/2017

My dear friend Marcus Eaton produced this video after a recent visit to my shop. Music performed and recorded by Marcus on his McAlister Guitar.

10/27/2017

FS: Gently used 12fret Dreadnought

• Old growth quartersawn Brazilian rosewood
• Adirondack spruce top
• Snakewood binding
• Abalone top border
• Slothead
• Pyramid bridge
• 1 7/8* nut & 2 5/16" spacing at bridge

Exquisite guitar incorporating vintage and contemporary details. Master grade Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack spruce make this both a fantastic instrument and quality investment. Please inquire for pricing.

08/16/2017

Playing the first guitar I built for David here...

Celebrate singer-songwriter David Crosby’s birthday today by revisiting a 1970 recording made with members of the Grateful Dead as David & The Dorks.

08/16/2017

Old growth Brazilian rosewood Concert model cutaway with snakewood binding.