Jim's guitars have been my most popular guitars for more than a decade now. As Jim's world wide exclusive dealer I have seen virtually every guitar he has built for years and he never ceases to amaze me. There are Redgate owners in virtually every country now, and artists such as Ana Vidovic, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, Ralph Towner and Odair Assad have all acquired Redgate instruments. Please contact me to discuss the various styles, options and features of Jim's guitars and for details about how you can place an order for a custom Redgate of your own.

Jim Redgate is one of the only builders, perhaps the only builder who builds world class lattice braced guitars and world class fan braced double top guitars. It is a tribute to his unique skills and abilities as one of the worlds finest Luthiers that he is able to build so well in these two very different styles. As I have noted before, I find myself in the very lucky and happy position of playing, hearing, and selling more double top guitars from the finest double top builders than anybody in the world. I know a superior double top when I hear one. There is a long and challenging learning curve to building a find double top,one which evades many serious builders. Because of this, I have played many many very 'pedestrian' double top guitars built with earnest intentions by builders who simply have not yet discovered the 'secrets' to building a fine double top, and there are many. A few gifted builders in the world have unlocked the potential of the double top guitar invented by Matthias Dammann in the 1980's, with simply stunning results. Jim is one of those builders.

Jim's double top guitars are the result of years of focused and highly successful development. Jim's double top guitars are purely "Redgate" in nature as he has combined his years as of knowledge building fine lattice braced guitars with his studies of double tops, the result of which is one of the most beautiful and individually pure sounding double tops available. Jim's double tops are my best selling double tops now and are enjoyed by many fine players including Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and Odair Assad. They possess creamy rich basses and full round singing trebles that are augmented by a warm and varied tonal palette to produce a highly refined and beautiful personality. Inspiring, convincing and emotional guitars. Another supreme offering from one of the world's best builders.

Jim has a supply of top quality Rosewood, and absolutely stunning master grade Cedar for the soundboard, and if desired, some marvelous German Spruce. All woods are Master grade though there is an option to have the pick of his wood stock that is in limited supply for the very best sets. This "special" option is available for those who want the very best combination of rosewood and soundboard that Jim has in his shop at the time their guitar is built. Jim's guitars come standard with Schaller HG-1 tuners. Handcrafted Graf tuning machines are also available as an option which are the best tuners I have found anywhere and the design of which matches Jim's rosette perfectly, or supply him direct with the tuner of your choice. A Hiscox case is standard, however many clients choose the optional Karura carbon fiber Artist Touring case and case cover that was a joint design effort between Karura, myself, Jim and Ana Vidovic, the best case you can buy in my opinion.

A list of additional options is located on this page, any questions please contact me.

To learn more click here to visit the Jim Redgate homepage, and feel free to contact me directly for the answers to any questions you have or to discuss placing an order.