04/08/2026
THE STORY CONTINUES…
After seeing Million Johnnys fabulous gigs, we set out to replace the family heirloom he was playing with a new guitar built for performing. To pay homage to his Dad’s guitar, we went for a dreadnaught - the same shape as his Dad’s. Luckily, we had a beef wood back and sides set acquired a few years ago from Australian Guitar Timbers by David Linton. The Luthier’s Choice. . It’s heavy duty timber mainly used for fence posts and railway sleepers - no one had used it for a guitar yet. It was just waiting for the right customer!
Everything about this guitar is built tough. We choose a Huon pine soundboard for its resistance to marking, a Huon pine neck, Gidgee fretboard and bridge, then a combination of Beefwood and Huon Pine for the head stock veneer and rosette.
We made everything a bit thicker than normal, making guitar fairly heavy but strong.
Johnny tried it for the first time on Friday night at the Pomona Hotel with his band A Million Johnnys and we both agreed we nailed it! This new guitar currently has already broken a personal record for Johnny, holding up the longest performance without breaking a string.
Johnny usually breaks a string when rocking out, so he needed a heard wearing guitar that could keep up!
We just loved bringing this vision to life and hope that Johnny loves his new guitar as much as we do!
