Features & Specifications

What's Different about Donovan Leah?

We believe in the GOOD life. This means building inspiring musical instruments from a good place. From the forests to the musician, we want everyone, at every step to be valued.

How do we do that?

We are thankful for the Luthier's traditions...but not beholden to them. We know that most guitars are made from Exotic Mahogany, Rosewood & Ebony. And there are plenty of great guitars made from these materials. However, we believe that we can make amazing guitars from woods that are found much closer to home...so we do.

It means that we have to apply a few different techniques to voice a Donovan Leah. Like solid Walnut lining, instead of the traditional kerfed Spruce.

We also choose Torrified Maple for our necks. This process alters the structure of the maple in a way that is integral to our guitar recipe.

Finally, we use an advanced modern mono-coat finish, both inside and out. It is extremely strong, yet impossibly thin. This allows the wood to speak with the least interference from coats of finish. It also happens to be safe for us and our environment. Which we think is a very good thing.