Radlin Guitars

04/11/2026

Hello friends... thanks for your ongoing patience, as it seems that being backlog is a steady state. I'm opening up my waitlist.. add yourself by sending an email to [email protected], including a brief description of your need and contact details.

Thank you for your business and patience, you are very much appreciated!

01/02/2026

Hello friends, wishing you each and all well through 2026!

The start of 2026 finds me backlogged with restoration work and new builds.

After January 2, 2026, I will not adding customers to my waitlist. This will persist until I’m caught up and can effect a timely turnaround.

If you were on my waitlist prior to this notice, your place is confirmed and I will get to you in due course.

This notice will be updated here as my status changes, Monitor for status updates.

Thank you for your business and patience!

David Radlin
Radlin Guitars

Craft-built guitars and fretted instrument repairs - serving Windsor-Essex and beyond...

09/25/2025

Another custom pickguard comin’ atcha!…

09/12/2025

Custom pickguards?… absolutely!

05/08/2025

Pleased to share this recently finished build...

This is my RMS model, with specs as follows: maple cap over makore body; flat-sawn maple neck with ebony fingerboard; 24 frets, stainless steel; 25-1/2" scale; D neck carve with 12" fingerboard radius; gloss top; satin back and sides; finish; Seymour Duncan JB in bridge and Jazz in neck positions; VT control configuration with 3-position toggle with coil split; Hipshot bridge and tuners.

While this specific guitar is sold, build order inquiries are welcome by email to [email protected].

Specs and features are customizable to buyer’s choice.

Photo credits to J. Amlin Photography

10/24/2024

Installed new pickups in this 8-stringer… but the replacement size was much different than the OEM pickups and didn’t fit the mounting rings.

Thanks to technology, I modeled and 3D printed a custom set of mounting rings to perfectly suit the need. 👍🏻

03/19/2024

New brass nut for this EVH ‘78 Eruption…

03/12/2024

🙏🏻 Thanks to Windsor Life Magazine, for the opportunity to tell a bit of my story… page 45.

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03/02/2024

Finished off the neck reset and new bridge for this ‘68 Martin D12-20… all came together nicely. 👍🏻

02/28/2024

02/08/2024

Currently working on a new build of my RMS model, with specs as follows: alder body; 1/4 sawn maple neck with rosewood fingerboard; 25.5” scale; 9-1/2” fingerboard radius; SSS pickup configuration with 5-way selector switch; my hand wound single coil pickups; Hipshot bridge and tuners, all nickel; and planning Shoreline gold finish with mint pickguard.

I’ll be posting photos of build progress to this photo album, follow along…