Round TWO of the Petillo Aluminum Double “L” Neck made in 1988 for Jersey Shore music veteran Chris Spiwak. This is after the time when my Dad (Dr. Phil Petillo) designed the Kramer Aluminum Tuning Fork neck and consulted for Travis Bean with the layout/construction of their models as well. This Bass neck my Dad […]
I don’t know if this is the first of it’s kind but check out this inlaid Paua abalone skunk strip outlined in French walnut on an American maple Tele neck I built
PETILLO Tele Lotus Pink stained color design. The top is book matched German quilted maple. The grain of the maple mimics the pedal shapes of the lotus flower. The back is one piece Honduran mahogany.
The last bunch of pics from the Nils Lofgren tribute guitar I did for Kyle and Carol! Nils signed the pickguard I made for Kyle and Carol when they met him at a concert. I handmade all the pieces on this beauty from the Spalted maple pickguard and tremolo cavity covers, the back battery cover […]
Check out my friend Will’s Fender five hole anodized black Telecaster pickguard with the Christopher Nolan style “Tumbler” Batmobile! The outline from the Tumbler was traced with dremel tools and the engraving goes past the black anodizing to reveil the grey aluminum underneath! Take a look at all the pics!
My friend Kevin Kirby’s PETILLO “Sunset Over The Water” horizontal color burst archtop jazz guitar with hand painted shark outlines around the F holes is almost done! The two versions of the sharks are unique and we decided on the one with the half open mouth. Also, the Jaws scene is coming to life on […]
This was a fun project. The theme of this Petillo archtop guitar was based on a Mallard duck. The details of the hunter scene on the headstock were a lot of work. The background of the headstock is German figured maple. The Mallard inlay is 18 pieces of exotic wood veneer. The Petillo banner logo […]
PETILLO Custom Acoustic Guitar: (Made for my dear friend Gene Deetz & family/completion date – December 12, 2020) Specs/Notes:Soundboard: Spanish cedarBack & Sides: Brazilian rosewood (dark straight grain)Finish: NitroPickguard: clear Martin style Neck: Hondorous mahoganyNeck Heel Cap: Nigerian ebonyFingerboard: Nigerian ebonyFingerboard Inlays: abalone ringsFingerboard Side Dots: Mother of pearlFrets: stainless steel low profile styleNut: Woolley […]
Bass Specs: 1) top: two piece book matched German quilted maple with laminated thin Nigerian ebony center body highlight 2) back body: two piece book matched American Alder with European inspired geometric inlay design 3) neck: nine piece laminated (made of American birdseye maple, Nigerian ebony and German white holly/handmade lathed stainless steel inserts in […]
HAPPY EARTH DAY with a ocean/sea theme PETILLO Tele! We should all make the effort to keep our oceans clean. Enjoy this beautiful day!PETILLO SHORECASTER Tele (custom made for singer/songwriter/producer/musician Brian Mackewich) pecs:1) German quilted maple book matched top with natural binding edge to frame the top2) American alder two piece book matched back3) German […]
Check out the custom handmade PETILLO POINT body shape WAVE archtop guitar for my friend singer/songwriter Bob Snyder! Hand carved book matched quilted African bubinga top, back and sides. South American padauk outside perimeter binding and neck heel cap. 327 piece Paua abalone inlaid top purfling. South American blood wood fingerboard with Paua abalone and […]
This project took a long time based on materials. Over the years my Mother (Lucille Petillo) and Father (Dr. Phil Petillo) have accumulated many exotic one-of-a-kind materials to use on stringed instruments. This guitar has many of those exotic accents. The heart of the construction is the bracing pattern and its precision location for the […]
This was a project that took a while. The guitar was built for Mike Flynn, a blues/fusion guitarist who has played all over the Jersey Shore and is currently on tour. Mike and I spoke for hours about the overall tone of this instrument as well as the lacquer thickness and cavity depth. The neck […]
This guitar took a year and a half of work, love and long nights. The fingerboard consists of 13 layers of mother of pearl, clam shell, abalone, 24k gold dust, stone and glass. The body is made of German quilted maple, Spanish cedar, Nigerian ebony and French walnut. The 11 piece neck laminations are layered […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2021! A round of pics of our longtime friend Joe Finn’s custom made PETILLO acoustic guitar made in 1994, serial #679! Joe was a close friend to my Dad (Dr. Phil Petillo) and myself. Joe was known around the Jersey Shore as “The Irish Balladeer” and he had such a rich […]
