2003 Myka Custom Classic #001

This is where it all started. My first electric guitar after starting Myka Guitars. I showed this guitar the 27th Annual Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit on the Marylhurst University campus just outside of Portland, OR. I got some interest from local players and the rest is history. Part of my private collection.

I started with little more than a vision and an endless optimism. When people tell you how much you need to start a business show them this. Just look at that bandsaw! I built my first dozen or so guitars with that and some hand tools. You need some basic skill, but more importantly, the ability to visualize the guitar so you know what to do.

The first CAD program:

The first CNC router:

Still used today:

The first full access neck heel.

2003 Myka Custom Classic #001

Body: Curly Black Limba (chambered)
Neck: Curly Black Limba
Top: Curly Claro Walnut
Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Binding: Ebony with 3-ply wood purfling Scale Length: 25"
Frets:24

Pickups:
  Bridge: Seymour Duncan JB Model (SH-2)
  Neck: Seymour Duncan Jazz Model (SH-4)

Switching: 3-way, 2 Volume, 2 Volume with series/parallel push/pull per pickup
  1. Neck Humbucker
  2. Neck and Bridge Humbuckers
  3. Bridge Humbucker

Neck angle: 3 degrees
Hardware:
  Bridge: TonePros tune-o-matic with Brazilian Rosewood tailpiece
  Tuners: Schaller M6's with Ebony Buttons

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer