Underwood Custom Guitars

Growing up in the bluegrass region of Kentucky known for bourbon, basketball, and thoroughbreds, Chad Underwood wasn’t drinking mint juleps at Churchhill Downs wearing a blue or red shirt, he was refining his technique of building the perfect playing and sounding guitar. Since Chad has a tireless attention to the most minute details, coupled with the deep knowledge of and passion for that classic

sound, he has gained the reputation as the bolt on builder of choice for the likes of John Fogerty, David Grissom, Paul Reed Smith, Texas blues legend Anson Funderburgh, Lee Roy Parnell, Rob McNelley, and Eddie Martinez as well as several other extremely talented high profile players. What sets Chad’s instruments apart from the pack is he builds for the player since he is a player. Immediately, his guitars fit like a glove with the rounded fretboard edges, effortless playability, extraordinary resonance, low end response and seemingly endless sustain. Being one of the top experts in aging guitars, his patented nitrocellulose lacquer based finishing process gives a visually pleasing aesthetic with any spectrum of aging desired by the customer.