Scarlet Fire Lion Guitar
Choose your configuration:$20,000The $20,000 base price includes the standard Lion specification. Custom inlays and other requested upgrades are quoted separately.
Customization Options
Want to personalize your Lion? Choose custom inlays, pickups, wiring or another fully custom configuration.
The Lion Guitar: A Custom Jerry-Inspired Design
Meet the Lion: a custom electric guitar inspired by Jerry Garcia’s distinctive instruments. It’s an original design—not a replica—with options to make the build your own.
Standard features: a cocobolo top, mahogany core, 24 frets, three humbucking pickups, a 5-way pickup switch and parallelogram inlays.
Starting at $20,000. Choose the standard or ultralight version at the same base price. Custom inlays and other configuration upgrades cost extra.
Lion Guitar Specifications
Tonewoods & Weight
Cocobolo top is included in the standard build
Mahogany core helps keep the guitar lighter
Optional ultralight version available at the same $20,000 base price
Standard Specs & Custom Details
24 frets
Three humbuckers with a 5-way switch
Standard parallelogram inlays
Custom inlays and other inlay work are extra
Electronics & Custom Builds
Rosebud-style OBEL electronics, without MIDI
Alternate pickup configurations and Les Paul-style wiring are available
The Lion can be built to your fully custom specification
Custom inlays, additional inlay work, and other upgrades are priced separately from the $20,000 base model.
Jerry Garcia-Inspired Builds in Action
Hunter Hendrickson of Forgotten Space demos Scarlet Fire Tiger & Wolf guitars
Mik Bondy of The Garcia Project with his Scarlet Fire Tiger guitar
Garrett Deloian with his Scarlet Fire "Scarab" Tiger guitar
Mik Bondy plays the first song on his Scarlet Fire Tiger
Order Your Custom Lion Guitar
Each Lion is custom-built to your specification by master luthier Leo Elliott. The standard model starts at $20,000; custom inlays and other configuration upgrades are additional. Contact us to plan your build.
Contact us to discuss your $20,000 base build and any custom options
A non-refundable 1/3 deposit secures your place in our build queue
A second non-refundable 1/3 deposit is collected upon paint and fretting completion
The remaining balance is due upon completion of your dream guitar
Important: Due to the custom nature of each build, refunds are not available after the build process begins.
