Spearfish Small Batch

DRAWING: More than a decade of refinement into Spearfish™ engineering and ergonomics, evolving each generation more light weight, resonant, with incredible tone and sustain. Adding the new tremolo elevates the series beyond next level.

Spearfish™ tremolo-equipped 6-string guitar is now available for ordering. This 2026 cohort will be a small-batch devoted to client finish requests. I have built enough of these guitars over this last year to realize they are simply extraordinary instruments — personal favorites of mine, and instant favorites of clients. I am delightedly pleased with these guitars and know that you will absolutely love yours.

Sunburst Spearfish Trem

PHOTOS: Sunburst Spearfish™ 6-string guitar. Swamp Ash, precision machined aircraft aluminum, stainless steel, carbon fiber. Element™ component set in black anodize, including the RICK TOONE™ patented tremolo system. Bare Knuckle bespoke pickups with 10-way switching.

“I got the guitar!! It is everything I could have dreamed of and so much more. It is perfect! Thank you so much for building this!” (Janarth)

Song of the Blue Guitar

VIDEO: Song of the Blue guitar — Applachian trance improvisation played by Killick Hinds. Blueburst Spearfish guitar is the gorgeous creature lending colors.

I’m always excited and delighted to get time with Killick. We have an awesome friendship across domains including hiking, philosophy, audio production, and of course music. You’ll remember his excellent melodic bass playing from our Pollinator Jam last July.

While he was on tour last month we scheduled a day here in the studio to capture…well, whatever decided to manifest in his hands on our particular day. Part of the magic of Killick’s artistry is EVERYTHING is ALWAYS an improvisation.

Create, publish, move on to the next moment.

At breakfast the morning of our session I asked if he had any specific expectations for the recording, and if not, would he be open to some unusual production ideas. The concept is an evolving mix, blending sources as the song progresses to forming a sense of spatial movement.

We would limit ourselves to natural acoustic spaces and mic techniques.

As you listen, note the blending between: Schertler contact mic on the neck, AT4050 close mic strings, Noble DI, SM57 on Tweedle, Symbiote, and AT4050 room mic (in a different part of the studio).

PHOTO: Killick adjusts tuning on Symbiote. Symbiote has two sets of bass strings, with discrete outputs, allowing for multiple tunings. Strings can be plucked, bowed, or become passive sympathetic resonators as seen here. Note the block of wood connecting Tweedle amp to Symbiote to convey vibration.

Blueburst Spearfish

PHOTOS: Blueburst Spearfish™ 6-string guitar. Swamp Ash, precision machined aircraft aluminum, stainless steel, carbon fiber. Element™ component set in blue anodize, including the RICK TOONE™ patented tremolo system. Bare Knuckle Nolly Getgood signature PolyMath pickups with 10-way switching.

“Rick, I just received the guitar, and let me tell you, I’m absolutely blown away! The first thing that struck me was that vibrant blue—it’s so present and just stunning. But then, I started playing, and wow, the neck is beyond exceptional. Honestly, it is most likely the best neck I’ve ever had in my hands. Very similar to the headless one (Wingspan) but I appreciate the holes in the neck as markers! So smart!

I know I’ve only just begun to discover everything, but even in these first moments, I can feel the care and craftsmanship. And that tremolo—it’s something else! It’s so inventive and innovative, and honestly, it’s a joy to use. I’m excited to spend much more time uncovering all its nuances, but from these first impressions—this guitar is something truly exceptional!

THANK YOU!!” (Thibaut)

Blue Sky Spearfish

PHOTOS: Blue Sky Spearfish™ 6-string guitar. Alder, precision machined aircraft aluminum, stainless steel, carbon fiber. Element™ component set in black anodize, including the RICK TOONE™ patented tremolo system. Bare Knuckle Nolly Getgood signature PolyPAF pickups with 10-way switching.

“Hey Rick! I love this thing! I like the new Element neck…bending is easier…

The pickups are amazing and work very well with the FreeWay. The PolyPAF pickups have this open sound…set free from the sort of sound “cap” which limits the openness of other pickups. Where they excel is the allowing the player to get a sharper, discrete bass sound…it is just awesome with the djent stuff…they are awesome for a crunch sound. I like the different feel and sound I get with my chord solos. I have played through my KSR Gemini (which I use for all things metal), my Synergy set up, my Bludotone amps, and the Positive Grid Spark Mini Vai edition. The guitar sounds great through all of these and with multiple switch settings. No having to choose one or two good sounding settings. I have also checked out the pickups through my Little Walter amps, a Carr Sportsman, and the Axe Fx…it interacts well with all of these.

The trem is exactly as expected…smoother and easier to use than a Floyd Rose. Plus it does things that a Floyd-Rose can not.

Thank you very much for allowing me the privilege to experience all the wonderful things that happen when I play these amazing instruments.” (Bob Gore)