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Keith Urban posing with his Kelton Swade 1953 "Brownie" AVR-T in the 2012 December issue of N Focus magazine.

Here' the latest Don Williams and Keith Urban music video that features a Kelton Swade 1953 "Brownie" AVR-T.

Here's my friend country music artist Casey James playing a 1957 Kelton Swade "Jimi" AVR-S guitar in his latest music video "Crying On A Suitcase."


My good friend Vince Gill playing his 1954 Sunburst Kelton Swade AVR-T (Authentic Vintage Replica) at the 2012 "We're All For The Hall" concert in Nashville, TN.

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A Kelton Swade Vintage 1959 Black AVR Guitar 
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My good friend Mr. Vince Gill endorsing Kelton Swade Guitars...if anyone one knows what he is talking about when it comes to great guitars, it is Vince Gill! Come get yourself one!

Kelton Swade and Keith Urban backstage at the 2012 "We're All For The Hall" concert in Nashville, TN.  Come see why Keith Urban plays Kelton Swade guitars!

Johnny Hiland and Doug Seven talking openly and honestly about Kelton Swade's Guitars. Get yourself one and see for yourself what makes them excited and what you have been missing!

 I use a special technique that I use to pretreat the bodies and necks. This is a process that takes about 3 months and essentially ages the wood. I do a variety of bodies and necks at the same time. Through a balance of science and art, it hardens the pores of the wood making it behave and sound like a vintage guitar. After this process, the wood behaves like an instrument and not a tree! The tone is incredible and that's why a lot of pretty famous players choose my guitars over others. Also, it causes the guitar to be naturally lighter because it removes all the moisture unlike other procedures. Both the removal of moisture and the crystallization of the resin are dealt with at once. I always have plenty of necks and bodies available for custom orders and this is why I can have a much faster build time then anyone else, usually about 2 - 4 weeks. I never use any kind of polymer base underneath the nitro cellulose lacquer like my competitors do (that adds weight and kills the tone) so that the wood can continue to breathe and sing! All my guitars are built 100% by me and thus are all master-built, one-off guitars - total originals and never duplicated. These guitars are now the gold standard for authentic vintage guitars (AVR) guitars. These are for all practical purposes vintage guitars without a history - that's where you come in, you give them the history. Come see what you have been missing!

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