Everett Guitars

everett with handmade guitar Kent "Carlos" Everett began his love of building guitars in 1977, and has had a guitar in the works ever since.
He is primarily self-taught. "I have learned a lot from many different people. Does that mean I am self-taught? The two people who have influenced me the most are: Devon Bogue for teaching me the meaning of craftsmanship; and Wade Lowe for teaching me that it is OK to be passionate about your work."
During the 1980's, Everett worked for and later owned the premier repair shop in Atlanta: the Atlanta Guitar Works.

After the 50 hour week of repair and restoration, Kent still found evening and weekend time to follow his passion for building. "My goal was to reach a point where I could actually build guitars during the daytime." Building approximately 10 instruments annually, he built a variety of archtop, semi-hollow, solid-body electrics, acoustics, Dobros, mandolins, and in
1988 received a patent for his popular electric guitar design.

Toward the end of the 1980's, Everett began building more and more and repairing less and less. In 1990
he closed the Guitar Works and opened Everett Guitars, a one man shop dedicated to
building high-end acoustic guitars.

(Please note : The current Atlanta Guitar Works has no relation to our old shop.
although I am sure they do fine work; they have not trained with me, and I am not connected with them.)

By the mid 1990's Everett Guitars had grown to an annual output of 54 guitars with dealers across the United States, Germany, and Japan. A lot of guitars for one guy!

everett armbevel
1992 - Everett Transitional Armbevel -
a little ahead of it's time.
" The original idea came from the great Grit Laskin. I asked Grit's permission when
I built this guitar for the Indigo Girls.
My addition to the idea was simply the smoother transition ..."

Would you like to visit the old shop? Click here. (1990 - 2001).

In the year 2000, Everett started offering a guitar that was built in concert with the famed Terada Factory in Japan. The Laurel Series. Each Laurel was sent to the Everett Workshop in Atlanta where it was completed. 128 Laurels were built over a 3 year period.
"We completed the Laurel Series in 2003. If you are one of the lucky ones to own a Laurel,
you know the great guitar that is sitting on your knee."
Click here: Laurel Series for more information about the Laurels.

In 2003, K.Carlo decided to ramp down the 60 (plus) hours of weekly workshop time.
With a more reasonable work load, he dedicated his time to building 20 high end guitars annually.

2004 - Everett - cutaway bevel.
(custom ordred classical guitar)

" I am proud to see that my style arm bevel and cutaway bevel
are becoming accepted by more of today's guitar builders. Yahoo! "

2011

Today Everett builds only 8 high end instruments a year in his shop in Atlanta.
(4 Jazz mandolins and 4 Acoustic Guitars)

"Each instrument is an individual work built by me for you.
After 30 years and over 800 instruments, now the work is about the art of it.
Does that make sense?
If I take my time and skill to build a guitar, it will be of the absolute highest quality.
I hope that does not sound big headed ; that is just the way it is."

As a guitarist,
Everett has played a variety of styles of music over the past 40 years.
Today Carlos plays classical, fingerstyle, jazz guitar, and a little mando.
He performs primarily for his wife and dog.

I have enjoyed building
performance level classical guitars through the years, but
currently (2011) I am not accepting additional classical orders.

"I'd like to thank the following talented people who play and enjoy my guitars:

Brad Paisley
Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
Don Conoscenti
Bebo Norman
Kristian Bush (Billy Pilgrim, Sugarland)
Matthew Kahler
Shawn Mullins
Pat Buchanan (Nashville guitar studio ace)
David Wilcox
John Beltzer (Songs of Love)
Rich Williams (Kansas)
Frank Rogers (Nashville)
Hank Berumen
Keith Gehle

... and so many more. Thanks!"

Click on Mr. Everett's
head to see him with hair.

Everett Guitars does not pay or compensated for endorsments.
If you see an artsit playing an Everett, it is because he/ she actually likes the guitar.

Here is a short list of current Everett Guitar Press.
For a few comments from Everett Guitar customers please visit Harmony Central.

Also if you are looking at a preowned Everett, here is the Pricing & Model History.

Our Hero - 2010

For those of you with an Everett, I hope you enjoy your guitar everytime
you pick it up and put it on your knee.
For those of you new to my guitars, I look forward to hearing from you and
including you in our guitar family.
Thanks so much.

If you are looking at a preowned Everett, here is the Pricing & Model History.