New batch! We’re huge fans of the leather goods (and mind-blowing guitar skills) of Nevada-based artisan Matt Codina. We’ve been friends with Matt for years and we’re very proud of our collaboration on these handmade custom leather guitar straps.
The materials and build quality of these straps is incredible. Matt starts with Grade A Hermann Oak vegetable-tanned tooling leather from the oldest tannery in the US. This is one of the finest leathers in the world and will patina SOOOOOOO nicely. The shoulder pads are backed with shearling wool, and the straps feature brass stamped roller buckles made in England. They’re available in black with either a smooth finish, tooled Western design or tooled with studs, and are adjustable Medium to Large length (45”-51”).
This is a limited batch (one dozen, only four straps of each style). They’re a perfect compliment to a Koll guitar, or any guitar for that matter!
Custom slots are SOLD OUT. Thanks!
We’re pleased to re-open our custom queue on June 27th, noon PST, for a limited batch of six custom builds. We’re making only the models listed below, in standard six-string builds, righty or lefty. We are not making any RE models in this batch.
Custom options include: your choice of woods, inlays, finish color and type, binding, bridge/trem, pickups, knobs, control configuration, neck carve, frets, and tuners. All custom guitars are hand built by Saul Koll. Build time is approximately 12-18 months depending on the complexity of your build.
One build per customer. The deposit is $3,500. After you place your order we’ll reach out with a build sheet and discuss which model and custom options you’re interested in, and give you a total price quote. The balance is payable when the build is completed. Deposits are fully refundable for 30 days after you place your order, after that it’s non-refundable.
Base model prices:
Junior Glide - $3,895
Troubadour - $4,395
Super Cub - $4,895
Tornado - $4,895
Duo Glide - $5,895
Superglide Almighty - $6,895
Ultra Glide - $8,495
If you have questions about specific custom options or anything else, please reach out: kollguitars@gmail.com
Our new Koll Guitars script logo screened in bold white ink on a black 100% cotton American Apparel T-shirt.
OUR FIRST EFFECTS PEDAL! LIMITED FIRST BATCH!
Over his 30+ years of building and playing guitars, Saul Koll has been a voracious user of overdrive and distortion pedals, starting with the Little Big Muff he bought when he was 13. You name it, he’s used it. In his current band The Lovesores, Saul uses only one pedal, an overdrive, to cut through the mix during solos and be heard above an extremely loud group. So we knew that the first Koll effects pedal had to satisfy Saul’s playing needs, but also be a vehicle to explore other sonic territory.
The High-Rise is a new premium overdrive with massive frequency range and incredible touch sensitivity. High-Rise responds dynamically to your guitar’s tone settings and enhances them; it doesn’t mask them. The “Steel” circuit acts as a clean boost, bringing clear, organic overdrive to any amp or pedal combination. The “Concrete” circuit delivers additional gain, grit, and saturation. Together, the two circuits offer a myriad of tonal possibilities for a wide range of playing styles. Explore and achieve new tones from each side individually, or use them together. Get higher.
The High-Rise was designed by Saul Koll and Portland effects maestro Jack Deville, with graphic design by Aaron Draplin. The knobs were custom designed by Saul and cast by Matt Haramis. It’s true-bypass and runs quietly on a 9VDC adapter or an optional internal 9V battery (run at 18VDC for added headroom and clarity). Every pedal is handmade one-by-one in Portland, Oregon.
“The clean-to-nasty range is occasionally reminiscent of a Klon—though the High-Rise has a touch more character and mid-range presence, and feels slightly more feral at high-gain settings. The pedal’s sensitivity to guitar volume and tone attenuation add more possibilities: You can essentially re-create unfettered guitar/amp tones—but with a touch of extra high-mid octane—by reducing guitar volume. Simple it might be, but the High-Rise is practical and thrilling, and for players that value economy and streamlined control of dynamics, it’s possibly the only gain solution they’ll need.”
–Premier Guitar
Here's a special used Koll, a 2016 Superglide Almighty Baritone with a stunning silver sparkle finish. Many of you have seen Saul's personal guitar which is a sparkle Superglide, and this one is basically a baritone version of that. It’s got a low-end growl and a chime-y midrange and it excels at everything from fuzzed-out garage rock to deep jazz to country twang.
Chambered mahogany body with a carved maple top, mahogany neck with ebony board and pearloid split hump inlays. Silver sparkle finish on top with a pearlescent red on the rest of the body and neck. Multi-ply binding on the body, single ply on headstock and neck (with Saul’s trademark Superglide pointed flourish at the bottom of the fretboard). It’s armed with two TVJONES T-Armond pickups, controls are V-V-T with a 3-way toggle and master volume. Bigsby B-3 trem with a Melita-style bridge made by Embie Concepts. It's got a 27 3/4" scale, and a medium C neck carve with Jescar 55085 frets. At 7lbs 7oz it’s surprisingly light for a baritone. Ships in a soft gig bag.
This is a killer, rare custom guitar in near mint condition, and it has been gone over and setup by Saul Koll. $5,500, US buyers only. Please contact us with any questions.
Koll hoodies in army green with our alternate logo designed by Aaron Draplin (we call this the "Bendy K" logo because to us it looks like a power bend of the top three strings). These are mid-weight zip hoodies, 100% cotton with 80/20 blend lining. Sizes run a little large, but they shrink.
This is a limited batch, and will sell out quickly.
Koll x Dickies work jacket in charcoal gray unlined 8oz cotton/poly twill. Water resistant with slash front welt pockets, heavy duty zipper, and the all-important pencil pocket on the sleeve. Durable and washable. Our logo by Aaron Draplin is screened in primer gray on the left front.
The new Koll logo on high-quality picks by Jim Dunlop. One dozen picks per order, we've got various styles and weights in celluloid, Ultex, and Tortex.
We’re re-opening our custom queue for six new builds on June 27th.