{"id":2535,"date":"2015-07-22T22:07:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T22:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guitarmill.com\/guitarmill\/?page_id=2535"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:04:35","slug":"lead-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guitarmill.com\/guitarmill\/lead-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2535\" class=\"elementor elementor-2535\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2535be80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2535be80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64b9c166\" data-id=\"64b9c166\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a6fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85a6fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>How long do I have to wait? \u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tell me more about lead times!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Since most of our items are built to order, lead times are an unfortunate inevitability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you are looking for a standard spec item, and want to skip the wait, we encourage you to\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/guitarmill.com\/guitarmill\/guitar-parts-browse\/\">check our \u201cGet it Now\u201d store before ordering.<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abd2a9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abd2a9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b3990\" data-id=\"49b3990\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1332e6 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d1332e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/guitarmill.com\/guitarmill\/guitar-parts-browse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-flash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Our \"Get it Now\" Store <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26cf3a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26cf3a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b155e9c\" data-id=\"b155e9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8caa796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8caa796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>We might already have what you are looking for in-stock and ready-to-ship.<\/em><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Our lead times are as follows*:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Unfinished Standard Spec. Bodies<\/strong> = 1-2 weeks<\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Unfinished Custom Bodies<\/strong> = 3-6 weeks<\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Unfinished Necks<\/strong> = 6-8 weeks<\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Finished Bodies<\/strong> = <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10-12 weeks*<\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Finished Necks<\/strong> = <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10-12 weeks*<\/span><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75721dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75721dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>If you would like an update on your order, the best way to do so is send an email to this address**:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:info@guitarmill.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@guitarmill.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>*Lead Time Disclaimer: <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since we are a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>small<\/strong> <\/span>company (7 of us &#8211; total!), lead times are subject to change. Lead times represented here are an average. \u00a0Actual lead time may vary due to workload, material availability, employee illness, family emergency, attention to detail, order specifics, and other varying circumstances. \u00a0We try our best to get every order out as quickly as possible; however, we refuse to sacrifice quality for a shorter lead time.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>**Contact Disclaimer: <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>For your sake and ours, calling us or emailing to check on the status of your order before the lead time has come up is not necessary and will cause further delays for you and our other clients. Every time we get a call like this, we have to cease building\/finishing, pull your order off the production line, and check its status. This takes time that we could use to finish our workload. We are a very small shop, so please keep in mind that our time is better spent building guitars rather than giving updates. We would greatly appreciate if you only call if you have a very specific, time-sensitive question or if we are running a considerable amount behind your projected lead time. We honestly do appreciate each and every customer and refuse to sacrifice quality for a shorter lead time. We thank you all for being patient as we do our best to stay on top of the ever-growing demand for our products and services!<\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Processes Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><em>Our orders are processed in batches. At any given time, we have ~250-300 or more bodies and necks on order (including full builds) The filling, sealing, priming, sanding, and other prep work in finish of any given body or neck makes up about 75-80% of all time spent in finish. Once the body is primed and completely level sanded, the 1-2 coats of color and 1-2 coat of clear for standard colors, necks and bursts go fairly quickly. Once your first coat of color is sprayed, it only takes about 2-3 weeks to finish the job.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>Since the orders are done in batches, there may be periods of time where your body is curing or waiting for the next step, so it may not physically progress much between &#8220;check-ins.&#8221; This means that <strong>we do not work on every individual order every single day.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is not an indication that we have forgotten about your order or that your order is any further behind than the last time you checked in.<\/em><\/p><p><em>We are only <strong>7<\/strong> people, and every single finish that comes through the building is handled by Mario personally, thus we are processing these orders in the best way we know how. We appreciate your patience and promise that finished product will be well worth the wait.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How long do I have to wait? \u00a0Tell me more about lead times! 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