Rick Stone plays a 17" Classic.

Steve Herberman plays a 16" 7-String Concert.

Testimonials

“As a 10-year dealer of high-end archtop guitars, I have found Bill Comins' instruments to be consistently unsurpassed in terms of craftsmanship, sound, playability and visual appeal. The quality of Bill's work meets or exceeds that of other makers who are charging more than double Bill's prices.”

--Bill Fender, owner of Legato Guitars

“Bill Comins’ archtop guitars, by anyone’s measure, are among the most beautifully hand-crafted jazz jewels, vessels of euphony, as have sailed across the Delaware. Each guitar he makes conveys all of the sonic nuances that a selective connoisseur of the plectral arts would ever want or need. Comins puts maple and spruce to their best and highest use, transfixing the guitar’s listeners in waves of tonal complexity.”

--Stan Jay (Owner of Mandolin Brothers, Ltd. – a Staten Island, NY store called “the best guitar shop in New York and probably the universe” by Tim Brooks, NPR commentator in is book,
Guitar: An American Life.)

“As an owner of many great jazz guitars built by some of the best luthiers, I have had an opportunity to play and compare guitars. No one that I know can build a better instrument than Bill Comins. He has built me three great guitars that are also works of art.”

--Jerry Sims - artist, author, educator, owner of Sims Music

“When the Smithsonian Institution created the Blue Guitars exhibition with Scott Chinery in 1997 one of the most talked-about luthiers was Bill Comins. The excitement surrounding Bill's guitars was entirely justified. Today, Bill is without question one of the preeminent luthiers in the world. He creates guitars that employ modern innovations, while still paying homage to traditional archtop design principals. During the years since his debut at the Smithsonian Bill has indeed reached the pinnacle of his profession.”

--Randall Kremer, Smithsonian Institution

“ Bill makes the finest sounding and most comfortable guitars I've ever played. On every gig I get nothing but positive responses about my Comins guitar from musicians and audiences. Besides my Comins Concert model 7-string, the only other guitars I could ever imagine playing would be another one of Bill's beautiful creations.”

--Steve Herberman - artist, author, educator

“ Bill Comins has been making master quality instruments by hand at his Pennsylvania workshop for a number of years, and building in the process a formidable reputation for meticulous detail and precision craftsmanship.”

--Joe Vinikow, owner of Archtop.com

“ Bill Comins guitars are simply the finest, most enjoyable I've ever played. My Comins archtops have smooth action and even response from the lowest to highest note (no plink, plink up at the 22nd fret!) Bill's artistry and craftsmanship are evident in every instrument he makes. The Comins amps made by his associate George Alessandro are the perfect complement to these extraordinary instruments.”

--Rick Stone - artist, author, educator

“ Bill, in my opinion, and many other six stringers, is the hottest and most innovative luthier on the planet.”

--Vic Juris - artist, author, educator

“It is a little embarrassing to admit, but my Comins guitars and amp get more attention than me sometimes! Consistently I am told that my 18” Concert with the Comins 2X10 amp is the best sounding rig on the stage. This is even when I’m playing with the five guitar ensemble (don’t tell the other guys). This setup is a tone machine! After watching, reviewing and sometimes buying Bill’s work for over 10 years now, I continue to be impressed and inspired by his instruments. His workmanship is always perfect, the tone is wonderful and the playability among the best. To me though, it is Bill’s dedication to his craft and to excellence that is most
inspiring.”

--Richard Maxwell- artist, author, educator

“WOW! That three-letter-word best describes Bill Comins' artistry and skill in creating the wonderful guitars that he does ... of which I am a proud owner of three! Tone, playability, and foremost, beauty is unsurpassed in every model that he creates.”

--Roy McDonald, collector