
Creating Legendary Guitars Since 1971
Hand crafted stringed instruments, authentic Jerry Garcia guitars built by Master Luthier Thomas Lieber , originator of Tiger’s ornamental design!
THE LEGACY
Over 50 years innovating original guitar design:
Paul McCartney: designed/built Spellbinder Bass
Jerry Garcia: designed/helped build Tiger
Stanley Clarke: designed/built Spellbinder, Spider Grinder, Siblings, Nuevos,Mando Piccolo, Spellcaster Basses
Chris Stein: designed/built Speedneck guitar, GigerStein, Butternut guitar
John Entwhistle: Bubinga arched top Explorer Bass
Phil Lesh: designed/helped build Purple Heart Tiger Bass
Iris DeMent: Spellbinder Guitar
John Wetton: Spellbinder Bass
Jack Casady: Mando Piccolo Bass
Victor Wooten: Mando Piccolo Bass
Ron Carter: Fretless Spellcaster Bass
Marcus Miller: Mando Piccolo Bass
Lee Sklar: Spellbinder Bass
Tom Chapin: Spider Grinder Folk Bass
Tom’s very first client and good friend Pete Sears: designed/built Dragon, Mando Piccolo, Spellcaster Bass

Tom Lieber and Pete Sears holding the fabled Dragon Bass.
- $32,000
- This is my authentic, modern reinterpretation of Jerry Garcia’s original Tiger guitar that I helped create while under the apprenticeship of Doug Irwin.
- $26,000
- Body: 1 piece multi laminate exotic hardwood, Hand carved Cocobolo top, Cocobolo back
- Neck: 7 piece multi laminate neck
- Weight: 10+ lbs
- Fingerboard: end width: 2 5/32
- Electronics: OBEL package
- $24,000
- Body: Figured Maple , Purple Heart
- Neck: Five piece Flamed (tiger) Maple/Purple Heart laminate
- Weight: 8.5 lbs
- Fingerboard: end width: 2 5/32
- Electronics: OBEL package
- $7,800
- Body: highly-figured maple and a hand-carved arched top
- Neck: 24 fret 25 ½ inch scale
- Logo:
- Weight: 9.8 lbs
- Fingerboard: end width: 2 5/32
- Pickups: DiMarzio two DP104 super 2’s plus one SDS-1 DP 111
- Electronics: OBEL package
- $8,400
- Body: 3 piece laminate body; Coco Bolo top / back, Figured Maple core
- Neck: 2 piece laminate neck; Figured Maple
- Logo: Head stock logo; Globe Eagle Logo
- Weight: 9.5lbs
- Fingerboard: 25 ½” scale 24 fret
- Pickups: DiMarzio pickup package
- Electronics: On board effects loop pre amp
- $8,400
- Body: Cocobolo top , Figured Maple core and back, Cocobolo top and back , Figured Maple core
- Neck: Two piece Flamed (tiger) Maple laminate neck
- Logo:
- Weight: 8.5lbs
- Fingerboard: 25 ½” scale 24 fret
- Pickups: DiMarzio pickup package
- Electronics: On board effects loop pre amp
- $6,200
- Body: Figured Maple
- Neck: 22 fret 25 ½ inch scale
- Weight: 8.5 lbs
- Fingerboard: end width: 2 3/16
- Electronics: Master volume, tone for neck/middle pickup
Available NOW!
Tom has a number of hand-crafted guitars that are ready to ship today.
