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# Kiiras Instruments

Handmade guitars for heavy use

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- [Kiiras Instruments - custom electric guitars](https://kiirasinstruments.com/) - Guitars handmade in Finland for heavy use - design your own here!
- [Production queue](https://kiirasinstruments.com/production-queue/) - Kiiras Instruments production queue Last Updated on August 14, 2026 W = Woodworking, F = Finishing (stain, paint, laquer), A = (awaiting) Assembly In production A – Sean C – Custom Venom X multiscale bass F – Ho Fung C – Katras RRoutaF – Julien M – Katras RRouta W – Petri K – Katras
- [Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cyan - 2026-06](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/ahti-fr6-crystalline-cyan-2026-06/) - Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cyan - 2026-06Cyan Crystalline finish, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, DiMarzio Evolution pickups 2595€ incl. FIN VAT 25.5%2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EU in a hard shell case. For shipping outside EU, please contact me for quote Cyan Crystalline finish on body & headstock top “Worn Metallic” finish on sides &
- [Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cyan - 2026-05](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/ahti-fr6-crystalline-cyan-2026-05/) - Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cyan - 2026-05Cyan Crystalline finish, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, DiMarzio Evolution pickups 2595€ incl. FIN VAT 25.5%2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EU in a hard shell case. For shipping outside EU, please contact me for quote Cyan Crystalline finish on body & headstock top “Worn Metallic” finish on sides &
- [Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cherry Red - 2026-04](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/ahti-fr6-crystalline-cherry-red-2026-04/) - Ahti FR6 Crystalline Cherry Red - 2026-04Cyan Crystalline finish, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, DiMarzio Evolution pickups 2595€ incl. FIN VAT 25.5%2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EU in a hard shell case. For shipping outside EU, please contact me for quote Cherry Red Crystalline finish on body & headstock top “Worn Metallic” finish on
- [Guitars for sale](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/) - GUITARS FOR SALEAhti FR6 - Crystalline Cherry Red - 2026-04 2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EUAhti FR6 - Crystalline Cyan - 2026-05 2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EUAhti FR6 - Crystalline Cyan - 2026-06 2595€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EU
- [KAMMO FR6 - 2026-03](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/kammo-fr6-2026-03/) - Kammo FR 6 - 2026-03Red Crystalline top, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, Fishman Fluence pickups SOLD! 6 stringed Neck-thru-body construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 25.5″ scale length Ash-wood body – locally sourced lumber Gabon Ebony fretboard Valknut inlay – mother-of-pearl Luminlay side dots 24 Stainless steel frets KIIRAS Thin C -style neck profile 20mm at 1.
- [Venom X FR6 - 2025-02](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/venom-x-fr6-2025-02/) - Venom X FR6 - 2025-02SOLDSOLD 6 stringed Bolt-on construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 25.5″ scale length Alder body – locally sourced lumber Flame birch top – locally sourced lumber Gabon Ebony fretboard EKG inlay – red acrylic “ripple” Luminlay side dots 24 Stainless steel frets KIIRAS Thin C -style neck profile 20mm at 1. fret
- [Venom X FR6 - 2025-01](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/venom-x-fr6-2025-01/) - Venom X FR6 - 2025-01Metallic red crackle top, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, Nazgûl / Sentient pickups SOLDSOLD 6 stringed Bolt-on construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 25.5″ scale length Alder body – locally sourced lumber Gabon Ebony fretboard EKG inlay – red acrylic “ripple” Luminlay side dots 24 Stainless steel frets KIIRAS Thin C -style neck
- [Contact & Social media](https://kiirasinstruments.com/contact/) - CONTACT AND SOCIALSend me a direct message in FacebookOften the most convenient and fastest wayContact me by emailBest way to get a detailed quoteKiiras InstrumentsSimo Iiskola kiiras@kiirasinstruments.com Säkkitie 13 40320 Jyvaskyla FINLANDMy Instagram!@kiiras_instruments For shipping outside EU please contact me for quote. #kiirasinstruments #superstrat #hairmetal #guitar #ibanez It’s crystal clear where to cut. What could
- [EVR GTR](https://kiirasinstruments.com/evr-gtr/) - EVR GTR - Every Kiiras Instruments guitar ever built from latest to oldest prototypes in 2013.
- [RRouta FR6 2024-06](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/rrouta-fr6-2023-21/) - RRouta FR 6 - 2024-06 SOLDBlack & red flame birch top, Gotoh GE1996T FR, Seymour Duncan 'Mick Thomson' Blackouts. SOLD Story time: I sold this guitar in early June, made the shipment, and all was good. The shipment got lost or misplaced, and the shipping company couldn’t locate it anywhere. Most likely the shipping label
- [Jahti 404SJ-5 - 2024-11](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/jahti-404sj-5-2024-11/) - Jahti 404SJ-5 - 2024-11SOLDSOLD 5 stringed Bolt-on construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 35″ scale length Ash wood body Wenge fretboard Mjöllnir inlay – padauk wood Luminlay side dots 24 Stainless steel frets KIIRAS Thin C -style neck profile 21mm at 1. fret 23mm at neck heel Gotoh 404SJ-5 bridge Gotoh GB707 tuners Fishman Fluence Bass
- [Online order form information & help](https://kiirasinstruments.com/online-order-form-information-help/) - Kiiras Instruments online order form help & infoAll prices listed include FIN VAT 25.5%The online order form is for my Katras -series guitars, whose idea is based on pre-built / pre-designed parts which can be mixed and matched together for a full build. To keep the price affordable I've determined some baseline options:Neck 5-piece maple-wenge
- [KITARAMYYNTI - POHJA](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/kitaramyynti-pohja/) - Kammo FR 6 - 2022-17Purple crackle top, Gotoh Floyd Rose bridge, DiMarzio Evolution pickups 2795€ incl. FIN VAT 25.5%2795€Including FIN VAT 25.5% shipping within continental EU in a hard shell case. For shipping outside EU, please contact me for quote 6 stringed Bolt-on construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 25.5″ scale length Alder body – locally
- [Design your guitar](https://kiirasinstruments.com/design-your-guitar/) - KATRAS -SERIES ELECTIC GUITARS OPTIONS & PRICE LIST ONLINE ORDER FORMStarting at 1695€ including FIN VAT 25.5%, a hard shell case, and shipping within continental EUPlease see this page for help & information on my online order form.
- [VALKYRIE FR 6 - 2023-20](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitars-for-sale/valkyrie-fr-6-2023-20/) - Valkyrie FR 6 - 2023-20Black flame birch top, Gotoh GE1996T FR, Seymour Duncan 'Mick Thomson' Blackouts. SOLD!SOLD 6 stringed Bolt-on construction 5-piece maple-wenge laminate neck 25.5″ scale length Black stained flame birch top Locally sourced lumber Alder body Locally sourced lumber Gabon Ebony fretboard Sharkfin inlays – mother-of-pearl Luminlay side dots 24 Stainless steel frets
- [Youtube & My Story](https://kiirasinstruments.com/kiiras-instruments/) - Watch my latest build video on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/_l9jJgewFBIMy story... …began in 2012 when I started building guitars in a small 7m² upstairs room in my home with cheap tools and cheap woods. To my suprise, even my first guitar was playable and from then on I dedicated my time to developing and honing my skills. I’m
- [The Maxwell Signal - Character and plot summary](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/the-maxwell-signal-prologue-2/) - The Maxwell SignalCharacter summary - SPOILERS CHARACTER OVERVIEW (with descriptions from 1 chapter): MAXWELL FRENCH American astrophysicist. Discovered a signal from outer space he initially thought as from an intelligent source (inspired by the real life “Wow! Signal [1]”. The signal was later determined to be of natural origin. ‘Max was now in his forties.
- [The Maxwell Signal - Chapter 03](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/the-maxwell-signal-chapter-03/) - The Maxwell SignalChapter 3 - Déjà vu A phone rang. “Mr French, I presume?” A gentle baritone voice answered in perfect Received Pronunciation. “Yes. What? How did you…?” Max asked. “You’re calling from Turkey, Istanbul area,” the man said. “Caller identification; modern technology never ceases to amaze me. This means you received my message. And
- [Writings](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/) - WritingsSci-Fi mostlyThe Maxwell Signal Character and plot summary (SPOILERS) Prologue"The Wow" Read here Chapter 1 "The Middle of Nowhere" Read here Chapter 2 "In Servitio Veritas" Read here Chapter 3"Déjà vu" Read here
- [The Maxwell Signal - Chapter 02](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/the-maxwell-signal-chapter-02/) - The Maxwell SignalChapter 2 - In Servitio Veritas *** “Wait until you have confirmation from Mr French, then secure the disc at any cost. We cannot let them have it. Further orders given after.” said a voice through the Chauffeur’s satellite phone. He was eavesdropping on the conversation inside the barracks building. The Chauffeur had
- [The Maxwell Signal - Chapter 01](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/the-maxwell-signal-chapter-01/) - The Maxwell SignalChapter 1 - The Middle of Nowhere Twenty years later. The trundle of the Japanese-made four-by-four on the rough, pot-holed gravel road jerked Maxwell French up and down almost non-stop. The car seemed so beaten up and dirty that it might have gone through several world wars. He was sitting in the back
- [The Maxwell Signal - Prologue](https://kiirasinstruments.com/writings/the-maxwell-signal-prologue/) - The Maxwell SignalPrologue - The Wow! The slow, constant rattle of the dot-matrix printer accompanied the low hum of the cooling fans for the the observatory equipment in the small bunker-like underground room. The noise filled out Maxwell French’s ears; it had begun as annoying and even distracting a few weeks earlier, but now it
- [Artists](https://kiirasinstruments.com/artists/) - Eric Meyer - Dark Angel (USA)Photo credit: tomydevogelaere.beGreger Andersson - PAIN (swe)Daniele "Ghâsh" Foderaro - Blodiga Skald (ita)JD Turner - In Sanity (ger)Mikko Hepo-oja - Catamenia (FIN)Fabian Rauter - Theotoxin (aut)Vincent Zermatten - Xaon (sui)If you play a Kiiras Instrument in an active touring band, and have photos of you playing our guitar(s) live -
- [Katras series guitar order form](https://kiirasinstruments.com/katras-calculator/) - Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Katras -series electric guitar online order form - Step 1 of 8GDPR Agreement *I consent to having this website store my submitted information so they can respond to my inquiry.Next Both flight case models are made by Casemakers.fi for Kiiras Instruments, and feature a form cut
- [Guitar pickup comparisons](https://kiirasinstruments.com/guitar-pickup-comparisons/) - Pickup comparisons All pickups recorded directly to DAW (Cubase 9.5) using Line6 UX2 with "REC: Dry input" option. No EQ, effects, or mixing used. Only bridge position of each model, and in full humbucking mode. Same guitar with same setup, tuning, and pickup height (ca. 4-5mm from strings) used. No volume / tone potentiometer, or
- [Electric guitar string tension calculator](https://kiirasinstruments.com/electric-guitar-string-tension-calculator/) - Kiiras Instruments Electric guitar string tension calculator Find the perfect strings for your guitar and tuning. Input your guitar scale length in inches, desired tension for wound and unwound strings, and select your tuning from green marked drop down menus. String gauges are shown for your selected options for a balanced string set, ie. all
- [Choosing electric guitar strings](https://kiirasinstruments.com/choosing-electric-guitar-strings/) - Choosing correct strings for your preferred tuning See my new and improved guitar string tension calculator here! Calculated values for mathematically correct gauge of string for each string and each tuning, closest matching standard string sets at the rightmost column. W-letter after string gauge indicatea a wound string. My personally recommended string set for each
- [Ahti](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/ahti/) - AHTIAhti, the finnish god of seas and water.
- [Extreme shapes](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/extreme-shapes/) - Extreme shapesEverything your mother warned you about. More to come during 2021
- [Valkyrie & Korppi](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/valkyrie-korppi/) - Valkyrie & KorppiThe Flying guitar, one brings the victorious dead to Valhalla, and the other is a common symbol of death, war, and ill omen.
- [Ukonkirves and Ukonvaaja](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/ukonkirves/) - UKONKIRVES AND UKONVAAJAThe axe of Ukko, finnish god of weather and thunder - the finnish equivalent of Mjöllnir, the hammer of Thor.
- [RRouta](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/ukonkirves-2/) - RRoutaOur take on the famous RR -model, the go-to model of 80's thrashers! Routa is the finnish word for permafrost.
- [Perkelecaster and T-Form](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/perkelecaster/) - PERKELECASTER and T-FormA bastard lovechild of Telecaster, Chuck Norris, and John Rambo - The Perkelecaster. Imbued by the most power curse word in the world and embodiment of the Finnish mentality: Perkele. Word originating in the Baltic pagan god of thunder Perkunas, has become to mean demons, devils, evil spirits and the Satan.
- [LP & SG](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/lp-sg/) - LP & SGDo I even need to say anything about these? The classics.
- [Left handed guitars](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/left-handed-guitars/) - LEFT HANDED GUITARSAll our guitars can be easily made for left handed players as well.
- [Horna & Vorna](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/horna-vorna/) - VORNA & HORNAVorna, a namesake of an ancient karelian warrior, giant in stature, deadly with a bow. Horna, finnish equivalent of hell, damnation and eternal torment.
- [Custom models](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/custom-models/) - Custom modelsIf you can't find the perfect guitar model for you, we can replicate any model in existence, or you can simply draw your own!
- [Bass guitars](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/bass-guitars/) - BASS GUITARSOur two own models, Hiisi - Goblin in finnish -, and Jahti - a hybrid between Jazz bass and our Ahti guitar model. We've made quite a few extreme bass guitars as well, V and Explorer shapes being very popular.
- [Models](https://kiirasinstruments.com/models/)

## Galleries

- [evr gtr 2023](https://kiirasinstruments.com/rl_gallery/evr-gtr-2023/)
- [evr gtr 2024](https://kiirasinstruments.com/rl_gallery/evr-gtr-2024/)
- [evr-gtr 2022](https://kiirasinstruments.com/rl_gallery/evr-gtr-1/)

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