David Wallace was born on October 30, 1940 in Niota Tennessee. He started woodworking as a young man and a guitar player but always felt there was something missing in all the guitars he would play. Not matter what others would say, most guitars were built without the player in mind. When David was 24 he decided that he might have an idea that would lead him to experiment with guitar building. So using his skills he spent most of his spare time in a shop drafting the guitar of his dreams. In his little shop he started his creation, not using ideas from popular guitar builders, but making a guitar that was unique and his own. In his early years, David discovered the feel of the neck was lacking in other guitars and he was going to make this the trademark for the Wallace brand. So his craft was in place his skills were sharpened, David was ready to make a go at making the perfect guitar. In 2001 he met a "marketing agent" by the name Glen Portwood. Glen wanted to take care of public relations and set some goals as a company. In 2003 David retired and wanted to make a bold move in launching Wallace guitars as a competitive custom guitar company and had all the pieces together to do so. David and Glen were a team heading in to a huge market but just as a small operation. The success would be judged by the product and the product is awesome. David uses only the best in wood to build his instruments such as Claro Walnut, Black Walnut, Curly Koa,Ceder, Quilted Maple, Curly Maple, Sitka Spruce and Western Red Ceder to mention a few. The electronics in a Wallace custom acoustic can be the L.R. Baggs Hex System, which is most popular with fingerstyle players. In the "Tele" style guitar David uses Fralin or T.V. Jones pickups. You can get a "Tele" customized with a b-bender or even the Bigsby tremolo. The Wallace nylon can have the L.R. Baggs hex system or just acoustic. The Wallace Arch-top can have either the Fralin or T.V. Jones pick-ups in the body and some have a combination of these pick-ups and a L.R. Baggs T-bridge as well with a blender pot to mix between the two. Of course, all of the above is up to you, the customer, David will build one with your specifications on accesories. So, Wallace can build you a Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Les Paul style, "Tele" sytle hollowbody or solid, Arch-top, Electric Acoustic, Carved-top, Nylon electric acoustic, Classical and cover all your needs. The list of Wallace players is comperable to any luthiers list. Robert Anderson, Wesley Crider, Richard Kyser, Ben Hall, Roger Hardin, Kyle Reeder, Jason Jordan, Myron Collier, Larry Hughes, Lonnie Portwood and Dennis Crider. We invite you to play a Wallace guitar and see for yourself that none can compare. ...Kim Goins
If you are interested in a custom Wallace guitar visit us at: www.wallaceguitars.com or e-mail us at: wallaceguitars@yahoo.com or wallacer@comcast.net
We will be glad to assist you in meeting your guitar needs. God bless!
I hope you have had a great and happy Halloween! Please keep an eye on my profile as there will be new music up soon. I've written two new songs with vocals and will soon have two more of the older ones that are previously unreleased recorded and uploaded, including "Murder on the Tracks" as performed with Chris Williams at the Riverbend Festival! Thanks-Jack
News Flash!!! Robert Anderson AND Roger Hardin will be performing at the gem theatre September 13th 7:00 and playing the greatest guitar's on planet earth!!
Anni here..just want you to know Roger Hardin will be here September 13th for a show at the Gem theatre in Etowah and of course every one is going to want a WALLACE GUITAR so order extra wood and I'll be over to help!!!
David...I am part of your fan club and would love to visit your shop not only are you awesome so are Robert Anderson and Roger Hardin.. with much love and respect..xoox Sugarfoot
I will be playing Friday June20, 2008 at the L&N Depot in Etowah TN and Saturday June 28 at a Red Cross Benefit at the First Methodist Church in Sweetwater, TN. Please come out and see me play, both are free admission shows and are both for very good causes. Thanks-Jack Aikens http://www. myspace. com/jackaikensmusic
