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About Willow Creek Guitars, a family business in Indianapolis

Willow Creek Guitars is wholly owned by MottAudio LLC, a family owned business based in Indianapolis, IN. We strive to exceed your expectations.

Book-matched boards of dark figured wood, reddish rosewood, quilted wood and a pale spruce top on a workbench

Designed by musicians, built by hand

Willow Creek Guitars musical instruments represent great value in quality craftsmanship using exotic woods: ziricote, Bolivian rosewood, Indian rosewood, ebony, black ash, koa, cocobolo and quilted mahogany. Each instrument is designed by musicians with great attention to detail, built by hand with a focus on tone.

Each guitar is set up to exacting specifications for playability and consistency. All Willow Creek Guitars ship with a bone nut and saddle and D'Addario coated strings, and many carry our custom gold tuning machines with "Willow Creek" engraved in them.

What makes a Willow Creek

Effects inside the guitarReverb, delay and chorus play without an amp. See the FX systems.
Condenser mic built inBlend it with the piezo for a warmer, more natural amplified sound.
BluetoothPlay backing tracks from your phone through the guitar on FXA and FXE models.
Custom shopHave a guitar built to your specifications. Ask about a build.
Josh Oowa of The 25th Hour playing a Willow Creek guitar in front of a Willow Creek banner

Our artists family

We welcome the musicians who play our guitars into the Willow Creek Guitars family: from Denny Jiosa and Paula Jo, who each have a signature model, to George Marinelli, Garrett Huffman, Brenda Cay, Becca Bowen and many more. Legendary Doyle Dykes has played a Willow Creek Ziricote Pro on TV.

Meet our artists

MottAudioWillow Creek Guitars is wholly owned by MottAudio LLC.

Guitars For Vets

Willow Creek Guitars has partnered with Guitars For Vets. G4V recorded a full album of songs based on military service and love of our country, and 100% of the proceeds received were donated directly to the nonprofit. Tracks were gathered from Doyle Dykes, Charlie Daniels Jr., Rockie Lynne, Scot Hasting, Wayne Taylor, Dirty Grass Soul and more, and Mike Huckabee and John Schneider recorded a song for the project in Nashville.

The album was released throughout North America by New Folks distributor MVD. Willow Creek Guitars donated a Ziricote Pro guitar for John Schneider and Mike Huckabee to sign. It was auctioned through HiBid and those proceeds were given to Guitars For Vets.

Find your Willow Creek

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