Mythical Creatures

MEET INTRONAUT GUITARIST SACHA DUNABLE, THE MAN BEHIND DUNABLE GUITARS, MAKERS OF THE YETI, THE CYCLOPS AND OTHER OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD AXES

- Adam Kovac

PART OF THE rock star dream is landing that hallowed endorsement deal, where your level of fame can no longer be denied and some big-name or boutique shop comes begging to custom-build your ideal axe. Sacha Dunable is now living that dream… kinda.

Dunable has achieved undeniable success as the guitarist and singer of prog-metal weirdos Intronaut, putting out a string of albums to a rabid cult of fans and scoring coveted touring spots with bands of the caliber of Mastodon. And he does have that hard-working luthier hard at work.

The bad news is that he’s pulling double duty; he is that hard-working luthier constructing the guitars of his dreams. Since 2011 he’s been cranking out quality instruments at (somewhat) reasonable prices. Dunable Guitars now offers four different six-string models, three basses, six-pickup models, distortion, fuzz and delay pedals and the single-channel, 85-watt Ultramega amp head.

On the phone, Dunable sounds somewhat exhausted and slightly worse for the wear. He’s had a long but fun few days showing off his wares to the hordes of gear fanatics at the Winter NAMM Show. While he’s earned a break, there’s no rest for the wicked: Intronaut is about to launch their sixth record, Fluid Existential Inversions [released in February via Metal Blade]. All this while Dunable Guitars is busier than ever; this year will be the first time they’re sold in Guitar Center.