Love JD's basses makes the best basses in the world. Have three of them. JD is a great and GODLY man. Warrior instruments the best period In my opinion. If you can dream he will build it. Thank you JD read more

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Amazing , QUALITY guitars. I have two and play them over all my others in the studio and on tour. Can't say enough about their family environment and love for the craft. I will be getting another soon! read more

The finest guitars built on planet earth period. I own 4 Warriors, two of which were built to my specs and two of owner JD Lewis's personal creations. All four are flawlessly made. The playability, physical appearance and tone of these guitars are off the charts. If you are looking for the one ultimate guitar, Call JD, you will not be disappointed. read more

I have had 3 Warriors, all 3 I bought site unseen. 2 5 strings and a 6 string. the 6 string was very similar to the bass they sell now called the Gabriel.....it was built/setup as a jazzers bass.....so although I loved playing it and it was an amazing instrument it was not the right sound I was looking for so I sold it. But I still have the 2 5 strings and they are both amazing basses, I get compliments about them all the time and they sound great..... I should note both were built in the late 90s (what was called the Signature bass at the time). I have had to deal with sending mine back a few times for different things I wanted done and I was always happy with the workmanship and the response I got for getting the work done quickly. With that said I recommend Warrior basses often but I think you should try to play one first before you buy. I had the opportunity to do so, which made buying site unseen (for me) a no brainer. Bart pickups and 3 band EQ/ pre amp, with mids switch at 250, 500 and I beleive 800 hz. I have nothing but good to say about the basses I have owned and my experiences with Warrior and JD specifically. read more

Bought a brand new Dran Michael from Warrior Instruments at their booth at Summer NAMM 2017. I did not take a close look at it, but on first glance it looked superb. Once it was shipped to me in Canada, I had a chance to really have a good look and play it. What a piece of expensive crap. 1. Frets were uneven, choking the first fret. Second and third frets were higher than the first. 2. The neck is straight on the high E side and slightly bowed on the low E side. The dual action truss rod was backed off as far as it would go so there is no way to adjust the neck. 3. The lower frets were not evenly crowned. They were filed down and flattened on the high E side likely to compensate for the neck issue above. 4. A small piece of inlay was missing in the side purfling, and some cosmetic issues (tooling marks etc) So, I contacted Dran at Warrior who asked me to ship it back, which I did. Once "fixed" it was shipped back. However, Dran did not tell FedEx that this was a warranty return, so FedEx charged me tax on it AGAIN. I emailed Dran to ask him to contact FedEx to correct this shipping info error. I did not hear back from him, so I paid PST & GST taxes on this piece of crap TWICE! He fixed the inlay, and redressed the frets. The truss rod is still backed off as far as it will go, the neck is still slightly bowed on the low E side, and the first fret is still choking out. So I sent it to a local luthier in Vancouver who works on gear from AC/DC, Rush, Metallica, Bob Rock, Bryan Adams and a host of others to see what he could do. 1. Re-fret. The original fret install was very messy. Warrior used some sort of hard glue, likely epoxy and the frets were a bitch to remove and took forever to clean the slots. 2. The fret board was uneven and needed to be cleaned and leveled. 3. The nut slot was not cut properly therefore the nut was in the wrong place so the slot was re-cut and a new nut was made and installed. The truss rod cannot be fixed unless the set neck is taken off. Once off it is possible the fret board would need removed to access the truss rod. Essentially, the neck was filed flat so it is now even, and it was re-fretted with a new nut to make it playable. I do not recommend anyone waste the kind of money Warrior asks for the crap they build. I am almost embarrassed for Warrior to actually sell brand new crap like this, especially at a NAMM show. If you're going to spend $5 grand on a boutique guitar, stay away from Warrior and go with a Nik Huber, a James Trussart, or a Teye Guitar, or the likes. If you still want one, do not buy sight unseen online or even direct. I suggest there is a reason their dealer network is almost nil, and finding one to try before you buy is a near impossibility. All I can do is raise my hand in the air and extend my middle finger in the direction of Rossville, GA and shout out a big F. YOU! read more

These so-called professionals not only did not deliver the guitar promised for nearly a year but when it was time to ship it they tried to shake me down for an extra thousand dollars. Used to think this was a stand-up business run by honorable people. Instead found out they'd screw anybody for a few extra bucks. There's a reason their sales suck compared to other guitar manufacturers. They apparently haven't figured out they're not the only game in town. If you want to deal with professionals that deliver quality product try Gibson. read more